Ultimate Camping Thread

shit my pack weight in at 80lbs when i go out......vodka,beer,38 special boxes ammo,ect
good thing i only hike 3-5 miles out

dam i need me one of these you speak off....

38 special ftmfw

 

Those stoves are awesome. We got ours for a 6 month expedition we are doing and it was just super powerfull. Better than my stove at home. We actually had to switch to the denali because it was just overkill for us. But we are only cooking for 2 lol.

Anychance you are coming up this way sometime to do another run? We just did our trail run in dog valley and it was pretty epic!

 

I'll be up in Tahoe for new years no wheelin just partying with the family. other then that I don't have anything planned. I do want to do a snow run this winter.

 

Yeah, that's a good haul for a 3-5 mile trip!

I generally don't do more than 10 miles in a day, but out here the damn elevation gains are what keeps my load small. I might only do 6 miles, but there's 4000ft of vertical in there.

As was mentioned earlier in the thread, for the weight-to-booze ratio, I enjoy a good whiskey.

 

yea thats why i switched to vodka and some oj concentrat....
but i still brought a 6 pk of tall boys as well.....

 

yezzir gonna be picking me up a S&W 638 airweight up for my b-day. will be packing that with me when needed.

 

Ok, so i went to my local Bass Pro and i picked up this Ascend 20 degree synthetic mummy sleeping bag. I got it for around 75-80 dollars. This is a nice bagfor the price and does well in the 30s.....but once you get down to the 20s it starts reaching its limits. I tested it in 28 degree weather and it was cold at first but i broke out my sleeping pad and was nice and toasty. only problem with the bag is that every now and then the zipper likes to get stuck but its not a big problem. Definatly a good buy in my opinion. bag has a nice hood with draw strings on it that help keep heat in the bag. It also can with a nice compression bag. Bag packs down pretty small and weighs around 3.5 pounds. great budget bag...i plan to buy others by this brand

 

nice! thanks for the write up. just about every bag Ive owned, the zippers get caught. just a small annoyance but oh well!

 

they really should figure out how to fix it......its really not that big of a deal though.

 

I'm sure companies are trying, it's probably one of their biggest complaints.

I imagine with all the other things they have to contend with (baffles, warmth collars, drawstrings, zipper covers, etc.) that worrying about snags is low on the priority list.

Eventually, I want to try something of this style, where the zipper is down the center of your chest, like a coat.

 

that looks pricy hahahaha

 

yeah. though it reallllllly sucks when you get up in the middle of the night freezing your ass off to take a piss and have to dick with the zipper, then stay awake for another 10-15 minutes so that you are warm enough to get to sleep. lol

 

x2!!!!! im ruff on ALL my gear except for that damn zipper....i have to babe that thing so i dont put a hole in my bag. Ill have more reviews coming soon.

 

Saw a few backpacks at Bass Pro yesterday. They are the only internal framed packs I like. Anybody have them or has used them? (I usually do week long outings which is why I opt for the bigger packs)

North Face Terra 65- $150

Kelty Slider 65- $234


I really liked the Kelty because of the pockets in the waist strap and it has anchor loops to attach extra items on the outside.

Also found the kayak I want now. Ascend fs12t. perfect amount of storage areas, comfortable, has a nice area to put my pack when I do river camping trips.

 

my buddie has the north face one and its a great bag, but im like you and like all the pouches and places to hook stuff on hahaha. i have never seen that kelty it looka nice tho

 

alright sweet! The one thing I liked about the N.F. is it had all kinds of different adjustment areas to really fit it to your body. I love being able to hook things on externally. Thats why it has been so hard for me to move from my exoframe Kelty. Makes everything so much easier to find at camp and to balance the weight.

 

ya the N.F bag is really really comfortable and it distributes the weight really well.......makes the pack feel much lighter than it is

 

very nice. I am going to have to go back in and try them on with some weight in the bag. That Kelty though.... I really like that bag. I have had great luck with Kelty as well. Too bad my name isn't Mr. Moneybags. I would have both. lol

 

hahahaha ya kelty is a great brand and i trust all there products......i wouldnt think twice about droppin money on a kelty.....

 

exactly. I have quite a few of their products. they are pricey but it pays off. My exoframe Tioga is the first bag I have ever owned. got it when I started backpacking in 05 so its been good! Its a little beat up but still completely functional!