Minimum Camping Kit

having done rallys for 10 odd yrs on bikes, I can do with less than below QUITE easy..

2 days?

fior sleepin
1 man tent
sleepin bag
torch and versalite
jacket for pillow

for eatin buy all at last possible stop.
esky, ice blocks,
billy and pan
few beers, or bottle vodka, no need for much else.
tins of baked beans and getti
eggs maybe bacon if I'm keen in esky but buy it at the last stop b4 camp
bread
milk
coffee satchels from McD's
sugar satchels from McD's
either gas cyl with the thing screws on top for billy and a grate to stick on a stone surrond fire, or 3 burner and cyl
matches
cup
bog roll

More days would take fridge. and diff food

I would hardly call a Cobb minimum equipment , I class recovery and safty gear as esentual and what room is left is for comfort , re: my comment on the Cobb what about a campfire in winter and a small single gas burner for summer , I wounder some times why we want to getaway from it all and then take it all with us ,YES I am guilty of the same thing but am slowly reducing the STUFF that I seem to carry ,I look at the early explorers and all they had the carried ,this is not an attack on you just my own ideas .Smile and have a nice day .

Swag and tarp. Single gas ring and gas bottle (in fire ban season). Bottle of red wine. Water, fruit, cereal, milk, pot noodles, tea/coffee (for when the wine runs out)

I am lucky as my vehicle is permanently packed for travel. So it is tucker and fuel and clothes etc. Click on my pic below to see my full list.

Cheers

Interesting to have a look in other peoples pantries Willem but dont think Ian would get all that in his HRV, but still good guide for others venturing further afield.

I recently bought a one burner gas stove for $24.95 @ KMart and some packs of 4 canister butane @ $6,94 per pack, cheaper when they have a sale & twice the price elsewhere.

Works very well indeed & so easy with piezo ignition.
As I have a ute & can sleep in the back for short trips where I am not carrying fishing gear & lots of other stuff I can travel light if I try. Might even leave the frig home but like plenty fresh water & some extra fuel just in case.

Ian

I too try to minimise and also have lots of gear.

One real win for me was the hiking stoves that are fuelled from the disposable gas bottles. THey are light and bring water to the boil very quickly. Much easier than the primus for those short and not so short trips.

Sean

Boys, boys, boys...you seem to have missed the point here. What's the point in going away if we can't stuff the wagon full of our toys?!

GPS, Fridges, Recovery Gear, Digital Cameras, Stoves, Tables, Expensive Tents (I have 5!), Sleeping bags (I have about 8), Kids (I have kids?), Generator, fishing gear, surf ski, surf board, boogie board, shortwave Grundig radio, handheld UHF radios, electric and gas lamps, battery pack, flourescent light, solar panel, etc etc etc...

Now that's camping...I love camping...

Doing most of my trips solo without the missus or a dog to snuggle up to I carry a hot water bottle in chilly season as I value a good nights sleep. For two or three nights away the missus freezes a few wholesome meals and they keep well in the esky for a few days. Change of clothes, never know when you'll fall in the mud or river. Spares, electronic gizmos and I like to whittle away the evening hours with a couple of beers. Jeez, Gotta be more than that the utes always chocker.

Well lets see ,

Recovery gear
2 snack straps
2 winch extention straps
2 tree protectors
2 snach blocks
drag chain
Tyre levers
tyre repair kit
Hi lift
cable bag
compressor

camping gear

sleeping bags
pillows
air matress
extra blankets
Tent
Table with chairs
Fridge
kitchen box (cups cutlery ect)

Food , well im a Australian Greek , so lets not go there , (would take hrs)

and not to forget DVD movies for watching around the camp fire lol

Just the normal kit
beer
rum, for medicinal purposes only
sausages
milk
more rum
cornflakes
more beer
matches
rum
steak
rum
bread
beer
butter
etc
rum
etc
beer

Okay.........

Looking at what some of you guys take, I don,t feel so bad now.

Mike takes only a swag & a gas ring......... I am so already ever wishing I could do that!!

It would seem that I am not alone in my frolics of fancy at the Camping shops, only to find my latest aquisition is a piece of bleep ( see, I beat the moderator censorship nazi!!! ), sorry, no offence meant.....

Out of all the things I have, and I have many....... the most useful to me personally are......

Swag, Cobb, LED head lamp, Coleman single burner dual feul stove, and of course...... 3 tonnes of camera gear!

I am going to see if I can pare my kit down some more. Hey, there's nothing better than rocking up at a bush site, and you can see the newbies erecting all thier new shiny stuff. The newbies wife looks over to you as you purposely nonchalantly roll out your dusty swag....... thinking that she is thinking....."..oh...... I just love these REAL outback types....... I wonder if I could fit into that sawg as well......". Hey....... it's a guy thing, okay!

I think I had better go to work, before I make a mess.......

Cheers

Ian BEE
Wannabe True Outback Hero

This is my Friday take list cut and pasted from my camping folder:

Stuff to take Friday:

To do Thursday night - Vacuum wagon, beer, pack upbleep

Washin up bucket
Fishin gear
Tent
Wood
Butane stoves
12v light
Dual fuel lantern - check for fuel
Stand and ropes for tarps
Solar panels, battery charger and petrol (variable depending on weather forecast)
All batteries (if playing night football)
Pre-made batter
CD player and cd’s
Electronic stuff - inverters, connectors, the battery charger
Deflation valves
Dunny paper
books and magazines
hats and sunnies
pillow and sheets
air mattress
BBQ grill
Fridges
Buckets
Water
chair

Already in take-away box or wagon ?:
cooking gear - plates, cup, tongs, paper towels, gloves, stubby cooler, saucepan
Shovel, hand winch, snatch strap, tool kit.

From Freezer - pilchards, techice, some real ice for drinks for the freezer compartment.

Bait – fresh mullet or, better,fresh bonito if they have it

What a great bunch of posts- sure, take it if you've got it, after all that's why u bought it- and why have I got 3 tents under the house- plus one on the roof of vehicle!- still, motorcycling can make u think about the gear (like Truckster) - I take sleeping/bivvy bag, water, Trangia, some food, brew gear, tyre kit, wetweather gear and credit card for my long-distance riding (and that's not often- ask the Boss) - rule is if it won't go in the 2 locked cases on the bike it doesn't go.

What a great bunch of posts- sure, take it if you've got it, after all that's why u bought it- and why have I got 3 tents under the house- plus one on the roof of vehicle!- still, motorcycling can make u think about the gear (like Truckster) - I take sleeping/bivvy bag, water, Trangia, some food, brew gear, tyre kit, wetweather gear and credit card for my long-distance riding (and that's not often- ask the Boss) - rule is if it won't go in the 2 locked cases on the bike it doesn't go.

If anyone thinks they've got too much gear then I would be happy to help them out :-)

We've only had a 4WD for 6mths and coming from a backpacking background we dont have a lot of this "fancy" stuff like fridges, showers, chairs etc

If we couldn't carry it in the backpack then it stayed at home!

Hi Ian,
I know how you feel about amassing camping equipment, what and how much you take. I do find though that the basics are the same. I always seem to take too much as each trip depending on duration thigs are slightly fifferent The old story that everything has it's place and to be in the right place all of the time is my problem, and trying to utilise the space that I have. What I am looking for is some info or ideas in relation to putting in some drawers etc.
I am on a limited budget so can't get those commercial drawers in. Is there anyone out there that may have some ideas using chipboard or some MPL.
Am currently driving a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder and need to put something in place and also incorporate my WACO fridge.
Apprecite anyones thoughts on this.
Happy 4wheeling,
EricM.

In what seems like a previous life ,camping consisted of an old green army "hutchy" and a sleeping bag ,matches and a tin of baked beans , credit card and toothbrush ,never strayed to far from a pub to need water,, fuel for bike and Qld sunshine,,

Ian, good to see you have started small mate. When you graduate, you will probably have 3.8 tonnes too and a four page typed inventory and placing of it in the truck. MSWord document if anyone would like to see it. With the drawer systems a lot is permanently packed ready to go. The tool kit is the best equipped on the farm and so I keep it away from anyone else

Ian I see you state you are a vegetarian, the only way to eat your roasted veggies is cooked in goose fat, so I hope you keep a few around.