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slynne
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response 54 of 58:
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May 29 15:20 UTC 2002 |
Yeah, I have to agree with janc. I dont usually take a light pair of
sandals when backpacking because you can go into water with them and
this is useful when getting water for camp. Other luxuries I sometimes
take on backpacking trips:
1) an espresso maker
2) a book
3) candle lantern
4) an outback oven (for baking scones in the morning)
5) thermarest mattress
6) thermarest chair
7) hammock
With car camping, It is a whole different story. I take good chairs and
air mattress and sheets and blankets instead of a sleeping bag, etc
etc.
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keesan
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response 55 of 58:
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May 29 15:53 UTC 2002 |
How much does the espresso make weigh and can't you sit on the mattress (I
think there is some gadget that will hold it in a folded position).
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slynne
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response 56 of 58:
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May 29 16:58 UTC 2002 |
Yes, that gadget is called a thermarest chair. It uses the mattress.
That is what I take. It is pretty light.
The espresso maker is also very light. It is made for backpackers. I
dont remember the exact weight but it only makes one cup of espresso at
a time because it is very small.
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jep
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response 57 of 58:
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May 29 17:12 UTC 2002 |
I bought some sleeping bags; don't you have to use sleeping bags for it
to be camping? We'll take our fold-up-in-a-bag chairs.
A lot of what we'll do is use our campsite as a base for going around
and seeing other things in the areas where we'll be staying. We'll
come back at night and have a fire and roast some marshmallows (and
occasionally cook dinner; hot dogs or tin foil dinners or whatever) and
sleep, then get up the next morning, have breakfast, and go out
somewhere else.
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response 58 of 58:
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May 29 21:31 UTC 2002 |
Something I remembered the other day as I was purchasing some additional
gear: if you have a new air mattress, inflate it in a well-ventilated
area and leave it inflated for a couple of days before you go to camp.
That way the plastic can do a lot of its initial out-gassing without
stinking up your tent and giving you a plastic-fumes headache your first
night out.
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