Date: Mon, 8 Aug 94 11:55:27 PDT
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From: Steve Johnson <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject: Re: Camper Equipmetn Advise Needed
> Holy Cow, Steve! Vanagons must be WAY bigger inside than Transporters! With
> that list of stuff you bring camping there'd be no room for any people, much
> less surfboards, in my `74 7-passenger bus!
I had a '74 camper and had that much stuff plus. My wife always insists on
bringing 4 pillows (4 Fuc---g Pillows!). I'm able to get the aforemention
stuff in and still have room. How many people you hauling anyway? It's
just me and my wife usually.
> OK, so here's my list of camping stuff and considerations... bear in mind that
> I don't have kids and only camp with, at most, one other person.
Guess that answered my question. ;)
> I carry a
> mini-Weber charcoal grill but Steve's talk about a gas grill has got me
> thinking... not only is charcoal slower but you have to pack briquettes and
> deal with the mess... Hmm.... You may have scored another convert Steve!
Like I said, it only takes one side-by-side comparison and it's all over.
> On longer trips with questionable water supply I carry a 5-gallon jug
> with spigot for water. It rides next to the back hatch. Dishes are
> done in the largest cook pot that's dirty.
The Rubbermaid (Rubbermade...Hmmm sounds kinky no matter how you spell it ;) )
tubs I use stack real well in each other so they don't take too much space and
the last one on top holds stuff in it too.
> Cooling gear: One (1) mid-sized cooler. I'd like to have more cooling, but
> it's just a lowly Transporter (no icebox) and I like to be able to bungee my
> cooler to the back seat so it doesn't wander around. If I have two people
> I'll often use a bigger cooler though.
This really depends on the length of the trip and how well planned your meals
are. I suppose some people can dehydrate alot of food and not need much cooling
space at all.
> Sleeping arrangements: This is pretty vehicle-specific if you're going to
I prefer blankets too, but I gotta be ready for the cold just in case.
> Lighting: One (1) flashlight for nighttime emergency auto repair and
> bush excursions. In the above-mentioned cardboard box there's also a
> candle to provide mood lighting. ;) If I'm going to be camping in a
> campground I'd like to bring a pump-up pellet rifle for shooting out the
> neighbors damn star-eclipsing blinding damn Coleman lantern but I'm a
> little too well socially adjusted for that... barely. Fortunately I
> don't use campgrounds that much... Sorry Steve, I just had to express an
> alternate point of view! :) :)
>
> Standard equipment that always stays in Bobo: the above-mentioned flashlight,
> a tube of sunblock, tide tables and a Swiss Army knife with corkscrew and can
> opener. Oh yeah, I should mention that the middle seat is almost never in the
> bus either, in case anybody had any doubts! :)
>
That still sounds like a shit-load to me to. So why do ya think I have so
much stuff, eh?
--
Steven
sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com