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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
Hey guys. Never been camping. Just wanting some help on basic like tent, sleeping bag, stetcher, esky size, cooking and food. Any input and help is much appreciated for this city slicker lol |
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| Author: | Lockie666 [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
Food lots of water, warm clothes fuel butane stove and beer. |
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| Author: | sideways [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:55 pm ] |
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Swag, TP and a carton of your preferred alcohol. |
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| Author: | shep [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:56 pm ] |
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Go when it is warm, take lots of beer. When ya get home buy things that ya missed. Serriously though ya just need something to sleep in, something to eat and something to drink. Every thing else is just for comfort. The more times ya go camping the better prepared you will be. |
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| Author: | alien [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
my input is that the bed you sleep on makes all the difference... nothing worse than not getting any sleep cos your air mattress deflated or whatever you're on isnt comfy/big enough. Water is the next most important - don't forget you'll want to wash your hands now and then etc, that its not just for drinking. Insect repellent, food, clothes (warmth), spare batteries for torches, bog roll etc. |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
sleeping bag and stretcher cheap tent heaps of water bourbon! Sounds too easy oh and bogg roll |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
brekkie: bacon & egg muffins lunch: ham & cheese toastie toasties dinner: burnt animals |
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| Author: | stockman [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
A couple of things I take camping apart from the obvious: -water proof matches -first aid kit -saw and axe -tea bags If you are going remote, tell someone where you are going and when you are due back. |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
im a wog. i eat like a horse. Ill have to fill the whole rear of my sierra with bacon n egg rolls and muffins to keep me goin for one day hahaha |
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| Author: | weaves [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
My overnight camps has me taking Self inflating mattress tent - small self folding job Sleeping bag Chair Camping box, this box is something i've slowly added to over the years with things that make camping easier, off the top of my head it contains small bottle of cooking oil small bottle of washing up liquid (both of these are unlabelled, i suggest labelling them after drunkingly using washing up liquid instead of oil) salt and pepper cooking utensils click top stove spare gas cylinder plates and cups hammer sunscreen bug spray match's and or ligoter pocket knife some nylon rope toilet paper i refill this box every time i come back from camping and add certain things if going away longer. its always ready to go at an instant. and the box lives inside my ice box so i can always find it IF a longer trip i add tarps, poles an guy ropes weaves |
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| Author: | buzbox [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
rob45x wrote: im a wog. i eat like a horse. Ill have to fill the whole rear of my sierra with bacon n egg rolls and muffins to keep me goin for one day hahaha hahaha last time I had bacon eggs and cereal for breakie, I took a full cheese platter, assorted salami's for lunch Lamb roast and potato jackets for dinner followed by some chocolate and then beeer. |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:59 pm ] |
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i like ya camping box weaves. But i have one more little problem - i cant cook for shit hahahah |
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| Author: | weaves [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
Either can i, so i get drunk to the point where i can't tell the difference between green dishwashing liquid and cooking oil.. then it all tastes good. lol |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
yeah all sounds good, but going camping for 2 days in a little sierra would be hard work haha |
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| Author: | alexxx [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:05 pm ] |
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you dont need to be able to cook...buy an ice box...fill empy milk cartons with water and freeze. line the bottom of the ice box with these. take cold meats, bpcon, eggs and bread and youll be right for brekky and lunch. mabey some meat an frozen veg for tea!! just throw it in a pan and turn it every now and again. |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:08 pm ] |
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sounds too easy alexxx. ill just have to give it a crack. But why fill up milk cartons rather than maybe 1.25 coke bottle? Wouldnt the carton leak/sweat more than a plastic bottle? |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:12 pm ] |
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pretty sure he means the plastic 2lt milk bottles, i do the same & can get 6 days out of a bag of ice. another pro tip is to chill your esky before going with another frozen milk bottle for a couple days & make sure the food/drink is cold before putting it in the esky. |
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| Author: | nato78 [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:17 pm ] |
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rob45x wrote: yeah all sounds good, but going camping for 2 days in a little sierra would be hard work haha Nah bullshit, I drove mine from newy to south oz and camped all the way there and back, it was packed to the gunwales, but that was for 2 people and I took heaps of shit I didn't need. For me the 2 most important things for camping are a good sleeping bag and a good fire |
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| Author: | christover1 [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
weaves wrote: small bottle of cooking oil small bottle of washing up liquid (both of these are unlabelled, i suggest labelling them after drunkingly using washing up liquid instead of oil) weaves I did same on the Beachport trip  But I was sober 
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
christover1 wrote: weaves wrote: small bottle of cooking oil small bottle of washing up liquid (both of these are unlabelled, i suggest labelling them after drunkingly using washing up liquid instead of oil) weaves I did same on the Beachport trip But I was sober hahahahahaha |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
What size/Liter esky would best suit me. Say one person. 2 day camp trip. I have a few smaller eskys but that could get annoying! |
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| Author: | JAYZUKI [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:33 pm ] |
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dont waste ur time with an esky. the ice melts really quick. buy a quality ice chest. 40L is plenty enough for 1 person 2-5 days. tip> fill ur ice box with COLD beer before adding ice. Edit. i have one of these http://www.myshopping.com.au/ZM--121484 ... 6_DayRated |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
beer sucks - BOURBON BOURBON!!!!! But ice box it is! |
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| Author: | JAYZUKI [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
oh and get a headlamp. so convenient having 2 spare hands to work with (apposed to holding a torch in 1 hand) |
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| Author: | rob45x [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
led lights on your forehead looking stupid has never been more useful! |
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| Author: | sideways [ Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
If you're talking alcohol (this applies to anything really) and have a leaf sprung Sierra, do not take stuff in glass bottles!! 
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| Author: | dm90 [ Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
tim tams, tinned salmon and pineapple. along with good mates and a bottle of port to keep you warm and you will be right 
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| Author: | shep [ Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
There is nothing wrong with eskys just so long as ya but a good one. I have 3 with the smallet being 100ltr and all of them will keep ice for a week in 40 deg heat. |
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| Author: | kenn [ Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
rob45x wrote: yeah all sounds good, but going camping for 2 days in a little sierra would be hard work haha If I can go for a week in an LJ then you shouldn't have any problem and don't forget to take a spade. |
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| Author: | royce [ Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Camping basics??? For a beginer? |
I can go several days with 2 people in the vit and the camping gear takes up less room than climbing gear Best thing to do is dont make shit complex! make everything as simple as possible so its easier to setup and pack away and use. Simple quality tent, you dont need 7 rooms, super vortex insulation, stand up to a cyclone, just something big enough to sleep in and store your gear Good quality sleeping bag of the right temp rating and a self inflating mattress, good ones pack up tiny and are still great to sleep on GOOD! head torch, not some $3 thing, get a Princeton tech, Black Diamond, Petzl, Led Lenser one, bright enough to see 100m if you need to, easily light up the area you are in and can dim down to read in your tent Work out what you want to eat, then work out how much gear and time you'll need to do that then come up with something simpler. My standard camping meals Porridge or cereal for breakfast, easy to pack the little sachets and fast to prepare, bugger stuffing around with stoves and bacon and eggs and crap I dont really do lunch, I just take museli bars and stuff and snack all day Dinner some ravioli is easy to boil with a little stove and pot, or some microwave rice and stag chilli, mix in pot and heat. so one $15 mini stove, a $11 gas cannister, $10 pot and a spork, theres your cooking kit. Get a good chair and some shelter type thing (those shelter things that hang off the back of your car are compact and small) and you are camping. |
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