Ultimate Camping Thread

Nothing beats a proper hammock setup. What do you have for bottom insulation? Hammocks can be very cold at night even during summer due to the big pocket of air below you.

This is my usual setup when I do hand from trees.
-Warbonnet Outdoors Blackbird Hammock
-Warbonnet Superfly Tarp
-Hammockgear 20* Incubator Underquilt
-Hammockgear 20* Burrow Top Quilt

 

Nice setup you got there. I have a blackbird as well, full length winter incubator, a tewa 3/4 (my summer UQ), and a winter burrow

 

Sweet! Inagurating the new toy. Cold and rainy is what you want for the first test. You better figure out that ventilation before you asphyxiate yourself with a chili-butt-bomb in the middle of the night.

 

I have a thermarest pad that I was planning on using. Bringing along a set of fleece pants with my 15° mummy bag - going to go about this as a trial and error mission to find what works best for insulation. You have any good ideas to try out?

A little nervous about the chill but definitely excited to give this a go. Going to set up the hammock this weekend and use it for a night to try it out before I hike.

 

I just got one too, can't wait to use it. I may have to test it out in my back yard

I'm going to try to use it for the NTC Rausch trip too. Hoping to get a few backpacking trips in with it this summer.

 

Let me know how it goes. I plan to get up to NH and hike the around the Presidential's a few times this summer. I was planning to bring pretty much the same stuff, thermarest pad, maybe even my -30 deg mummy, and fleece pants.

 

^^^My kind of girl right there...

 

http://www.tentsile.com/collections/frontpage/products/copy-of-tentsile-stingray

DO WANT!!!!

 

that's awesome...price...not so much..

 

No kidding. E.x.p.e.n.s.i.v.e!

 

Nice set up!



I got to do some camping last night.... not really intentional though.... Lets just say I got really drunk down at the pier and well.... I may or may not have woken up this morning under some palm trees a mile away from where I started drinking. Talk about being confused as hell after waking up.

 

Don't know how many of you are doing remote camping or living out of a rucksack during your camping trips but my wife bought me one of these as a surprise gift and it's pretty impressive.

The Power Pot Thermoelectric Generator.

Mine came with a small flexible LED light wand, the cables, a rechargeable lithium battery, some fuel gel stuff, and a folding stove. So far I'm digging it and am glad she ordered the battery for it as it is a pass through device - can charge a device off of it while it charges itself - which allows me to get a headlamp charging at the same time.

I've used it on our gas stove at home, on top of our Snowpeak Lite Max and even on a BBQ grill. After I get some trips in with it I'll be able to give a thorough review but so far I like it enough to add it to my rucksack.

Last minute addition/edit: Wife sent me the link to the coupon code she used for the stove which apparently isn't listed on their site.

http://youtu.be/Zu-4oj_eouw

 

So I'll be around Asheville, Pisgah National Forest at the end of April, anyone care to point me in the direction of some really nice hikes, waterfalls, etc.. Anything that's worth seeing really, we're avid backpackers and will be looking for a primitive spot hopefully next to a nice water source and away from the crowds. Any local knowledge would be appreciated! We may be bringing a canoe as well, so any streams, rivers, or lakes that are nice to paddle, let me know! We're down to canoe/camp if you know a spot!

Thanks!

"Keep Calm and Hike On!"

 

Picked up our teardrop Saturday and took it to the redwoods. This is for our non-backpacking trips. Here is a teaser for now, and I'll post more later. I might have to do a thread on this.

 

Can't wait to see this! I'm really interested in how the inside looks. I've been looking real hard at building one lately. Did you have yours custom made?

 

I want to do some camping.... I need to before it gets too hot here. right now is perfect. gets up to about 85 during the day and about 60 at night. I do miss the mountains though...

 

Yes, it is really impressive quality and built to last the ages. We had it modified from a standard model they offer (Treeline Teardrops, model 509--a 5x9 body). We added cabinetry options, had them install stereo equip that we supplied (updgrade from their standard offering), did some custom work on the tailights (because I wanted a reverse light, which is not standard), added a ice chest/fridge sliding rack (which will fit an ARB or Engle), and the custom alumimun LPG tank and bracket (another option).
I'll just have to do a thread.
I was able to take pics of various stages of completion on several trailers in the shop, so you can really see the ribbing, jigs, wiring, etc. These guys do absolutley top-notch work with top-grade materials and will customize anything...if you have the $$$. The also sell almost all the parts, too, like molded aluminum trim, double-hinges, etc. But not the CNCd wood panels or aluminum skin.

You'd need a lot or room to build one.

 

God I want one of these so bad as my bug-out shelter and gear carrier. Ready to rock and roll at a moment's notice.