Camping and Backpacking GEAR thread

Just different preferences for sure. But to me the JetBoil is big and heavy haha

 

When I truck camp, the dual burner Coleman goes with me. No doubt it's easier.

 

Yeah, for truck camping the dual-burner Coleman is a no-brainer. But, so's a cooler full of beer instead of a flask with some whisky, haha!


Not to mention camp chairs, a few guns, some ammo, fishing gear, kayak, the BIG tent, etc.

 

I like to camp.

 

I was taught to never clean the soot off the camp pots. The black bottoms heat up faster. My last new cup I painted the bottom black to speed up the process.

 

Another tip, and to second what somebody else said, if you cannot afford a nice tent, then get a tarp and some paracord. Commit to camping for a year with the tarp while you save up for the tent.

There are lots of videos about how to set up a tarp. I tried it once in sub freezing in front of the fire ring. It was semi miserable. But fun. My wife tried with me but bailed around 2:00 in the morning.

 

Spot on, MTgirl.

 

Hey, better to be homeless in nature than in the city.

 

Well, that and have a bunch of gear that makes being "homeless" in nature a whole lot easier, and darn luxurious really ha

 

if im camping in the same spot over a number of days, I just wait till the last day to do any scrubbing. but yea not getting soot all over your crap is a must!

 

I've never heard that. My boots weren't worn down that much, but they were worn down to where I didn't have good traction on wet rock.

I had mine done by Dave Page (http://www.davepagecobbler.com). I don't see anything on his site about any boots not qualifying for resoling.

 

hmm maybe it was just one of those things you hear mention of and it was totally wrong and the old brain just said screw it why not just believe it. well that's good to know though. ill be doing some resoling with my boots I have now! thanks bud

 

I got a pair of PrAna Brion for a birthday gift but I'm feeling like I should have something different that's a bit more durable. The waist is a little too baggy for me and I also feel odd wearing pants that are so stretchy for some reason. I typically wear my Columbia Silver Ridge Convertable pants but, those are pretty thin. Any suggestions?

 

I really like a pair of Mountain Khakis that I have. seem pretty durable and they are about as comfortable as pants can get. quick drying, cool, and don't look half bad. sorry I don't remember the name. they were given to me by a coworker who couldn't fit in them anymore haha. offshore life got him fat

 

I really like my Outdoor Research Ferrosi pants, water beads up on them well, when they do get soaked they dry super fast. Theyre a little tony bit stretchy but not very much

 

I really want to try those Vidda Pro pants. Expensive.

But they look like a pretty serious wilderness pant.

 

How do you guys store all of your gear? Bonus points for pics!

I have a couple plastic crates similar to action packers that i keep most of my stuff in but i have a lot of gear that i don't take on every trip, like climbing gear or backpacks on a wheeling trip or my tent on a backpacking trip. I'm having a hard time containing all of my stuff!

 

all my crap is in the corner of my room In my apartment haha. I don't have enough storage room at my place so it all sits "neatly" in a corner. most of the time its semi-packed in my backpack so that its not too cluttered looking. if I had the room though, id use action packers and other various sized totes that I could stack somewhere out of the way.