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Ultimate Camping Thread

Discussion in 'Outdoors' started by davestaco, Oct 9, 2010.

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  1. Mar 29, 2011 at 7:31 PM
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    ebags is good stuff. one of the few daily advertisement emails that i don't automatically trash in the morning.

    i hope it's a good pack. if i didn't just love my eureka blackjack i probably would have bought one for myself. the one brand that has never let me down is Mountainsmith. i bought a daypack 8 years ago and it has held up well. still looks new and i have abused it to hell and back.
     
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  2. Mar 30, 2011 at 6:22 AM
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    I'll have to sign up for those alerts!

    If you ever go to that Knobstone Creek Trail, let me know how it goes! I'd like to venture out that way sometime.
     
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  3. Mar 30, 2011 at 6:23 AM
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    i just signed up for the "steal of the day" from ebags...
     
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  4. Mar 30, 2011 at 6:28 AM
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    LOVE IT....
    thanks for the ideas boss....

    much better than this.....

    [​IMG]
     
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  5. Mar 30, 2011 at 6:51 AM
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    i'll be sure to let you know when i do. it will probably be something that i do after derby.
     
    comiesutra, Mar 30, 2011
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  6. Mar 30, 2011 at 9:18 AM
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    :thumbsup: did you give those 2 systems a try?
     
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  7. Mar 30, 2011 at 9:20 AM
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    I haven't, but in a few weeks, when I have some time, Ill probably give it a go. Make something... mix the two together probably.

    Ill keep you posted
     
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  8. Mar 30, 2011 at 9:58 AM
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    sweet! I will be interested to see how it works out for ya.
     
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  9. Mar 30, 2011 at 10:13 AM
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    So I wanted to give you guys an update on the stove I purchased. To refresh your memory I bought a Brunton Raptor pocket stove back in Dec 2010. I've only used it twice in the field and this last time it broke. I suggest going with the MSR pocket Rocket if you are looking into ultralight pocket stoves.

    The thread assembly, & O-Ring completely stripped out. I started to thread the stove onto the canister, and I've noticed that you have to get the stove pretty snug for it to work properly. So while putting the last "Umph" to get it nice and snug, the stove comes off and the threads and o-ring are still attached to the canister. WTF?!?! Its sleeting outside, and I'm fucking hungry! I tried to repair it, but there is now way. I called Brunton yesterday and left them a message still waiting on a return call.

    So, I'm moving on no matter what Brunton says. I'm buying a new stove, and I think I've narrowed it down to these two. One of them a TW member mentioned he had on this thread.

    Optimus Stella
    Optimus Stella Plus Backpacking and Camping Stove
    http://www.amazon.com/Optimus-Stella-Backpacking-Camping-Stove/dp/B000NNKEGO

    Delta Pod Stove
    http://www.moontrail.com/snow-peak-gp-deltapod.php


    I really like the design of these two, and want to stick with a canister type fuel system. I was looking into the MSR Whisperlite International that some of you own and I just don;t know about it.


    Well I hope this review helps! Any other stove suggestions would be great!
     
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  10. Mar 30, 2011 at 10:35 AM
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    I have checked that Brunton out and it looked pretty shady. Sucks you had to find out that way though!
     
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  11. Mar 30, 2011 at 6:45 PM
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    Im sorry to hear it man...thats why i like to test my stuff in the back yard first. But im tellin you MSR ALL THE WAY!!!! they sent me free parts to fix it.
     
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  12. Mar 30, 2011 at 7:18 PM
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    Kelty Grand Mesa? That's what I've got. Its a decent little tent
     
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  13. Mar 31, 2011 at 5:48 AM
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    Yea, I did backyard test it a few times, and it worked great. Cooked two meals on it at home. The actual field test is a whole another story, but counts the most! lol


    I'll probably won't buy a Brunton anything for the remainder of my life. The customer service won;t get back to me on the situation either so, I'll warn others about the Brand too. I don't want to see a fellow hiker in this same situation.
     
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  14. Mar 31, 2011 at 10:28 AM
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    I hate when a company does that.
     
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  15. Mar 31, 2011 at 10:33 AM
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    damn man. I would get a hold of the higher ups in the company. companies like them have a IDGAF customer service.
     
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  16. Mar 31, 2011 at 10:42 AM
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    Just to chime in, I did a ton of ultralight backpacking as a kid with my dad and continued on til my later teen years. I liked brunton but what I have come to see is that they are the "cheapo" version of ultralight / backpacking products. They claim things that I have rarely ever seen. My stoves never worked, broke easy, always had problems, and rarely ever cooked as suggested by them. We finally switched to companies like msr and once you do that you NEVER EVER go back. You spend a little more but I still have a msr stove from 8 years ago.... working better than ever.... and love it!
     
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  17. Mar 31, 2011 at 10:56 AM
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    x2. I always spend a little more money for the nicer products that have lifetime warranties and everything like that. Mainly for peace of mind.
     
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  18. Mar 31, 2011 at 11:20 AM
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    any one have a gerber lmf 2 knife? im lookin to get a study new fixblade
     
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  19. Mar 31, 2011 at 11:26 AM
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    just wait....
    I hear nothing but good things about the lmf2 knife...I've been looking to get it aswell
     
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  20. Mar 31, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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    I have been camping for years in my Toyota---- a 1987 Toyota motor home! The older I get the more I enjoy it it's got every thing I need and I don't have to carry a thing!
     
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