Ultimate Camping Thread

Actually it is very sturdy on level ground, haven't had it on anything else yet. The only thing remotely tipsy would have been the Mug on there, which wasn't really tipsy, but with a lil force it could have slid off.

I've read that the canister stoves are not the best for winter camping, they need extra attention. But keeping the canister packed with all your clothes seems to work for everyone else using canister stoves, so I will go that route.

I also wanted to mention that the piezo lighter worked great! Lit the stove the first time everytime until i made the mistake of dropping water on the canister!

 

Haha I love your dog man.

Good looking stove! Might have to ditch mine.

 

I have the snow peak stove from REI. I replace my msr pocket rocket with it. At home it boiled water just over 1 min. It cooks good at altitude And its stable.

 

I did have a little issue with my jetboil performing in the cold. Took a bit longer to bring 2 cups to a boil but it still wasn't too bad. and sleeping with the canister wasn't too fun... just a few minor inconveniences

 

Liquid stoves for the win!!!!!

 

i will probably use my whisperlite in the winter for now on.

 

haha mine is a year rounder for now

 

hahaha that sounds like a lot of fun...but i would get my self into some real finacial problems if i had that opportunity

 

Here is my stove. Bought it on Craigslist a while back. Nothing special about it at all...
It says it's a Coleman Peak 1.

It heats things up just fine. No problems yet.

 

So here is my revised bed platform:

This is how it would sit with the tailgate up. The folding portion stowed.


When ready to sleep, pull the platform out. It slides forward just enough so that the sheet behind it also rests on it for added support. It's just wide enough that the back corners touch where the wheel wells start coming in when it's pushed back.


Folding cover goes on top of the platform support.



I've been thinking about it some more and I think I could put some folding legs under the platform stand which could be extended to use it as a table. I'd have to fill in the holes on top of course.

 

^ nice set up.....a little off topic here but i gotta know.....what are the 2nd gens beds made of??? it dosnt look like a steel bed like my 1st gen has. it almost looks like plastic

 

It's not metal. It's a composite material.

 

I think it's a plastic/composite bed so it won't rust.

 

thats gay......i like the steel bed in my first gen but i do hate rust.......ok back to the camping and hiking

 

thanks! didn't see that thread!

 

x3 cool thread

 

hiking is one of the few things that everyone in my house can agree on. thanks for the heads up.

 

I'm weird when it comes to hiking.

I LOVE to backpack, camp, explore, etc., but I cannot stand day hikes. Especially long ones.

I think you hike all day to get there, are too tired to enjoy the scenery/activities, then have to hike all the way out. Yuck. If I'm not camping there (or hiking as a part of a camping trip), then I'd rather do something else.