Camping and Backpacking GEAR thread

too far for me to drive when I can buy online for cheaper than what it would cost me in gas to drive to Charlotte

 

Correct

I'll buy some stuff in store, but when I'm saving $20 or more...i cannot justify the difference

Example: Kelty Noah's Tarp 12

In store local $60 + tax

Amazon $52.46

I paid $44 shipped

 

It'll be here friday. I'll take some pics next week

 

Busy busy, haven't lit the pipe in a couple of months unfortunately...been too tied up with everything else

Work is work, but the off duty job is super busy, been putting time/money into building a backpack that I can leave packed for hurricane season should I need to live out of it and whatnot...hence my interest in this thread

 

Last major one that had anything more than some rain and wind was in 89 but it was a doozy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Hugo

We lived out of a pop up camper for 2 weeks because luckily my parents stay prepared

 

Already have a Kelty Coyote 80 that I picked up for around $100

 

It seems really well built, and while I could use a few more pockets built in for my own personal organizational issues...it'll do what I need it to do

I want to be able to carry enough gear and clothes to survive for 3-4 days in the woods or just in an apartment with no power/water/gas

So far, I've fit everything I can think of to need and have plenty of room to spare. 3-4 days worth of underwear and socks, a spare pair of pants/belt, 2 shirts, jacket, hammock, thermarest, stove, water purifier, mess kit, and a handful of small odds/ends plus 2 guns

 

I have 3 days worth of MREs, have both a jet lighter and dryer lint and a ferro rod, and an ancient (but still functional) Pur Hiker filtration system

 

I'm actually not, I have a stainless mug, but have 3 nalgene bottles that I rotate. 2 stay in the bag with water, and 1 goes with me to work. I change them out each day so the water doesn't sit in the but maybe 2-3 days at a time. I'm using them because it's what I had available

 

true, I do prefer having things that can do double duty...but I also like being cheap...I'd venture to guess at least 50% of my pack is pre-loved gear that I either had for another purpose, or dad gave me leftover from our boy scout days

 

temporarily, I have 2 stoves in my pack. 1 is an MSR whisperlite, and 1 is an older version of this:

http://www.rei.com/product/878368/bleuet-pocket-stove-and-fuel-2014-overstock

I prefer the whisperlite obviously, but I like the other one for quick use without having to mess with gas