Ultimate Camping Thread

dude pack liners are the shit...nuff said

thanks for finding my next purchase lol

 

What brand do you use? I honestly have never heard of pack liners?

 

I've been using Sea to Summit's lightweight dry bags. They're more like a stuff sack with a light waterproof coating and a lightweight fold-over seal.

Also, I think I mentioned Tasty Bites. I'd hope they were dried foods. They're not. It's fully ready to eat--just heat and eat. So not so good for backpacking.

 

sea to summit makes some, but i like the zpacks cuben fiber ones. its pretty much a light weight waterproof line that goes in your pack. keep every thing 100% dry

 

OH! got ya. I have one of those. I use it for my mummy bag and then a food bag when I get to camp if I have to hang my food in a tree.

 

ya there really good for big down bags

 

You might want to avoid that practice. Smell sticks around for a long time and your bag will sooner (or later) smell like food

 

Yeah it definitely isnt very smart. I generally put anything smelly inside a sealed baggy (even though the smell can still leak out). I just use that bag if it is going to rain. Otherwise, I have another bag that isn't waterproof that I normally use and just throw that bag inside the waterproof one.

 

Thought this thread needed a bump so...
For backpacking, do you take a lighter or matches?...or flint/steel?

I usually take regular matches with a back up of waterproof matches in a waterproof case. I got good enough to start fires on my first try with a match, so I bought a magnesium/flint stick to make it more challenging. It's a PITA though and too heavy for backpacking.

 

I usually just take an old Bic along with me for fire.

If that fails, I always carry a small flint and steel and a magnesium block with me. I used to make fires old-school (flint & steel, charred cloth, cedar nests, twirling sticks, banging rocks, etc.) so I'm not bad at making a spark if I need it. But I also know what a pain in the ass that is, so I usually just use a lighter.

 

Flint and block for me too.....

 

a mini bic in my mess kit, another bic in my pack somewhere, and a swedish firesteel around my neck. also it is a VERY VERY good idea to take a primitive survival course if you spend anytime outdoors. its a great feeling knowing that you can start a fire with 2 sticks. one day you may be stuck in a situation where your bics are broken or your firesteel got lost and you need a fire. ALWAYS PLAN FOR THE WORST

 

I carry a bic lighter and one of those Light My Fire sticks. I normally just use those coghlans fire sticks that act as a match and fire "log" to get a good fire started. They dont weigh much and they make things a hell of a lot easier. I am going to try the new method I found with small cedar chips and vaseline mixed together. it is pretty light for a baggy full and it burns really well.

This is that light my fire firesteel I seldom use


These are the fire sticks

 

I actually bought a pair of vasques for my GF, and they seemed like decent boots. (not happy with the amount of glue all over the place.)
I have lowa rangers and i love them!! going on 3 years of hard use.

 

I think my next boots are gonna be a pair of 5.11 tac boots they got a deal where you get the boots free shipping 4 pair of socks a knife and a coffee mug

 

I want an excuse to buy this thing:



Sherpa Adventure Gear Khumbuche down jacket...looks amazing and the price really isn't that out of the ballpark at $239...just never gets cold enough in the southeast to really justify it!

 

Easy now, you find an excuse to buy that thing and then you'll have an excuse to go someplace where you can use it--$239 turns into a trip to Alaska or something...

 

You, good sir, are onto something

I've been dying to go to Alaska...fly in one of those bush planes and fish in some of the wildest environments on the continent. Just need more moneyz