I'm with you, I once had to use a tongue depressor from my first aid kit to eat with because I left my spork in my truck at the trailhead!
How much gear do you have???
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I'm with you, I once had to use a tongue depressor from my first aid kit to eat with because I left my spork in my truck at the trailhead!
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Oh, and we fit two honda z50 minibikes in the back of the patrol shorty as well as all the gear. Only one of the z50's visible below 
Old pic for 20+ years ago. Still have the same vehicle, the same mate and lots of the same junk (just upgraded stuff now)...
There's 160litres of diesel in the main tank. 80litres of diesel on the roof along with 20litres of petrol for the z50's. Food box on the roof contains most of the cooking gear and all the food. Ladder on the side for easy access.
cheers,
george.
Old pic for 20+ years ago. Still have the same vehicle, the same mate and lots of the same junk (just upgraded stuff now)...
There's 160litres of diesel in the main tank. 80litres of diesel on the roof along with 20litres of petrol for the z50's. Food box on the roof contains most of the cooking gear and all the food. Ladder on the side for easy access.
cheers,
george.
Do you camp with, or around, others? I'm just curious why you sleep on the ground, but want/need privacy when doing tinky poo poo?
Do you camp with, or around, others? I'm just curious why you sleep on the ground, but want/need privacy when doing tinky poo poo?
I try to disperse camp away from other campers but sometimes, it can't be helped there will be other campers nearby. I am in the habit of just using my outhouse all the time. I use a wag bag toilet and it's just odd to have a toilet out in the open. It's quirk of mine.
I try to keep it in a "pile" in the basement...but know almost everything is duplicated and triplicated in the truck, 4wheeler and trailer..."she" is not happy...
Of course where I ever I go I shoot for minimalistic....
Of course where I ever I go I shoot for minimalistic....
Lets see....
Tents:
Springbar tent
4 season backpacking tent
3 season backpacking tent
bivy sack
Sleeping bags:
Nemo 30 degree bag (best investment ever).
REI Sub Kilo 0 degree bag
Slumberjack 40 degree bag.
Coleman 0 degree bag
Pads:
Nemo Cosmo sleeping pad (x2)
Therm-A-Rest Base Camp sleeping pad (junk IMHO)
Therm-A-Rest Ridge Rest (x2)
Old 2" memory foam topper.
Backpacks:
2x Jansport 70's era frame backs
Osprey internal fram back
Angry Orchard (made by Osprey) internal fram back pack
3x Camelbacks of various siezes and capacities.
Stoves:
Coleman 70's vintage white gas stove
Camp Chef 2 burner car camping stove
Camp Chef Pro 60 2 burner heavy car camping stove
MSR whisper lite backpacking stove
MSR Pocket Rocket backpacking stove
Cooking gear:
GSR backpacking 'mess' kit.
Snowpeak Titanium backpacking kit
My old pots and pans
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet and pot
Big camp box with table and spice rack, to contain car camping cookign gear.
Camp Chef cast iron griddle/grill.
Mr HEater BOSS instant water heater (hand washing and showers)
20 gallons of water cans.
Refrigeration:
ARB 50 qt fridge
Coleman Free Piston Stirling Engine 27 qt fridge.
(I don't own any coolers any more, I have 165 watts of solar available for my truck and enough battery to run the fridges for 3 days with no sun).
I like to joke that my camping kitchen is better equipped than my home kitchen. I call this Dirtbag Gourmet.
Then theres the other stuff, like mountain bikes, astronomy setup, skiing gear (AT and Telemark), offroading gear, bags for tools.
Tools:
Gransfors Bruk felling axe
Husqvarna hand hatchet
Fiskars splitting maul
Lansky sharpening puck
SvenSaw bow saw
Set of end wrenches from 8mm - 22mm
Set of 1/4" drive sockets 2-15mm + ratchet
Set of 3/8 sockets 8mm-22mm + ratchet
Set of 1/2 sockets 17-36mm + ratchet
Snap ring pliers
8 in 1 screw driver
Digital Multi Meter.
Wire crimpers
Wire strippers
Extensions from 2 - 12 inches for various drives.
Needle nose pliers
alternative lifestyle pliers
Composite handle straight blade shovel (big boy shovel)
Composite handle curved blade shovel (big boy shovel, seriously, I hate entrenching tools, with a passion).
Recovery gear:
ARB snatch strap (x2)
ARB tree saver
ARB shackles (x8)
Snatch block (x2)
MaxTrax
Tents:
Springbar tent
4 season backpacking tent
3 season backpacking tent
bivy sack
Sleeping bags:
Nemo 30 degree bag (best investment ever).
REI Sub Kilo 0 degree bag
Slumberjack 40 degree bag.
Coleman 0 degree bag
Pads:
Nemo Cosmo sleeping pad (x2)
Therm-A-Rest Base Camp sleeping pad (junk IMHO)
Therm-A-Rest Ridge Rest (x2)
Old 2" memory foam topper.
Backpacks:
2x Jansport 70's era frame backs
Osprey internal fram back
Angry Orchard (made by Osprey) internal fram back pack
3x Camelbacks of various siezes and capacities.
Stoves:
Coleman 70's vintage white gas stove
Camp Chef 2 burner car camping stove
Camp Chef Pro 60 2 burner heavy car camping stove
MSR whisper lite backpacking stove
MSR Pocket Rocket backpacking stove
Cooking gear:
GSR backpacking 'mess' kit.
Snowpeak Titanium backpacking kit
My old pots and pans
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet and pot
Big camp box with table and spice rack, to contain car camping cookign gear.
Camp Chef cast iron griddle/grill.
Mr HEater BOSS instant water heater (hand washing and showers)
20 gallons of water cans.
Refrigeration:
ARB 50 qt fridge
Coleman Free Piston Stirling Engine 27 qt fridge.
(I don't own any coolers any more, I have 165 watts of solar available for my truck and enough battery to run the fridges for 3 days with no sun).
I like to joke that my camping kitchen is better equipped than my home kitchen. I call this Dirtbag Gourmet.
Then theres the other stuff, like mountain bikes, astronomy setup, skiing gear (AT and Telemark), offroading gear, bags for tools.
Tools:
Gransfors Bruk felling axe
Husqvarna hand hatchet
Fiskars splitting maul
Lansky sharpening puck
SvenSaw bow saw
Set of end wrenches from 8mm - 22mm
Set of 1/4" drive sockets 2-15mm + ratchet
Set of 3/8 sockets 8mm-22mm + ratchet
Set of 1/2 sockets 17-36mm + ratchet
Snap ring pliers
8 in 1 screw driver
Digital Multi Meter.
Wire crimpers
Wire strippers
Extensions from 2 - 12 inches for various drives.
Needle nose pliers
alternative lifestyle pliers
Composite handle straight blade shovel (big boy shovel)
Composite handle curved blade shovel (big boy shovel, seriously, I hate entrenching tools, with a passion).
Recovery gear:
ARB snatch strap (x2)
ARB tree saver
ARB shackles (x8)
Snatch block (x2)
MaxTrax
When I had first started, I didn't have much money or car camping gear. As my assortment of stuff increased, I found that some I didn't really need. Then I headed toward the minimalist end. I have, I think, settled at a happy medium. Now I see the expo AF people and shake my head at all the stuff SOME of them carry, just to have stuff. "Look at me"
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You must have a frequent buyers card for the website. Every other post you make has a link to it.
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Yeah, it's borderline spam.
Hey @Joseph08, how about you explain the benefits of that knife and where you would use it versus many other products. Seems like most of your posts are one liners and your spam-like links never explain any benefits of the product based on real experience.
Heck, I'm real close to reporting your posts as spam, so help convince us that they aren't...
cheer,
george.
I think I tend to agree, feels spammy. And for what it's worth, that linked knife looks like an utter POS that Sportsman's Guide would be embarrassed to sell. Even my Chinese made SOG rescue knife that I keep on my visor looks much better quality.
Everything that I own fits in the back of either my 60 or 80 and a converted enclosed snowmobile trailer. Perks of working for the feds and moving every 6 months or less. I have way too much crap except its trimmed down to only outdoor gear and a handful of household items that double up as camp items.
If anyone is in the market for a Camp Chef 3 burner stove and grill add-on, hit me up. It takes up too much space and I am debating jumping on the Skottle bandwagon even though I think its a gimmick.
If anyone is in the market for a Camp Chef 3 burner stove and grill add-on, hit me up. It takes up too much space and I am debating jumping on the Skottle bandwagon even though I think its a gimmick.
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Years ago I started a thread about Wok cooking on the trail, basically it was in the vein of what if your only pan was a wok. A lot of folks thought that using only a Wok was unrealistic. I think the wok concept is great, the origins of woks were a versatile pan that could cook a lot of food using a minimum of fuel. I classify the Skottle as a variation on the wok. So I wouldn't say it was a gimmick just an overpriced wok. You can get the same results with a $20 wok from the Asian market and a standard camp stove.
Link to thread--->>> Wok for camp cooking
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I ended up cooking hot-dogs on the esbit stove from the Cruiser emergency kit this weekend because I forgot a fuel canister for the stove. At least I had a back up. The emergency kit holds an esbit stove, small cook pot from a boy scout mess kit, a lighter, a first aid kit, a 5'X7' sil tarp, some stakes and para cord, and a small nylon bag. It all goes in a surplus first aid box. I got a bunch of these cheap at a local place and have made several car emergency kits with them.
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