Ultimate Camping Thread

so did a little hike this weekend here are some pics
tried out a new app called every trail for tracking my hike
i wanted to see how long the battery lasted with the gps use..got just about 6 hours out of it..kinda what i expected.....great lil app so far.....it lets you add pics the get refrenced to your location.....

was like black ice out most of day...
which was great as it was my first time out this season
this place is just under an hour drive from my house "aka the beach" haha
its not much but it works....had most of the place to myself..and i like it like that....
i didnt do the hike as i had maped out as i took a wrong turn ...dam blazes are hard to see .even more so when some have been coverd with frest wet frozen snow






the trail..snooze for a second and you may be off course....maps are your friend....


twas fun coming down this....





nice spot for a break

almost went into the drink on this crossing.......



so now i need a decent pack as mine shit the bed this trip...LOOKING FOR just a day pack
nothing that will break the bank...."just something that will last a few years....
items i normaly carry 4 waters a jacket, hat, sandwiches maybe a jetboil, saw "sven saw" i love it, tarp,electronics, knife, fire starting material, tp, space blanket,bug repelant, para cord,some vicodin "for emergency's.....laugh but if u break your ankle you will thank me later....

 

^^^ nice I have a jet boil also best investment I ever made. After seeing that I wana go camp now.

 

yea its the best time of year for hiking / camping right now....
sumer is too crowded, buggy, ticks in this area are crazy.....and i am a tick a phobe

 

I JUST ORDERED ONE OF THESE.....
I WILL GIVE A REVIEW WHEN I TRY IT OUT....
CAN CHARGE PHONES,GPS,CAMERA,ECT......
MADE BY JACKERY

 

I wana get one of those portable solar panels but there little bulky if carry it on a pack

 

yea i wanted one of them too.....this is about 10oz as per website and from reviews i can charge my i phone5 in about an hour and a half....and do that maybe 10+ times...
it has 2 ports so u can charge your phone or your gps or camera at the same time.....
they make a 5600maph model as well as some smaller ones....
got mine for $60 Amazone.....should be here monday.....

 

Anybody ever used Montbell? I've got almost all the available American gear. Amazing stuff. If you're looking for light and fast, you won't find much better.

 

sub'd

 

Montbell makes some killer down bags as well as some very nice down jackets. I have 2 different Montbell down jackets and they are tits!

 

my first attemp at a panoramic picture

 

When? Weather? any mtn. biking?

 

Oct 2011. Weather was perfect. Didn't do any biking. Lots of photography.

 

Nice !

 

Is that Bear Mtn??? Looks like a good time!!!

 

Not bear mtn but the area.....

 

I decided to purchase the adapter listed above to add versatility to my jetboil. Now I can use the stove with a propane source. THe Kovea LPG adapter is a quality product for sure. I bought it from eBay, imported and shipped directly from Korea. I'm not certain which metal its constructed from but it's heavy as sin and has a very nice finish. It looks like it was created on a CNC Mill. It works fantastic too! It adapts valves made to the EN417 specification / standard to 1"x 20 threaded valves (propane cylinder).

So far I'm very pleased.

 

i like that a lot. prefer the MSR Reactor over the jetboil - but who cares that adapter is sweet.

http://www.adventureinsider.com/cooking-kitchen/msr-reactor-jetboil-flash-and-primus-etasolo

 

I have had 8 Montbell jackets currently have four bags as well. Three packs and three mattresses. All sorts of various stuff.

I might be selling my 4-season tent from them, was literally designed for Everest. I wonder if there's be any interest on here. Weighs only 7 pounds. The pole design is my favorite. Unclip all the fabric and the poles dupport themselves because of their geometric shape. Really cool system, VERY sturdy. Can't get it in America anymore though.

 

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