Camping and Backpacking GEAR thread

When I'm in remote locations and don't have electricity - but do have a freezer (propane) - I use the Reynolds Handi-Vac system.

$25 Reynolds 00590 Handi-Vac Vacuum-Sealing Starter Kit

https://www.amazon.com/Reynolds-00590-Handi-Vac-Vacuum-Sealing-Starter/dp/B000XY8PDW

 

I usually have my portable battery with the inverter.

 

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=24282
Water tight seal by oring in the removable lid. The lid comes with its own rim to put on the bucket.
I have friends that use them when river running.

 

I use those screw on lids for feed and seed storage. Pretty good as a scent blocker as the squirrels haven't figured out what's in them yet.

 

Picked this little guy up today. According to the manufacturer model number it was produced between 1965 and 1969. Looks pretty damn good for 50 years old I'd say!

 

413?
Do you know Old Coleman Parts? Mike is a great guy.

 

Yup, 413G.

Haven't heard of Old Coleman parts, but I'll have to check it out!

 

Thinking of a possible mid-April roadtrip. Either 4/7-4/16 or 4/14-23. I live in Dallas-Fort Worth. There's lots of stuff in Utah I'd like to go back and explore, but any other suggestions?

It's a bit early for Colorado (and I may go there in June for a bit anyway) and California, and even the higher elevations in Utah like Bryce are still a bit cold, but that doesn't really bother me.

Any suggestions?

 

Fired right up!

 

Nice. I still have the one my dad passed down to me. The leather plunger cup in the primer can dry out, in case you don't know. Even though it takes up a ton of storage space and I have other better stoves now, I just can't give it up.

 

and another great company that gonna take a crash...

http://time.com/money/4672271/walmart-moosejaw-acquisition/

 

Sub

 

They are great. I have a s^!tload of stoves. I mean a lot. Stoves from the early 1900's. Burners, incomplete stoves, from the late 1800's.
Along with a few I bring along for fun.... For car camping I use my 413E, used to be a 413G, sold it, and a Heinze-Geniol Dieselkocher.
The 413E has extendable legs that drop down from the case. The wind screen holder isn't as good as the "G".
The Dieselkocher is about a ft square. A huge single burner kerosene stove. NATO had them for the cold war in the 80's.

 

Nice! I know who to ask if I have any questions now

 

well that sucks!

 

Oh yeah, this is what I did to make the baskets compatible on my Bison cooler.

Oh no, they don't fit!



Wait. I have an idea.



Voila!!!



If it's stupid, but it works......

They were very cheap pieces and I don't think they're coated, so if they start to rust I will upgrade them or just use cutting board material most likely. I am going camping this weekend so I wanted to test the idea out and it worked.

 

Sold a Hammock.
Bought a hammock.
Hennessy Expedition Asym Classic, Super Shelter, Snakeskin XL ... Out.
Warbonnet Blackbird XLC with Edge tarp ... in. (Still in the mail.)

 

Most excellent exchange!

 

I do hope so.
I have tried ENO and Hennessy. This WB BBXLC is an 11' hammock DL 1.7

 

My very first was a Hennessy that Tom Hennessy gave me to field test. He was one of the first to Market camping hammocks. Good product. But after several years he turned into a total dick. I promptly sold everything I had of his.

WB is great stuff. As is a lot of the hammock gear out there.