Ultimate Camping Thread

I wear Solomon trail shoes. But for a water proof boot my lowas have never let me down.

 

I have been happy with my addidas fast x trail shoes with goretex.

Lowa boots are awesome iv had a pair for 3 years i cant say enough about them.

 

Just picked up a spiderco sharpmaker sharpener. Awesome! As advertised i was able to sharpen my knife to a shave the hair off my arm edge in about 5 minutes! From a knife that has been used for coming up on 8 years sharpend with a regular old wetstone. So it was pretty dull to begin with.

 

I got my Sharpmaker last year. I've had to invest in the Costco size box of bandaids, I keep forgetting how sharp it gets my knives!

 

Thanks for the input on the shoes guys. I've decided to go the trail running shoe route versus a boot. I'll keep you guys updated on what I buy, gotta save my lunch money first

 

Nice Lisa!

Just got back from a 4 day trip to BC.

 

No run ins with any 4 legged animals or 2 legged idiots Lisa?

 

Nice.

That reminds me of Silver Lake near Yosemite a few years ago. Except we had a crunchy truck, not a crunchy tent...

 

That looks awesome!

One of my photography friends posted pictures from the Rae Lakes Loop in Sequoia & Kings Canyon. One of the prettiest 44 mile loop trails I've hiked.

 

well whenever me and the girlfriend go tent camping i love to cook so i take a few grills one charcoal and the other propane. and normally dont do much but a whole lot of relaxing and fishing. gotta love getting away from everything for a few days and just being able to relax with no technology or nothing. all though i do sneak on my phone onto tacoma world when she goes to bed haha!

 

Well For the Second round this month I am taking the wife and step son to LASSEN Peak in Northern Cali. Why I say second time is that the wife and I just did the hike to the top over Labor day wknd. We didnt have our son so we wanted to get a hike in before they close it for the winter. We are going on the last wknd of this month and actually going to camp at the base of Lassen Peak this time. The actual hike to the top of the Peak reaches just a little over 10,000 ft and boy what a view. This will be on Saturday then on Sunday we are going to hike the Lava tubes over off of Hwy 44 on our way back home. Will get some pics posted as soon as we get back. I posted a pic of the beggining of the trailhead at about 8,000 feet. The trail head is 2.5 mile hike and reaches over 10,000 ft.

 

Be sure and check the peak trail will be open. There have been closures while they work on it.

Also, be sure and hike down to see the various geothermal features at Bumpass Hell. Bonus! The wildflowers are also blooming in some spots

 

Thanx. I have already checked it out form this website here and also have called them for a most up to date check.
http://www.nps.gov/lavo/parkmgmt/current-lassen-peak-trail-status.htm

I was born and raised in Susanville so we made this trip quite frequently. So its quite a good favorite of mine and have been there a few times all year round.

 

So this is just what I got a couple of weeks ago and will be trying it out up at Mt.Lassen the end of this month with my wife. I like how it has a door at each end and the fly cover can act as a rain cover alone for the summer months.

Asolo Equipment Velocity 4-Person Backpacking Tent (Light Green)

http://www.amazon.com/Asolo-Equipme...F8&qid=1347508750&sr=8-8&keywords=Asolo+tents

 

If weight is not an issue, yes. Otherwise...heavy.

You want my old 4 season tent? North Face.

 

Scott were you referring to my Amazon tent for weight. If so most of the 4 season tents range in the 7 to 10 lb for a 4 person tent. Now if your looking into a 2 person or one person then that a different story. Apples to apples then. Some of the new North face 4 season tents are in the 11 lb range on REI's website. But I dont use mine for back packing as much so I wasnt concerned about weight for me personally.
4 season tents are always going to be heavier to with stand the weather.