06-27-2017, 08:11 PM
Scotty mentioned the organizing problem, so I'll contribute.
Everything for camping in my house goes into a giant bin. Everything in the bin is organized in its own bag or stuff sack. When we come home and get cleaned up, the bin gets repacked. It makes life easy to just grab the bin, food/water, clothes, bikes, shit for the dogs (getting another bin for that stuff) and go. If we think we need something new to go in the bin, something has to come out to make it fit. Keeps it simple and keeps camping, well, camping. I dont want giant camp stoves and barcaloungers, although my tent is fucking ridiculous.
I've also been doing more bike camping/bike packing lately and I'm paring down my gear towards the ultralight. I prefer to sleep in a hammock so this helps keep things light.
Gear - car camping i've been really happy with north face tents and REI bags. None of its ultralight stuff, but it works. I started packing an air mattress because it takes up less space than two inflatable sleeping pads. Jet boil water heater is so easy. Love it.
I really dig these lights - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://luminaid.com/">https://luminaid.com/</a><!-- m --> - solar powered and pack up nice and small, I have 3 of them just hang them up around the campsite and in the tent.
Everything for camping in my house goes into a giant bin. Everything in the bin is organized in its own bag or stuff sack. When we come home and get cleaned up, the bin gets repacked. It makes life easy to just grab the bin, food/water, clothes, bikes, shit for the dogs (getting another bin for that stuff) and go. If we think we need something new to go in the bin, something has to come out to make it fit. Keeps it simple and keeps camping, well, camping. I dont want giant camp stoves and barcaloungers, although my tent is fucking ridiculous.
I've also been doing more bike camping/bike packing lately and I'm paring down my gear towards the ultralight. I prefer to sleep in a hammock so this helps keep things light.
Gear - car camping i've been really happy with north face tents and REI bags. None of its ultralight stuff, but it works. I started packing an air mattress because it takes up less space than two inflatable sleeping pads. Jet boil water heater is so easy. Love it.
I really dig these lights - <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://luminaid.com/">https://luminaid.com/</a><!-- m --> - solar powered and pack up nice and small, I have 3 of them just hang them up around the campsite and in the tent.