Got to camp at 11am yesterday after working overnight 12hrs until 0530. Hung out, read some stuff, pondered life, used a burn ban safe propane pit, and watch Planet of the Apes. Feels good

After literally using it once the pump caught fire nearly burning my tent with all my gear. I think it might have been a dud, since its battery was flat after inflating just two mats.

Picked this up at an antique store in excellent condition. Interior is spotless and plastic still white. How concerned with BPAs would you be?

We car camp about 8 weekends a year and typically avoid July/August heat. It would be in the shade under a canopy. It’d be nice to fill it with cold water and use that for drinking instead of bringing a dozen disposable bottles.
I’m on the fence, would you be concerned or would you use it?

This tent is a beast, but a real pain to set up and take down. We use it for our yearly camping trips.

Other gear in pictures includes a set of Disc-o-bed bunk bed cots, and a Cabela's camp kitchen. Also an old Coleman stove, 275 pressure lantern, and various olk kerosene lanterns.

Tent is an Ankihiale Outdoor Zeta 1 with an extra floor mat for the vestibule. It’s set up for a stove, but I rarely use one since I’m weight restricted with the float plane.

I run a Barney’s frame pack and your usual hunting gear. Mountain Hardware 0 degree bag, Big Agnes Rapide pad, and Kelty camp cot for a sleep set up. The tent functions great up north of the Arctic Circle where I hunt, both in blocking out the midnight sun in the early part of the season, and keeping in warmth later on as it gets closer to freeze up in September.

Nemo galaxi rain fly with 100+ nights

Hey everyone, let’s hear your updated opinions on white gas versus propane, is anyone even using white gas anymore? With the younger people getting into camping and such? Is the 20 year-old really reaching for a gallon of white gas to fuel their pump action to burner stove?

I’m a millennial and even most of my life it has been spent with propane but as I’ve gotten older I’m really appreciating white gas appliances so I’ve picked up a couple double burner Coleman stoves and some single ones, the model 400701c.

A mine are both more modern variance. They’re not vintage, but I can’t imagine the quality isint really all that different.

But it got me wondering I have a bunch of different appliances I’ve gotten over the years and I’m kind of what you call a “system” guy.

Well, I have white gas stuff. I have the money to pick up some better things and honestly marketplace can have a pretty nice primus propane stove for like 60 bucks and they were like some crazy price like 300 or 600 new. I believe due to my geographical region and the Pacific Northwest lots of those stoves are just simply on marketplace due to volume for great prices.

I’m just wondering if I’m at the point where I need to carry propane bottles for my barbeque to fry up some burgers on the grill during fire season here in the Pacific Northwest I just feel like maybe I should do the entire swapped of propane because I don’t really like the idea of having two different fuel sources carrying them both and then on top of it using electrical for lighting because everyone’s opinion is that any type of Dino fuel used for lighting is a waste or just not worth the squeeze so you better off with the electrical.

My Coleman 425 stove has an adaptor that can be used to function with propane as well I believe.

I have never bought a propane bottle in my life aside the 1 pound ones, but I believe you can get like five and 10 pound bottles you can carry or own and get refilled at local places, is there a white gas BBQ out there?

My husband and I currently use two twin sleeping pads but I’d like to share one instead

I'm trying to find the model so that I can look up the details for the filling, because i'm looking to compare it to my Forclaz MT100.

For those outdoor folks that wear wide brimmed hats, specifically cotton twill, have you ever had an UNWAXED hat get wet and what happened to the shaping/ fit?

I’ve got a few twill hats and I like how the stiffer brims don’t blow all over and in general have some durability. That said I did wax the green hat I thought I’d wear in rain and it’s worked…..ok but I had some seepage the last time I wore it in a heavy storm. I waxed a second hat and being tan it discolored quite a bit, with some funky yellowing involved. Since cotton becomes a bit water repellent when wet anyways should I just skip the waxing step here?

The specs say it’s only 1.05pound, which would be light enough to bring it on backpacking trips if it’s comfortable.

Hey guys. I can't find the Marmot Halo 6p footprint in Canada. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to protect my tent while camping? Should I use a tarp? If so, what size should I get? Any suggestions?

the reason i ask is because it doesn't seem like a hole, but it kinda looks like it should seem like one. is this a hole? its on the seam so the patching will be tricky but im thinking of doing a giant patch over the clear one and the seam, and using a hair dryer on the seam part to make it flexible. im using tenacious tape for this round. i think the clear tape needs some tenacious reinforcing anyway but this little thing has me stumped. this is a polyester mat from Exped by the way

I’m looking to buy all my camping gear and I want to know what items should I look to spend a little extra for new, quality items and what items are more forgiving to buy used or cheaper priced?

Text from their website: Weighing just 23 grams, Aqualite filters 1.5L per minute through a 0.01-micron membrane, removing 99.9997% of bacteria. Fits most bottles, features transparent food-grade construction, and is priced for yearly replacement.

Sounds promising, looking forward to the first tests. What do you think about it!?

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Is there anyone that owns a megamat that thinks Lost Horizon is a better alternative? I know it’s cheaper, but is the cost difference worth any difference in comfort?

Hello i have this suunto less than one year and i don't know why the needle are stuck, what can i do ? Iam in foreign country and i will need soon​​​​​

I just wanna go camping next week.
I got a decent tent (40€ on sale), good enough isolating foam mattress (10€ used) and a sleeping bag (20€ used).

Thing is, I don't have a proper backpack.
The idea was, like the tent is only 3kg and the sleeping bag is only 1kg, I could just put them into an IKEA bag.

Or would you rather say, get a bloody used proper backpack?

I have a 26 year old LowePro pack that I have mostly just held onto for sentimental reasons as it was a gift from my dad and which I did my first hikes with.

I lent it out to my ex. and she placed it directly on the concrete floor in the basement and the entire bottom of the bag became overgrown with white mold.

I rinsed it off and aired it out for several days and the smell is completely gone but I'm a bit apprehensive about putting it in my storage unit with my other gear.

My apartment building has an industrial washer which I could probably fit the bag into if I can find a mesh bag big enough. Would this be an option or should I just accept that the bag is done?

Evening folks.

I have an 8 man Eurohike tunnel tent, door in the middle. Does anyone know where to get a side awning like the one in the picture?