Suggestions on what to carry for a cross-country camping trip.

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'74 UA FJ

'74 UA FJ

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Say that you are driving from Alabama to Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana for some light wheeling, camping, site seeing, etc. What do you carry with you?

Coolers
Sleeping bag
Firewood
Water
Beer
Food
Camera
Guns
Fishing stuff
Backpack

What else?
 
Toilet Paper, critical equipment for any trip. :lol:

Gas grill (Charcoal fires are not allowed in many areas during the summer.)
Stove (I use Propane so I only have to carry one fuel type.)
Pots & pans and kitchen stuff.
Tent
Folding table
Folding chairs
Axe
Shovel
Toilet Paper

Maps (Or pick them up as you go, we have a ritual of stopping at visitor centers and getting a map as we enter a state.)

If you belong to AAA they have a nice series of books that list campgrounds. If you don't belong to AAA you should. Pay the extra few bucks for long range towing. My membership has more than paid for itself over the years.

If you can afford it forget the coolers and get an Engal/Waco. Ice chest managment on long trips sucks.

I prefer not to haul fire wood, to many critters hiding it it. Besides there are so many restrictions on camp fires any more it's almost not worth the trouble.
 
'74 UA FJ said:
Hopefully there won't be any generators at the primitive camping spots that we find.
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Benchmark makes a great series of Topo map atlas'. We look for short side roads to camp on. I also have a GPS with topo's loaded which helps find little side roads.
 
You should probably bring more beer! I guess you can buy it on the road, but you can never have enough... :D
 
the less the better IMO, too much crap makes the trip a PITA. Of course you need basics, just skimp on the clothitng, you can wash clothes on the road, and get away with 2 pairs of everything. For better lists, look at the expedition portal. Those guys know how to pack, although I sometimes think they over prepare, sometimes half the fun is procuring things on the road.
 
Don't bring firewood ever. Way to many critters live in it and thus get transported to places where they have no natural enemies and then cause problems. The emerald ash borer is wreaking havoc and killing off ash trees in many states simply because people carried fire wood from infected areas to non-infected areas. The gypsy moth is another one that is causing problems.
 
All good thoughts. And depending on your vehicle I would bring a bottle/can of brake fluid, 90 wt gear oil & funnle or the proper pump to put it in, p/s fluid & of course motor oil. I always bring some kind of fire starter...and a couple of 'fire logs' are handy. And if it's vehicle appropriate it's good to have a spare fuseable link.

You can't have too many ratchet straps, both the ratchet kind & the pull type. Has anyone seen the bungie cords Costco is now carring ? the ones with caribiners (sp ??) on both ends, very handy.

John
 
A good flashlight and a dual-fuel Coleman lantern. I have a small single mantle that does just fine for a single campsite.

Ed
 
Not yet mentioned: Cell phone, compass, first aid kit & sunscreen.

I wouldn't count on being able to have a campfire everywhere you go, and the chainsaw will either stink up your truck or drip all over the outside of it. If you just gotta cut some wood, bring a bowsaw and an ax/hatchet.
 
Atticus said:
That's retarded. As Beerman says, you can wood pretty much anywhere.
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After talking with folks, I have learned that you can buy wood at grocery stores and such. I thought it would be hard to find wood in some camping areas.

Then I realized that I would probably enough money to buy wood with the 1-2mpg that I would not lose if I didn't bring it with me.
 
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