What changes toyour camping (gear/ techniques) are youpplanning for this year?

[James.]

Re: What changes toyour camping (gear/ techniques) are youpplanning for this year?

Finallyyyyyyyyyyy sold my apartment today and I plan to spend .015 % of the 4% of the net profit on camping gear.

Going to the car show this weekend and gonna act grand but but spend sensibly, LOL.
Last payment on the RV.
Buying a Jetboil and demn the need to bring another fuel just for morning hot beverages.
Maybee I'll go full tilt boogie and buy a porta potty tent too.

Sweet! Congrats on the sale.

[Irate Mormon]

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Finallyyyyyyyyyyy sold my apartment today

You can SELL an apartment? Must be a NY thing...

[Happy Joe]

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Congrats on the sale NYCgrrl!

Let the shopping begin!

Enjoy!

[MacGyver]

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You have no idea how big of a smile that screenshot of the video gave me. The album that that song came from was a gift YEARS ago from the people I used to babysit for. Considering how many people know that song, I am surprised how the album itself has remained pretty obscure. Only a true Rare Earth fan would have known that Quentin Tarentino used a riff from one of the songs on the album in his movie Inglorious Basterds - that also made me smile when I saw the movie. That cover art is definitely etched in my mind. I'd gone through I five copies on vinyl before I finally found a copy on CD.

[Happy Joe]

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Need some opinion (and I know there's a lot out there;
Should I get an ARB air locker (on sale with a free $200 compressor until the end of the month) for the explorer (bout a grand without bearings, installation set etc.), Or should I spend part of the money on a jet boil half gen stove (about $180)?
The air locker will let me go more places easier (farther from more people), but the jetboil is also desirable (but not essential), this summer.

Enjoy!

edit; essentially I save enough to pay for the stove; ordered the locker (there does not seem to be any available from 4 wheel parts in the US) and brought home the air compressor...
Now come the endless wait for the slow banana boat from Australia... good thing its a want and not a need!

Enjoy!

[MacGyver]

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Well... it looks like Maryland threw the switch on the weather and it's now Summer. High 40s, low 50s in the morning last week, now we're pretty steady at 70+. I sat outside on the deck midday and realized that three weeks from now might wind up a bit of a scorcher for our big trip. So, it was off to the Internet to order a tarp big enough for half a dozen or more people to sit under. 18x30 and in a new color for me - tan.

[a65hoosier]

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18x30 and in a new color for me - tan.

That's a good size tarp. Hope you get some decent weather for your trip.

[a65hoosier]

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I used up my REI dividend (along with the 20% member discount and a couple of gift cards) earlier this month on a big ticket item. Essentially...I paid sales tax on it...the rest of the cost was covered...so I splurged. I usually try to get a larger item with my dividend rather than chewing it up on smaller stuff. A couple years ago, we got Therm-a-rest pads, last year was the Marmot Limestone 6p.

NOTE: I'm not a crazy spender at REI since they tend to be at full retail most of the year. I build most of my dividend using their branded Mastercard and pass my daughter's monthly college tuition/expenses thru the card to accumulate the "cash back/dividend" points. I get a smaller portion of the dividend via REI purchases (10% back as a member and an extra 5% if I use the card). It adds up fairly well.

This year: I got a YETI 50 cooler in ice blue. I went with the 50 due to it's relatively smaller footprint (it is taller-more cubelike rather than rectangular like most of their models) and the ability to still carry it solo. It should fit a bit better in the SUV than my Coleman Xtreme. Nice feature....the YETI 50 will hold 2 litre bottles and/or bottles of wine standing up (NYCgrrl - I remember a thread that touched on this topic and trying to find a decent cooler to accomplish this task).

I still have a mental block that I have to make sure I keep this thing either in the SUV or securely locked down (I'm leaning toward keeping it in the SUV for the most part). I never worried at all about the Coleman "walking away" whilst I was out hiking and away from camp---so security thinking will be a change for me.

Of course....the ice blue color was on backorder when I purchased. I'm hoping it will arrive this week as I have a car camp trip coming up next weekend. Really curious about the performance...

[05Kingquad700]

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[SpitzoMT]

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That's pretty sweet 05KQ700 !! A guy I work with has been talking about purchasing one of those. Sounds like him & his girlfriend are tired of the tent on the ground type camping, but aren't to keen on buying a trailer yet either. He was telling me they make an air mattress that is shaped to fit inside the bed of his truck also. Thanks for sharing the pic !!

[a65hoosier]

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Very nice! It looks great...complements the color of your truck.

Is that the Disco-O bed off to the side? It appears you did good with your camping shopping list.

[Denni2]

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This year: I got a YETI 50 cooler in ice blue. I went with the 50 due to it's relatively smaller footprint (it is taller-more cubelike rather than rectangular like most of their models) and the ability to still carry it solo. It should fit a bit better in the SUV than my Coleman Xtreme. Nice feature....the YETI 50 will hold 2 litre bottles and/or bottles of wine standing up (NYCgrrl - I remember a thread that touched on this topic and trying to find a decent cooler to accomplish this task).

I still have a mental block that I have to make sure I keep this thing either in the SUV or securely locked down (I'm leaning toward keeping it in the SUV for the most part). I never worried at all about the Coleman "walking away" whilst I was out hiking and away from camp---so security thinking will be a change for me.

Of course....the ice blue color was on backorder when I purchased. I'm hoping it will arrive this week as I have a car camp trip coming up next weekend. Really curious about the performance...

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Quite jealous of the YETI and love the blue! Please give us a review when you get a chance. I would definitely keep it in the SUV under cover.

[NYCgrrl]

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You can SELL an apartment? Must be a NY thing...

It's called a co-op here and is pretty much only found in NYC. The closest real estate transaction the rest of the country knows of is a condominium. You don't get a deed when buying a co-op; you get shares in the corporation...that holds the deed to the entire building. And like a condo you still get the "privilege" of paying a monthly fee. Now I have to go back to looking for the new place before the "gummint" can sink it's teeth into me.

[NYCgrrl]

Re: What changes toyour camping (gear/ techniques) are youpplanning for this year?

You have no idea how big of a smile that screenshot of the video gave me. The album that that song came from was a gift YEARS ago from the people I used to babysit for. Considering how many people know that song, I am surprised how the album itself has remained pretty obscure. Only a true Rare Earth fan would have known that Quentin Tarentino used a riff from one of the songs on the album in his movie Inglorious Basterds - that also made me smile when I saw the movie. That cover art is definitely etched in my mind. I'd gone through I five copies on vinyl before I finally found a copy on CD.

Rare Earth. Motown's new beginning, LOL. :glasses:

[NYCgrrl]

Re: What changes toyour camping (gear/ techniques) are youpplanning for this year?

I used up my REI dividend (along with the 20% member discount and a couple of gift cards) earlier this month on a big ticket item. Essentially...I paid sales tax on it...the rest of the cost was covered...so I splurged. I usually try to get a larger item with my dividend rather than chewing it up on smaller stuff. A couple years ago, we got Therm-a-rest pads, last year was the Marmot Limestone 6p.

NOTE: I'm not a crazy spender at REI since they tend to be at full retail most of the year. I build most of my dividend using their branded Mastercard and pass my daughter's monthly college tuition/expenses thru the card to accumulate the "cash back/dividend" points. I get a smaller portion of the dividend via REI purchases (10% back as a member and an extra 5% if I use the card). It adds up fairly well.

This year: I got a YETI 50 cooler in ice blue. I went with the 50 due to it's relatively smaller footprint (it is taller-more cubelike rather than rectangular like most of their models) and the ability to still carry it solo. It should fit a bit better in the SUV than my Coleman Xtreme. Nice feature....the YETI 50 will hold 2 litre bottles and/or bottles of wine standing up (NYCgrrl - I remember a thread that touched on this topic and trying to find a decent cooler to accomplish this task).

I still have a mental block that I have to make sure I keep this thing either in the SUV or securely locked down (I'm leaning toward keeping it in the SUV for the most part). I never worried at all about the Coleman "walking away" whilst I was out hiking and away from camp---so security thinking will be a change for me.

Of course....the ice blue color was on backorder when I purchased. I'm hoping it will arrive this week as I have a car camp trip coming up next weekend. Really curious about the performance...

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Nowwwwwwwwww that's traveling in style! Ice blue colour calls for blue curacao margaritas to celebrate and the bottles will even fit :B.