Ultimate Camping Thread

i dont remember but i think around 11x6 or 12x8
its the profly if your wondering

 

Yeah I typed that before I realized the profly is only one size.

 

this thread needs a bump!


Just ordered my Alite Monarch chair yesterday. Can't wait to get it!

 

heya man, nice pics, I haven't been camping in a long time. Been itching to go somewhere with mountains, away from everything, but here in TX man, everything is so far way. haha

what kinda hammock is that?

 

Nice, I sat in one at Benchmark for a good 30 mins. Very comfortable! Packs up well too!

Haven't pulled the trigger on one yet, if I find one used on one of these back pack forums I'll pick it up.

 

its a grand trunck parachute hammock. great hammock for the money. I did a hike in texas last summer. its a lot different than virginia lol

 

I'm an avid camper as well.. Usually my whole family 20+ of us brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, my son and daughter my parents etc all get together and camp on lake george up in northern adirondacks... Anybody know where I can get a good hammock?? ALl the one's I see are cheap looking

 

I sat in that one too. haha thats what had me sold! super comfy! a little weird sitting in it at first because of how low it is.. also might make for an interesting scene if I have been drinking a lot and try to get out of it.

I just bought my Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter off of Amazon as well as the Hennessy Expedition. Both are awesome hammocks but the Hen. is definitely more expensive. you get what you pay for though.

 

Does anybody here use alcohol stoves? I made one today like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fStsgTremmI&feature=related I used perlite instead of fiberglass though. It's a little tricky to light, but I think I'm going to like it. My last couple of trips I've used tuna can/cardboard wick candles. They worked great, but they produce too much soot.

 

thanks for the help I'll take a look.

 

^that's awesome, never thought of doing it yourself. Thanks for the post, I think I'll try this.

 

David, didn't you do the alcohol stove? I know someone here did it.

 

Nice video! I use an alcohol stove, well let me rephrase. I used to but I just picked up a real nice canister stove, so the alcohol stove is now my back up.

I use a Tuna can with holes drilled into the sides, with denatured alcohol. Works great! Only issue I have had is accidentally crushing the tuna can at night ( 3 times ). Luckily its a cheap easy fix!

Tip of the day! Do not put denatured alcohol in a unmarked water bottle! Someone may drink it! My friend took a drink of his own denatured alcohol, that was a interesting night!! lol

 

So has anyone done any Beach camping? I'm looking into some East Coast Beach camping, and was wondering if any of you knew of some really cool primitive spots.

Places of interest so far:

Virginias False Cape State Park
Cumberland Island, Georgia
Assateague Island, Virginia
OutBanks - Frisco, North Carollna

 

I have done some beach camping..... tip.... make sure you know how far the tide comes up at night.... I was on one beach where the sand dried out really really well during the day.... well.... set up my tent and ended up in the water after I passed out drunk off my ass in my tent that evening.

 

I know it's not East Coast, but my girlfriend and I went camping out at Shi Shi Beach on the Olympic Peninsula last summer.

I'll echo the tide thing. We got there at midnight and there were a couple other campsites set up on the beach. So we picked a spot away from others and far enough back from the water to hopefully keep us dry through the night. The Pacific Ocean is no joke!

We made it, I think the water only came within 10 feet of our tent, but it was one of the worst nights of sleep I had ever had.

We could have camped up in designated campsites in the woodline along the shore, but I think that might have been worse. When we went to use the latrine the next day, we found fresh bear scat everywhere!

 

i dont have good history with bears so that would have my crap packed up and out of there. haha

 

The black bears on the WA coast are very used to humans. Shi Shi is a popular surfing beach (if you can call cold-ass Washington chop surfing) because it's only a 2-mile hike from the trailhead to the beach, and they tend to leave food and stuff behind.

Bear canisters are required, and as long as you don't leave food around your site, they aren't going to mess with you. In fact, we saw at least 4 piles of fresh scat -- but never once saw a bear.

 

That was the style of the first stove i made. i now use somthing called a bios 2. there is a vid of minibulldesigns making his on youtube.

yep see above lol

done it once by accident lol. lets just say a few jager bombs and some sailor jerrys is a great way to wake up in unfamiliar places. but i would love to try it for real one day!