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Ultimate Camping Thread

Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by davestaco, Oct 9, 2010.

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  1. May 12, 2014 at 7:21 PM
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  2. May 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM
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    He fails to mention he had a 30pk of Budweiser in his pack
     
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  3. May 13, 2014 at 10:20 AM
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    Nice pics. Thx for sharing. Sucks you got sick from dehydration.

    For Sierra Nevada mountain trips I use a Katadyn hiker pro. About $70. Works great!

    For 8+ hour dayhikes, I carry 4L no matter what. Remember I'm the guy who will carry 9-liters for 3 days in the desert. :eek: :D
     
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  4. May 13, 2014 at 11:08 AM
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    I avoid doing overnight or longer trips where there isn't a source of water, problem solved
     
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  5. May 13, 2014 at 11:14 AM
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    Yeah that works! But hey, it kind of severely limit your options for adventure, IMO. :p If native Americans could cover vast distances on foot 100+ years ago, so can I, but I'm probably a hellofa lot slower. :D
     
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  6. May 13, 2014 at 11:22 AM
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    To a point haha but a lot of the adventures I like are going down technical canyons which more often than not have (sometimes a lot of) water flowing through them
     
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  7. May 13, 2014 at 1:45 PM
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    :thumbsup:

    My hats off to you. Do you do technical rock climbing?

    I'm skeered of technical climbing in canyons. A number of years ago I almost got marooned while down climbing from Indianhead Peak to Borrego Palm Canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Lots of rotten rock on class 3-4 climbing. Oh my God that place took my breath away so many times. Lots of places to make the ultimate mistake! The elevation profile is linked here. It was 2012' climb in 0.97 miles of distance traveled.

    I rummaged up a picture. Summit is in the center of photo, canyon is below (obscured).

    DSC00332_d6911617f23e20419861b664451904d45ff28036.jpg
     
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  8. May 13, 2014 at 2:31 PM
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    Yup, I love rock climbing. Loose rocks make me nervous haha but we have a lit I'd chossy rock here.

    That looks sweet how tall is that?
     
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  9. May 13, 2014 at 2:46 PM
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  10. May 13, 2014 at 4:18 PM
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    Thanks man it should be pretty easy one of the guys (my boss lol) has done this 40+ times and just about everybody going backpacks, canyoneers and/or rock climbs so itll be a really fun trip
     
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  11. May 18, 2014 at 7:21 PM
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    When I arrived at the workshop today, I found a new delivery:

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    Enhance Nightflux. Rechargeable via USB or handcrank. For the past year or so, I've been using a flashlight pointed at a waterbottle as a lantern. :p

    25 bucks after shipping. Now I have 2 flashlights and a lantern. Stoked!
     
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  12. May 18, 2014 at 8:11 PM
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    I've been thinking I might get a lantern. Headlamps work great, but a lantern might be a nice addition.
     
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  13. May 18, 2014 at 8:17 PM
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    I like the black diamond orbit/Apollo/titan lanterns. I have 2 orbits. they're pretty bright for their size AND when closed up and ready for travel/storage the on/off button is covered so you don't have to worry about it turning on accidentally and draining the batteries. i have one of hte old style that is just a lantern and a newer one that is a lantern and flashlight combo
     
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  14. May 18, 2014 at 9:40 PM
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    quick pic from the weekend.

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  15. May 18, 2014 at 9:45 PM
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    Need my rtt! I'm wanting to go camping so bad now that the weather is nice...
     
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  16. May 18, 2014 at 10:41 PM
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    My camera is old and won't take pics anymore at night without the flash. It's not as bright as my old Coleman, but better than a flashlight pointed at a water bottle, if that's of any help...

    The flashlight function is as good as my Maglight, but it's not really the right shape or size to use for that except as a backup.
     
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  17. May 19, 2014 at 12:24 AM
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    The Grand Canyon was awesome! I'm so glad I went on a private trip with my coworkers/friends and a lot of their family. It was a fantasy trip, pics and videos later!
     
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  18. May 19, 2014 at 7:03 AM
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    Don't need a rtt to go camping, regular ground tents work too...
     
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  19. May 19, 2014 at 8:35 AM
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    Why buy a tent that I'll only use for a couple weeks haha
     
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    If the weather is nice why use a tent at all???
     
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