Ultimate Camping Thread

It has been a perfect 55 degrees at night in my area for a week....this weekend will be about 52. im prolly going camping to test my new stove if i can lol

 

im such a whore

 

whore

 

and proud of it

 

Well you included gaiters.... So that means that you need new boots to go with them.

 

good point. just need to find a pain that wont fall apart after 50 miles

 

Had my lowas for three years. I have the rangers so they are a bit bulky but awesome quality.

 

I have a pair of merell moan mid tops and I love them but i was dissapointed in the water proofing and the fact that the sole started to pull away after like 40 miles. But god they are comfy

 

I had the same sole problem with the last pair of hiking shoes i got patagonia made them comfy but built like crap.

 

thats pisses me off...oh well i guess you cant have everything.

 

Well I was torn between hammock or tent. I have made up my mind! Im going to use neither! i think I am going to get a usgi bivy sack and a good sleeping pad and sleeping bag. will prolly also end up making a tarp of some sorts. this seems to be the lightest shelter available.

 

Has anyone used one of these before? I was thinking about purchasing one for a future camping trick to try.

http://www.kellykettleusa.com/

 

there pretty cool. they boil water insainly fast. but i dont like to use them backpacking cause of all the soot. base camping with it wouldnt be to bad though

 

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. The concept looks great though. I don't plan on bakpacking with one of those huge ass kettles, lol.

Might have to just buy one and give it a go.

 

Hey Dave what do you think about your Monarch chair? I've been wanting something like that for quite awhile but never pulled the trigger cause I couldn't find one light enough or one that looked like I'd actually enjoy sitting in.

 

it would be interesting to see some one use it with a stove or maybe alcohol in the dish the wood is suppost to go in.

unfortunatly i havnt gotten one yet, its on the list though. I think aaron (mntbiker08) has one though

 

I love mine. I have actually fallen asleep in it and ended up falling backwards. lol. I highly recommend it. Nice little chair and pretty compact.

 

And as far as I can tell it is the lightest chair. And when I mean chair I mean one that sits up off of the ground. I have seen some that are a 5x2 piece of nylon with a hole in the back to slide a hiking pole in to keep it up. To me thats not a chair, thats a tarp to keep your butt dry.

 

I figure I'll post a list of my meager gear list that I am slowly upgrading:
1. Jansport Carson 80 external frame backpack (Upgrade soon)
2. Alps Mountaineering Clearwater 20 sleeping bag
3. Thermarest Basecamp sleeping pad
4. Mountainsmith Pinnacle trekking poles
5. MSR Miniworks EX water filter
6. Marmot Limelight 2 tent
7. MSR Pocket Rocket stove
8. Patagonia base layer t shirt
9. REI Muir Woods jacket
10. Columbia Glacier Creek insulated shell
11. Smartwool socks
12. Marmot Cruz pants
13. Swiss Gear hiking shoes (hellz yes--gonna be upgrading these soon)
14. Quarrow Vista headlamp
15. MSR Blacklite cooking set
16. Snow Peak Titanium 450 cup

That's about it, the boots and pack are my last things to buy for a loooong time, hoping to get something lighter and smaller for my pack and some good ankle height hiking shoes, although the Swiss Gears are REALLY comfy and show very little wear after about 30 miles.

Any suggestions on packs, maybe in the 3-4000 cubic inch range?

 

nice list! pack wise i had the kelty version of what you have (kelty tiogo) and i "upgraded" to the kelty red wing and i freaking love that pack