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Ultimate Camping Thread

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

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  1. Aug 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM
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    Went camping last weekend on North Padre Island near Corpus Christi, TX with my girlfriend and a few other people.

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  2. Aug 21, 2011 at 11:29 AM
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    nice....how are the BFG ats in sand?
     
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  3. Aug 21, 2011 at 11:35 AM
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    They work well, just be sure to air down of course.

    I did get bogged down a little in the sand playing around in 2wd. Dropped it 4lo and popped right out.

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    I think any all terrains work better in sand because they dont dig too much and bury you even deeper.

    EDIT: The beach is 60 miles long, and not 2wd friendly at all, and is posted at the 5 mile mark, "4wd only after this point". The cone in the picture is part of a little course we had marked off to play around in and see if we could navigate it in 2wd; I failed. Although a few others in my group were successful in 2wd. I just gave it too much throttle and dug myself in.
     
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  4. Aug 21, 2011 at 11:46 AM
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    Looks like a good time! Very nice looking rig! How do you like that tent? I really like those setups. They look like they make things really top heavy though.
     
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  5. Aug 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM
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    The tent is awesome, we love it! And yeah it could make things top heavy, I built a rack for it and mounted it over the bed, rather than on the roof. The truck still seems pretty stable at the height I have it, its just a little taller than the roof line of the truck.

    EDIT: Plus I don't leave it on the truck all the time, I only put it on when I go camping with my girl. If its just me, or if I am planning on doing more wheeling, then the tent stays at home.
     
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  6. Aug 21, 2011 at 12:14 PM
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    The grizzlies will hunt black bears as well. I was amazed to learn that after seeing a black about 100yds down-slope from a grizzly in Glacier a couple of years ago.
     
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  7. Aug 21, 2011 at 1:14 PM
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    Nice! How heavy are those things? I have been contemplating getting one when I find a dedicated trail rig
    I went to bear country in south dakota I think it is and was amazed reading all the info and stats on them.
     
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  8. Aug 21, 2011 at 1:21 PM
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    Technically I live in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem and in bear country. Funny. We don't hear many stories about the bears here. Only when there is some sort of encounter (like earlier this summer when the guy was attacked and killed in Yellowstone) but the stories fade pretty quickly. Must just be a tactic to scare off tourists. :cool:
     
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  9. Aug 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM
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    ya bears are cool untill there is one in the middle of your camp
     
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  10. Aug 21, 2011 at 5:35 PM
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    this. lol That is when I have an issue.
     
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  11. Aug 21, 2011 at 6:18 PM
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    Elk aren't much fun either :eek:
     
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  12. Aug 21, 2011 at 6:21 PM
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    especially when they lick your truck windows... damn window lickers. :p
     
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  13. Aug 21, 2011 at 6:29 PM
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    LOL.
     
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  14. Aug 21, 2011 at 6:31 PM
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    I know! So inconsiderate! :mad:

    Did you miss my elk story from earlier this summer? Hang on....here it is
     
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  15. Aug 21, 2011 at 7:10 PM
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    Are you sure it wasn't someone from around here? J/K. That's pretty bizarre story.
     
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  16. Aug 21, 2011 at 7:47 PM
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    The tent weighs approximately 150lbs.
     
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  17. Aug 21, 2011 at 9:47 PM
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    can anybody recommend a good gps unit around 300$, if possible i would like to use it in my truck to
     
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  18. Aug 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM
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    what is your primary use of the GPS going to be? for hiking/trails? or for road/long distance travel?
     
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  19. Aug 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM
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    And does anyone have any gear made by Mountainsmith? Just looking for opinions on quality and durability. In particular I am looking for some storage/organizers to keep my gear in in the truck. I have a hard plastic toolbox for my gear now and its starting to rub on the interior of the truck :( so I need a soft sided alternative.

    These are what I was looking at getting...
    http://mountainsmith.com/products.asp?productId=246&categoryId=45&subCategoryId=0&subCategory2Id=0

    or if anyone has other suggestions for similar storage I'm listening!
     
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  20. Aug 22, 2011 at 9:21 AM
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    There's a couple reviews on Amazon that aren't too positive. The biggest thing I noticed in the one review is that the cubes apparently have no structure, so if you stuff irregular items in them, the cubes take on the shape of whatever's in them, which would make getting them all back in the carry bag tricky.

    http://amzn.com/B002IAH7MY
     
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