Camping gear: favorite item and why... (items, weight, backpack, summer)

[Camper1]

Originally Posted by Sweetie Pie

I just googled that recliner mommy!!! Suweet!!!! I know what I'm asking for Christmas!!!

And Camper, that fire ring sure looks good. Thank goodness we've had rain, so hopefully we'll be able to have the real deal this winter!!!

When's your next trip Sweetie Pie? Our barn shopuld be done by tomorrow...I'm thinking I see a trip in my near future. ha ha

Are you going to try to go to Seguin for the drought party if they have it? Not sure yet myself. That would be a good time for a trip.

[Sweetie Pie]

Camper, we have after next week two camping trips lined up for the week end after next, on friends private property. The 1st one is on the LLano, next weekend is Utopia. We are so fortunate to have friends who's family own land in the most gorgeous, secluded ranches in Tex!!!

[arctichomesteader]

Hard to say what's my favorite...couldn't think of camping without my 1920 Coleman QuickLite lantern (it doesn't light instantly like a modern one, nor does it have a built in pump (uses a hand pump seperate from the lantern you hold to a check valve when you need to pump it), but with an alcohol cup on the generator, it burns both kerosene and gas/coleman fuel with preheating). Saved me from hypothermia once. But, I do like my esbit stove, it's lightweight and helpful when I don't have a fire going, and the fuel tablets make good fire starters. Oh, there's my German military mess kit for cooking, quite useful in many ways and I can just strap it onto the outside of my pack and it holds some stuff too while walking. I did just get a Brunton Glorb butane lantern, nice little lightweight backup light, better inside the tent too than the Coleman. I don't like the mantles it uses though, pricey and fragile, good thing it works without them.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by jdavid93225

That sounds like a good idea. Any thoughts on design?

Something cheap.... in case it flys off

[sarahkate_m]

Originally Posted by kygman

Mine is a camp kitchen my dad made about 40 years or so ago. It's made where it could be used as a table to eat off of if needed. Being made of plywood that long ago, it's showing it's age, but still does good. As far as your kitchen sink, those plastic tubs you bring home after a stay in the hospital make great "sinks" for washing dishes on the edge of the picnic table.

Your pictures don't show up on my computer. Do you have a photo album where we can see them? I'm very interested in camp kitchens.

Kate

[Jeromeville]

Coleman Illumisticks. These are pretty useless as flashlight-type illuminators (for walking in the dark and such), but are pretty useful for road/path markers in a dark campground (so you don't trip over that stump on your way to the latrine), and also for low-key inside illumination after lights-out. Yellow and orange work best.

They're mostly toys, but do have their uses.

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by Jeromeville

Coleman Illumisticks. These are pretty useless as flashlight-type illuminators (for walking in the dark and such), but are pretty useful for road/path markers in a dark campground (so you don't trip over that stump on your way to the latrine), and also for low-key inside illumination after lights-out. Yellow and orange work best.

They're mostly toys, but do have their uses.

Kids like them in the bathtub (with supervision)

[snosurfa7]

That would have to be anything white-gas powered (not a fan of propane) - either the MSR stove or coleman xponent lantern. Drinking hot chocolate on a mountaintop courtesy of that tiny stove or having the equivalent of a 75 watt bulb in the middle of nowhere in the deep, dark of night is awesome!

[texdav]

For me it is my cot ;with sleeping bag and a old fashion mosquto net top with a rain cover. Give me that and I am set to sleep anywhere really.

[trlhiker]

My Granite Gear Nimbus Ozone backpack. Most comfortable backpack I have ever owned.