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Bump - there's some awesome gear tetris in this thread.
We sleep in the back of our rig so finding the EASIEST way to get everything in and out has been fun.
We sleep in the back of our rig so finding the EASIEST way to get everything in and out has been fun.
Ok here is my real addition to this thread: Both Cruisers packed for a road trip to the Sand Dunes in Colorado. Seating for 13 to do the 4x4 road up to our picnic site from our camp site. 4 of us, plus a family of 5, plus another couple (once we got all unpacked of course).
Here is the wood I brought: 5 HD/Lowes small boxes. But a fire ban started over the weekend so I had to bring back 3. It was too much anyway.
Between the 2 vehicles we have:
-5 small HD/Lowes boxes of firewood (40)
-Cabelas Alaskan Guide Tent & tarp (40)
-Coleman Tent & tarp (40)
-MSR Tent (40)
-2 Coleman stoves (40)
-2 Coleman lanterns (40)
-4 Home Depot Heavy Duty Storage Totes for dry food and odds and ends (2 80, 2 40)
-2 HD/Lowes small boxes for snacks and chip bags (1 80, 1 40)
-2 folding tables (40 roof rack)
-3 Thermarests (40)
-1 Plastic bin filled with toys (80)
-1 cot (80)
-4 sleeping bags (2 kids, 1 mummy, 1 "Big Johnson") (Big Johnson 80, others 40)
-4 clothing bags (1 North Face Base Camp Duffel XL, 1 NF Base Camp Duffel med and 2 other) (2 NF + 1 in 80, 1 in 40)
-1 7 gal water jug (80)
-2 coolers, 1 large, 1 small (80)
-1 10" dutch oven and accessories (40)
-1 recovery bag (40)
-1 HiLift (40)
-axe, short handled shovel, hatchet, broom, hammer, etc. (40)
-1 Puma air compressor (40)
-2 adult camp chairs and 4 kids camp chairs (40)
-2 canopies, 1 large, 1 small (small in 40 roof rack, large on roof of 80)
-a couple backpacks (40)
-12 workout floor grids for the tent. A Pinterest idea (I know...), but actually made the tent comfortable. (6 in 80, 6 in 40)
-Lil' Buddy heater (80)
-Pack 'n Play (80)
-backpacks with books and electronics for the kids (80)
-Sand shelter (40)
-Sand umbrella (roof of 80)
-2 folding picnic mats
We took so much stuff for a couple reasons: one we were camping with a couple families that have never camped before and wanted to make sure they would be ok, and two we haven't family camped much and my wife was nervous about entertaining the kids and keeping them fed all weekend, so I let her way overpack toys and snacks so she wouldn't worry about it. Ended up not having room for the guitar I wanted to bring, but I could've gone without some stuff too. Things we didn't need:
-1 Thermarest. Only needed 2. (space in 40)
-1 lantern. Probably didn't really need to bring any lanterns but I really like them. (space in 40)
-1 stove. I had my Jetboil with me too, and didn't need to bring the extra Coleman I thought another family might need. (space in 40)
-2-3 boxes of firewood. 1 box/night is pushing it, for 3 nights we could have had 2 boxes and been fine. Or we could have just bought it at the campground. But my parents have a bunch I'm trying to help them use up. The fire ban prevented us from burning much. (space in 40)
-Dutch oven. A luxury and not a necessity; didn't get used on this trip. Fun to use though, but didn't have a meal planned for it this year. (space in 40)
-2 kids camp chairs. 2 were enough for our family. (space in 40)
-The Coleman tent was for another family. (space in 40)
-The MSR tent was not a necessity. If it had rained it would have been nice to have a covered place for the kids to play; but it's not very big and there were 7 kids. And rain wasn't in the forecast. (space in 40)
-1 heavy duty tote. Should have packed less food. (space in 40)
-1 box for chips/snacks. Should have packed less food. (space in 40)
-2 canopies. Definitely luxury items; there was shade at the campground so these weren't really needed. (space in 40 and 80)
-The toy bin took up a lot of space. Would have been nice to disperse the toys into miscellaneous corners to fill in space. (space in 80)
-Gotta find an alternative to the "Big Johnson" sleeping bag. That took up so much space, but my wife doesn't like the restriction of mummy bags. (space in 80)
-Lil' buddy was not needed. Wife wanted to make sure we didn't get cold. (space in 80)
-Didn't need the axe or hatchet really. All the wood was split and lit readily with lighter fluid. Yes I cheat.
Wish we would have brought:
-Would have been glad to have a long-handled shovel instead of the short-handled shovel just in case, if we had had the space.
-Guitar
Last year we fit everything we needed into just the 80, but we also had the 3rd row seats out last year. Not sure if we could fit everything into the 80 and still have the 3rd row seats in.
Here is the wood I brought: 5 HD/Lowes small boxes. But a fire ban started over the weekend so I had to bring back 3. It was too much anyway.
Between the 2 vehicles we have:
-5 small HD/Lowes boxes of firewood (40)
-Cabelas Alaskan Guide Tent & tarp (40)
-Coleman Tent & tarp (40)
-MSR Tent (40)
-2 Coleman stoves (40)
-2 Coleman lanterns (40)
-4 Home Depot Heavy Duty Storage Totes for dry food and odds and ends (2 80, 2 40)
-2 HD/Lowes small boxes for snacks and chip bags (1 80, 1 40)
-2 folding tables (40 roof rack)
-3 Thermarests (40)
-1 Plastic bin filled with toys (80)
-1 cot (80)
-4 sleeping bags (2 kids, 1 mummy, 1 "Big Johnson") (Big Johnson 80, others 40)
-4 clothing bags (1 North Face Base Camp Duffel XL, 1 NF Base Camp Duffel med and 2 other) (2 NF + 1 in 80, 1 in 40)
-1 7 gal water jug (80)
-2 coolers, 1 large, 1 small (80)
-1 10" dutch oven and accessories (40)
-1 recovery bag (40)
-1 HiLift (40)
-axe, short handled shovel, hatchet, broom, hammer, etc. (40)
-1 Puma air compressor (40)
-2 adult camp chairs and 4 kids camp chairs (40)
-2 canopies, 1 large, 1 small (small in 40 roof rack, large on roof of 80)
-a couple backpacks (40)
-12 workout floor grids for the tent. A Pinterest idea (I know...), but actually made the tent comfortable. (6 in 80, 6 in 40)
-Lil' Buddy heater (80)
-Pack 'n Play (80)
-backpacks with books and electronics for the kids (80)
-Sand shelter (40)
-Sand umbrella (roof of 80)
-2 folding picnic mats
We took so much stuff for a couple reasons: one we were camping with a couple families that have never camped before and wanted to make sure they would be ok, and two we haven't family camped much and my wife was nervous about entertaining the kids and keeping them fed all weekend, so I let her way overpack toys and snacks so she wouldn't worry about it. Ended up not having room for the guitar I wanted to bring, but I could've gone without some stuff too. Things we didn't need:
-1 Thermarest. Only needed 2. (space in 40)
-1 lantern. Probably didn't really need to bring any lanterns but I really like them. (space in 40)
-1 stove. I had my Jetboil with me too, and didn't need to bring the extra Coleman I thought another family might need. (space in 40)
-2-3 boxes of firewood. 1 box/night is pushing it, for 3 nights we could have had 2 boxes and been fine. Or we could have just bought it at the campground. But my parents have a bunch I'm trying to help them use up. The fire ban prevented us from burning much. (space in 40)
-Dutch oven. A luxury and not a necessity; didn't get used on this trip. Fun to use though, but didn't have a meal planned for it this year. (space in 40)
-2 kids camp chairs. 2 were enough for our family. (space in 40)
-The Coleman tent was for another family. (space in 40)
-The MSR tent was not a necessity. If it had rained it would have been nice to have a covered place for the kids to play; but it's not very big and there were 7 kids. And rain wasn't in the forecast. (space in 40)
-1 heavy duty tote. Should have packed less food. (space in 40)
-1 box for chips/snacks. Should have packed less food. (space in 40)
-2 canopies. Definitely luxury items; there was shade at the campground so these weren't really needed. (space in 40 and 80)
-The toy bin took up a lot of space. Would have been nice to disperse the toys into miscellaneous corners to fill in space. (space in 80)
-Gotta find an alternative to the "Big Johnson" sleeping bag. That took up so much space, but my wife doesn't like the restriction of mummy bags. (space in 80)
-Lil' buddy was not needed. Wife wanted to make sure we didn't get cold. (space in 80)
-Didn't need the axe or hatchet really. All the wood was split and lit readily with lighter fluid. Yes I cheat.
Wish we would have brought:
-Would have been glad to have a long-handled shovel instead of the short-handled shovel just in case, if we had had the space.
-Guitar
Last year we fit everything we needed into just the 80, but we also had the 3rd row seats out last year. Not sure if we could fit everything into the 80 and still have the 3rd row seats in.
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RFB
97 FZJ80 LIFTED SC DUAL BATTERIES,37s
who makes the hatch tent
Wish I would have opted for the full roof rack. Live and learn, I guess. Still the perfect vehicle for the family and related trips.
my junk ready for a yake trip
The one time I had to take the FJ40 to Baja instead of the 4Runner.
This was the Blazer "packed" for the trip home after a 3 day/2 night camping trip. It was me, my buddy, and two of our sons (one of his and one of mine; we don't have any children together).
This isn't a full loadout, but I recently removed my 2nd row passenger seat, extended the sleeping platform (another cut-to-fit card table), and exchanged a few storage containers for two 3-drawer units.
HOLY CRAP! LOL
G'Day Fella's,
Last week I got away Deer Hunting for a few days, to the Alpine regions of the Australian bush.
Here are a few images of that time away...........
You can see that the Battle Cruiser is loaded up and heavy, as it's sitting low (at the locality of Tom Groggin).
In camp
Heading home
D'oh!
Homer
Last week I got away Deer Hunting for a few days, to the Alpine regions of the Australian bush.
Here are a few images of that time away...........
You can see that the Battle Cruiser is loaded up and heavy, as it's sitting low (at the locality of Tom Groggin).
In camp
Heading home
D'oh!
Homer
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god i wish it was snowing here LOL!
nice rig and did you get a deer?G'Day Troy Scott,
Thanks for your kind comments mate.
No unfortunately, I didn't get a chance at shooting a deer (Sambar Deer).
I caught a glimpse of one at 10 meters but no chance of a shot, before it was gone.................
Thats Huntin I suppose.
Regards
Homer
Thanks for your kind comments mate.
No unfortunately, I didn't get a chance at shooting a deer (Sambar Deer).
I caught a glimpse of one at 10 meters but no chance of a shot, before it was gone.................
Thats Huntin I suppose.
Regards
Homer
I am still tweaking my packing setup. I have the 16 cubic ft Thule Roof Box and I have been strapping my canopy to the factory roof rack. How much extra space can I hope to get with an aftermarket rack? I am trying to figure out how I would put 4 sleeping bags, table, cot, 2 tents and pads onto the roof rack and still end up with more storage. I have considered an aftermarket rack with soft big bags or even super large duffels.
A bunch of ideas in one video, including gear and emergency alert system.
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