Camping and Backpacking GEAR thread

Figured that because I haven't visited any of the 5 parks that are portrayed in the duffel's patches it would be cool to visit all of them with the little munchkins (sorry if it is misspelled) and the wife of course.

 

I just went and looked at it. (thanks... now I have to find something to buy...) I love the colors! TNF usually has had them in primary brights (red, yellow, white black...) and I never got one mostly because of that...

 

now that is an office.... 10/10 you got it right!!!

 

only part time and only volunteer... but its real nice up here, thanks!!!

Long Island, eh? my dad and his family are from the Mineola/Williston Park area.

 

How barabaric!!! A manual pencil sharpener!?

 

I still have not seen the actual pencil that goes with it!

 

I think you have to make your own.

 

Damn, Seabass, that is some good stuff! Really awesome, and I'm not sure how you even did it on that knee.

 

Wasn't in the budget

 

Not sure why my phone hates me. It was supposed to be "barbaric" but, whatever.

No pencil = government cutback. Volunteers have to use their own blood and the feather of a dead scrub jay.

 

Ah yes. Here's a video of Zions Angels Landing I posted a couple years ago on FB. (Not my video)

http://youtu.be/LpmuakyEWpo

 

I know drones aren't allowed in the parks so I feel a bit indifferent about this video, but it's still really good and gives a nice perspective.

 

That's a whole lotta nope. After this past week, I'm done with 1000' dropoffs for a while.

 

Looks like they already cleared and opened Rte. 9 going into Zion.

 

No one has gotten any new gear in the last few days?!?!

 

I've decided I need a sound-insulated tent after this weekend. Saturday night it poured all night and it was so loud in the tent that I didn't sleep at all. Spent all day Sunday drinking coffee and yawning.

And then when I did get home I set everything up in the addition to dry out and promptly fell asleep on the couch for 3 hours. Woke up, cooked dinner, and went back to bed

 

I have, but it's all truck camping stuff.

 

My new BV450 arrived Friday. Haven't had it in the field, so no real excitement yet!

 

I'm just the opposite. The rain on my tarp puts me out!

 

This was heavy, loud rain. Rain usually puts the GF out too, but this stuff even kept waking her up.
I can't sleep when I rains anyway, though. Too light of a sleeper, I guess.