Ultimate Camping Thread

haha do i spy kegs of beer in the first pic?.......and as for your statement about hiking......i dont have a bike so im hiking but if your riding around you cant enjoy all your surrounding as much as a hiker can.....

 

yeah everyone puts kegs on their houseboats ... and id rather cover more ground in one day than "enjoy my surroundings" ... esp when its nothing but pine trees.

 

Awesome looking trip man!


We should all post pics of our camping trips. You guys know you like pictures!!!

 

This is on the John Muir Leatherwood trail. It is an awesome place. It had rained the whole week prior to going down there but it was still fun.







There is a bridge under that... We crossed over it on the way in had to hike up and on to the bridge for vehicles when we came out





You can check out all the pics I took on that trip on my photobucket:
http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a349/mntbiker2008/JMT Leatherwood/

 

great pics....dude that is one huge pack holy crap............

 

Sweet I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread.

I'm looking at buying a new tent for camping and need some advice on deciding what to get. I have been researching lately and it will mostly be me and my gf camping but we tried a 2 person tent and it was kind of a tight fit so im looking for a 4 person tent preferably a 4 season. What should i be looking for?

 

its not too bad. I like the exoframes because I can hook my crap on the outsides as well. I dont normally fill that pack all the way up either. Its the Kelty Tioga 5500

 

i dont see the problem?

 

to be honest you kinda want a tight fit.......(thats what she said) it will make winter nights a lot warmer.

 

hahaha

 

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I knew someone would say the good 'ol thats what she said hahaha. I guess I'm looking for a bigger tent because i was tired of carrying everything back to the truck to keep the critters aka raccoons from getting into all the stuff.

 

Hope that helps.

 

If you guys don't know about this site, it is awesome plenty of ideas and great write ups. There is a great forum section, with all types of set-ups including Tacomas. Enjoy
http://www.expeditionportal.com/

 

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Thought I'd share some new gear I just ordered.

New Tent ALPS Mountaineering Zephyr 2
http://www.Amazon.com/gp/product/B000MAOEB4/ref=oss_product

New Stove Brunton Raptor

Brunton Raptor Foldable Canister Stove with Piezo Ignition

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007U9D10/ref=oss_product


Here's some gear I maybe ordering in the next week or so..

Headlamp

Petzl E89 PD Tactikka XP Headlamp, Desert

http://www.amazon.com/Petzl-PD-Tact...27LM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1291341457&sr=8-3
or

$66 Princeton Tec Remix LED Headlamp (70 Lumens, Black)

http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Tec...VQI4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1291341510&sr=8-2

Cookset 1 - 2 Person

$45 Texsport Black Ice The Scouter 5 pc Hard Anodized Camping Cookware Outdoor Cook Set with Storage Bag , Small

http://www.amazon.com/Texsport-Blac...=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1291341530&sr=1-1
or

GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Backpacker

http://www.amazon.com/GSI-50171-Out...sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1291341669&sr=1-38
or
http://www.amazon.com/L-L-Bean-Buga...sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1291341778&sr=1-70
or
http://www.amazon.com/GSI-50143-Out...=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1291341908&sr=1-9


Anybody have experience with any of these selections? Any suggestions?

 

I'm glad I stumbled onto this thread, I love hiking and camping. Here are a couple of shots from a trip in October to Asheville and the Blue Ridge mountains. We summited Mt. Pisgah and hiked the graveyard fields trail (both are from graveyard fields).

 

I have these 2. The cookset is alright. not the best but it gets the job done. The GSI sets are nice.

The light is nice too. I seem to lose my lights frequently though so I have learned to buy the cheapy ones so if I lose it, I am not out a ton of money. cheap sometimes works just as nice as the expensive ones.

 

beautiful man! I see your from hebron. Im not too far away. if your ever looking for a buddy to go one a trip, I am usually down to go. None of my friends backpack so I hardly get to get.