Minimum Camping Kit
Submitted: Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 20:02
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Ian Bee
Okay, like all of you, over the years I have ammassed (sp) a heap of camping gear, sort of can't help myself sometimes.......
I go away on my own often, for say 2 - 3 days at a time. I don't take the Delica, I take my little Honda HRV, it get's me where I need to go.
Now, I try to take the bare minimum of gear....... swag, fridge, Cobb....... etc......
What do some of you guys take for solo trips away, like the bare minimum, but comfortable?
I think I have my kit all sussed out, but I always seem to take things " just in case".......
Cheers
Ian BEE
Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 20:17
Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 20:17
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
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Follow Up By: Member - Peter (York) - Friday, May 07, 2004 at 19:50
Friday, May 07, 2004 at 19:50
Truckster , thanks for the 2 links to the best 4x4s in the world , boy would I love to turn up at a club meeting with one of those babys !!
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Reply By: ianmc - Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 22:02
Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 22:02
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.
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Reply By: Mike-TS - Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 22:46
Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 22:46
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...
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Follow Up By: Member - Peter (York) - Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 23:38
Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 23:38
Mike-TS . Boy!! how big is your trailer or do you drive a 4wd truck ? maybe a mac or kenworth LOL
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, May 07, 2004 at 00:08
Friday, May 07, 2004 at 00:08
IS THIS THE ONE YOU MEAN PETER?
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, May 07, 2004 at 00:19
Friday, May 07, 2004 at 00:19
I stand corrected..
THIS IS T H E #1 WORLDS CAMPER!
you couldnt beat it.
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Follow Up By: Hedonist - Friday, May 07, 2004 at 01:36
Friday, May 07, 2004 at 01:36
Mike-TS I am in awe!
You must have been doing this for a while to be travelling with the bare bones like that?
No laptop, satellite phone, gas shower system, coffee maker, mountain bikes, R/C car, DVD player, porta potty, telescope, binoculars, dinghy, gas kettle, EPIRB etc????? Wow, that's roughing it!
Pete
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Follow Up By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Friday, May 07, 2004 at 14:36
Friday, May 07, 2004 at 14:36
Good on ya Mike-TS, classic, that just about sums us up if you take some things and add others!! If the heavy duty
suspension ain't sagin I've forgot somthing! LOL.
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Reply By: Ian Bee - Friday, May 07, 2004 at 07:43
Friday, May 07, 2004 at 07:43
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
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Reply By: paul - Friday, May 07, 2004 at 09:18
Friday, May 07, 2004 at 09:18
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
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Reply By: Eric M - Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 12:46
Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 12:46
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.
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Follow Up By: Hedonist - Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 13:05
Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 13:05
Eric,
Have you considered skipping the whole
drawer thing and just using stackable plastic boxes with lids?
We travel extensively with three kids and have never felt the need for a fitted
drawer system - they're certainly convenient but by no means a necessity... (Unlike a
cargo barrier IMO)
Cheers,
Pete
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Follow Up By: Ian Bee - Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 15:25
Saturday, May 08, 2004 at 15:25
I find the Rola Roofrack system with a basket is good for me, toss swag ( folded in 1/2 ) tent ( if needed ) & tarps in there.
In the little Honda I place my
Waeco 35 on a back
seat & strap in down tight. Other side of back
seat are my clothes.
In the rear I carry 2 large grey "Space Cases ", which house all of my food &
kitchen.
In the foot wells in front of the back
seat I carry a
Waeco Thumper in one well, & a 100 Ah Deep cycle in the other. Theese fast charge thru
Anderson Plugs & relays fitted by my Auto Electrician.
On the front
seat ( passenger ) I try not to carry anything. I tend to just dup a camera or something else that I am currently using on there.
In the front passenger footwell, I carry a
Cobb, or Gas bottles & Coleman if it's summertime.
On the outside rear, I have fabricated 4 swing away 10 lite water containers.
That sort of covers it for me.
Cheers
Ian BEE
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Monday, May 10, 2004 at 14:51
Monday, May 10, 2004 at 14:51
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.
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