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I figured that this would happen; so I stocked up on propane about a year ago... plenty of refills for those one pounders in a larger tank... when the leaking Schraeder valves become an issue I will see if I can figure out a way to replace them or maybe go with a legitimate, small refillable...

While I appreciate BFGs; (experience and lockers can, often, overcome for a variety of sins). The things that I would not go camping without are; appropriate clothing, a warm multilayered sleeping bag, a tarp or poncho, a medium fixed or locking blade knife, and a working BIC lighter...

I went to lithium (iron phosphate) some time ago and it is one of the better things that I have done for camping Enjoy!

Over the years I have used multiple various sized solar setup; I don't recommend kits as they are normally overpriced and over rated. Beware most solar panel outputs are vastly over rated (by 12 times for the last smallish (25 watt; advertised) ones that I tried from amazon). Don't expect too...

The most used items in my kit have been Vetwrap (4") ace bandage for animals (comes in colors); for sprains etc...and they are cheap enough to give away (got the last batch from the equine section of petsmart) and Providone (spelling?) -iodine solution; it actually works... (wally mart) I...

Or forgetting to put water in the drip machine... Enjoy!

I too, once made the big knife mistake (too heavy awkward to be much use) and settled on (primarily) 2 knives; a SAK (Victornox tinker) in my pocket and a smallish ~3.5 or 4 inch fixed blade (used to ride on a pack strap now lives in the cooking box). There is usually a largish 3", or so, folder...

I actually made the mistake of buying a GPS, once. It was a pain to use and contributed nothing but hassles to the trip besides distracting me from important things like scenery, nature and living... I promptly improved my life by throwing it away.... no worries about batteries, signal...

Now that Santa has come and gone; its sale time and therefor time to look for the items that Santa might have missed (and, potentially, acquire them at a discount...). It also might be about time to think about, starting to consider, getting around to, planning on, beginning; inventory and...

I have thought about and seen various"signs" that people use to help friends find their sites. In the end I just notify invite the good and reliable friends of our anticipated location and (and, occasionally, provide detailed directions) then keep a close watch for their vehicle if they have...

Fortunately, I don't have to deal with mobile homes, especially when camping. Long ago I decided to leave the camper congestion/rat race problems behind and take my tent places that they cannot go. If there is another camper within a quarter mile, or more; I am not doing it right. If there are...

Yep; Merry Christmas!!! To all... Enjoy!

unfortunately no; it was before I got a digital camera (and cell phones were the size of a brick)... It was your basic wall tent with 4 foot walls, no floor and no windows... It was heavy though. The conduits and corner connectors (bent rebar) were a bit of a pita to haul around. Enjoy!

If all else fails... a couple of friends (one with a heavy duty sewing machine) and I once put together an electrical conduit framed canvass wall tent out of canvass dropcloths (some used some new)... took several of us about a weekend to make the frame (some welding involved) cut the...

While we never had much of a problem with food attracting wild life we have experience holes nibbled in munchie bags, and a couple of times an animal rolled a cooler around in the middle of the night... To keep food from the critters I decided to, armor plate it/carry and store it in ammo cans...

Yep! Layering a sleeping bag gives many temperature options for more comfort, at a wider range of temperature... I atoo am a big fan of this technique... I often use double sided hook and loop straps (Velcro one-wrap, or a cheaper chinese knock off) to help keep rolled gear under control... I...

... How about some wing nut hose clamps to tie tit temporarily the umbrella to a chair (i would suggest velcro one wrap but tit might come loose in a high wind wind. (one of my favorite ways to, temporarily, tie thing together (got the last ones from autozone, I think). Enjoy!

Here's an relative oldie; When I was still backpacking and looking to minimize weight; I needed a pot support; bent up some heavy steel wire (9 ga?) and hinged it with a .22Lr case. Enjoy!

I, too, have a few thrift stores that I frequent. I am, also, not above pawn shopping (most recently for Blu-ray movies)... always on the lookout for equipment (upgrades and replacements), tho'. Much of my outdoor wear (shirts, jeans and (aggressive tread) walking shoes; comes from wally-mart...

Here in Colorado it can be sunny on one side of the street and raining on the other. The situation can become worse as you travel in the mountains; I have been rained, snowed, drizzled and graupeled (tiny snow balls) upon, in camp, all within 20 minutes and then the sun came out. Sometimes it...