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Official 2017 NorCal Camping/Wheeling Thread!

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by WetTaco, Dec 20, 2016.

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  1. Aug 10, 2017 at 7:57 PM
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    I need a better battery.
    What brand is your's?

    Mine's an edgestar so probably not the most effiecient. I wrapped it in reflective bubble wrap. That seems to add an extra day.
     
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  2. Aug 10, 2017 at 8:10 PM
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    ...too much shit to list.
    3 year old piece of shit yellow top
     
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  3. Aug 10, 2017 at 8:40 PM
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    Sounds like my free piece of shit blue top . No idea how old it is.
     
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  4. Aug 10, 2017 at 9:50 PM
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    I definitely love sleeping in a ground tent... when backpacking. It's an awesome feeling setting up a campsite knowing that you carried all that shit on your back. It's been years, but I'm due for a trip before the snow.

    Also love the RV when wheeling. I've grown accustomed to standing in my truck... ;)

    Ask @Iggy or @Moogle. It's fucking awesome.
     
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  5. Aug 10, 2017 at 10:05 PM
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    I have a DR650 and have used both hard and soft saddlebags... if you are on more technical stuff you really don't want hard bags, they create a perfect fulcrum for breaking bones.
     
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  6. Aug 11, 2017 at 6:50 AM
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    That's what everyone tells me. I'll probably end up getting both.

    How do you like the DR650. What attracts me to is the simple reliability. And that I can get a giant fuel tank for it.
     
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  7. Aug 11, 2017 at 6:51 AM
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    I'm probably heading the same route you took or similar at least. I want to do some multi month travelling in my truck at some point.
     
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  8. Aug 11, 2017 at 7:41 AM
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    Yeah I have a whole different mentality when backpacking, I don't even like sleeping in a tent unless I have to.

    But car camping is car camping and there's very little reason to not take full advantage of it IMO.
     
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  9. Aug 11, 2017 at 7:44 AM
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    Hmm...maybe we should do a TW backpacking trip?
     
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  10. Aug 11, 2017 at 7:45 AM
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    find me a car big enough to fit my gangly ass and maybe i'd like car camping.
     
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  11. Aug 11, 2017 at 8:02 AM
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    AS long as we're hammered by the 5th mile
     
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  12. Aug 11, 2017 at 8:06 AM
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    I'm thinking it should be a liesurly trip. I've been doing nothing but hard trips the past few years trying to climb 14ers. They always end up being a bunch of 20 hour days.
     
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  13. Aug 11, 2017 at 9:04 AM
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    Camper is 9' high at the peak. Flippac is over 7'. You're tall, but not Minut Bol tall.



     
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  15. Aug 11, 2017 at 9:33 AM
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  16. Aug 11, 2017 at 10:08 AM
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  17. Aug 11, 2017 at 10:31 AM
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    I take the backpacking mentality with me when camping out of the truck. Pack light, but with all the most comfortable shit you can carry.
     
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  18. Aug 11, 2017 at 2:53 PM
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    You have dual batterys. So was it your second battery that it ran off or just off your primary. I would be mor inclined to run a fridge if your saying you only powered it off one battery. But by one do you mean 2 on board
     
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  19. Aug 11, 2017 at 3:31 PM
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    I have a marine switch to bridge both batteries if I want but normally don't unless I'm driving to charge both batteries or winching. Fridge is hooked directly to the second battery (only winch, fridge, and compressor hooked to it).
     
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  20. Aug 11, 2017 at 4:07 PM
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    I've been running dual batteries for about 4 years. I'm paranoid and wouldn't run a fridge without this setup. The cheaper Bluesea battery controller is $80, and the wires & circuit breaker are probably $100 - $150. Cheaper AGM's can be had for $150. It's a great investment.

    My old 4WC came with 2 non-AGM Walmart $75 marine batteries. With the solar panels, I never ended up connecting it electrically to the truck. Ran the fridge on hi all the time and let the sun do the rest. That's another option.
     
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