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Desert_Runner

Desert_Runner

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Camping Gear & Off-Road Bag all from scratch.

Guys,

Growing up in Oklahoma I used to camp a lot, but the last 8 years of work have separated me from one of my favorite hobbies. I am looking to put together a camping set up for my wife, our beagle, and myself so we can start staying outdoors more often. I am starting entirely from scratch, so assume I have nothing aside from some fly fishing gear and the new 4Runner. I mean NOTHING!

What I am asking of you, the masses, is to please reply with one, or more items you cant live without or would recommend I purchase for our set up. I will try to be responsive and ask any questions, but I am really looking for everyones "wish I had thought of that" to the most basic of items suggestions for this list.

EDIT#1 1/7/16:
I wanted to add some more details to help with suggestions.

* We will primarily be camping in the desert or high desert (Nevada, California, Sierras, Grand Canyon, Moab, etc).
* I will mainly be camping in areas that I will be interested in hiking to fly fishing or fishing right at the site.
* Unless I am alone we will camp in a tent (rooftop or otherwise). IF alone I will most likely camp in the truck, or a small backpack tent.
* Most trips will be weekend trips, some reaching into the 5-7day range.



Thanks!

Zac
 
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For the pup....

I suggest a good waterproof collar with their name and your phone number engraved or stitched directly on the collar. I usually replace the name line with the word "reward". Collapsible bowls, a 25ft tie out line and a comfy bed. I also use a tent style crate (mesh) for offroad adventures and overnights.

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Appropriate clothing. A good quality - easy to assemble tent. Cooler and food. Keep your meals simple so you don't need a ton of cleanup or ingredients. Prepare most of it ahead of time. Sleeping bags. Sleeping pad of some sort.

Dog food, water bowl, water, leash, collar, dog bed?

Small hatchet, lighter, toilet paper, roll of paper towels, soap, fire extinguisher, small shovel, something to burn if you can't cut firewood at your camp site.

Flashlight. Lantern?

Not sure what else you'll need. Depends on where you're going and for how long. Hope this kinda helps. Good luck.
 
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A good low profile 3 person tent that has loops for guy line tying off in 4 to 6 directions. Some people buy a cheap tall tent and it blows down I the wind. I've been out in the So Cal desert when everyone else's tent blew away with them inside while my wife and I stayed tucked in until we got up in the morning. The 3 person tent is really a good size for two.
Tent stakes. Cheap wood stakes for the sand. Large aluminum spikes for hard ground. The tiny stakes they give away with tents are junk. A hammer.
Thermorest self-inflating sleeping pads, big enough to fill the floor and as wide as your sleeping bags. When it's really cold out put a rug pad or blanket under the sleeping pads to keep warm.
Ice chest, 5 gallon water containers, 2 stacking dish wash buckets, a tea kettle for boiling water, a drip coffee maker, stainless steel plates, bowls and utensils for easy clean up ( I hate flimsy paper plates), matches, decent propane stove.
I save a used 1 gallon laundry soap bottle with a spigot, well-rinsed, for dispensing wash water at the campsite. I keep a soap dish beside it on the table. Easy to wash your hands or rinse dishes. Keep refilling it from the 5 gallon jugs.
Freeze some of your drinking water in quart or liter bottles and put it in the ice box as ice. When it thaws out you have drinking water. Take plenty of good drinking water.
That's part of my list. There's more but these are part of what I take.
 
an air mattress. a pillow; bunched up clothes do not cut it. a decent-quality sleeping bag, big enough, of the correct temp rating, a heavy bag left open is not as good as a medium bag.

wipes. lots of water and lots of good firewood. chairs.

a can opener.
 
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For me, We tend to sleep in the 4Runner. Rolled up foam mattress and memory foam pad, Tp, cooler with food and adult beverages, dark angel med kit, extra quick clot, sting stuffs,Glock 19, rifle of legal at the location

I haven't seen anyone post this. I love to be macho and start a fire. I always have cotton balls covered in vasoline. Best fire starter idea ever.
 
Jetboy said:
Appropriate clothing. A good quality - easy to assemble tent. Cooler and food. Keep your meals simple so you don't need a ton of cleanup or ingredients. Prepare most of it ahead of time. Sleeping bags. Sleeping pad of some sort.

Dog food, water bowl, water, leash, collar, dog bed?

Small hatchet, lighter, toilet paper, roll of paper towels, soap, fire extinguisher, small shovel, something to burn if you can't cut firewood at your camp site.

Flashlight. Lantern?

Not sure what else you'll need. Depends on where you're going and for how long. Hope this kinda helps. Good luck.
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I think most of what you (the OP) is looking for will depend on to many things for us to give you any sort of accurate list however I strongly agree with [MENTION=118321]Jetboy[/MENTION] on the pre cooking meals where ever possible. Not a fan of the freeze dried crap but hate the time/ clean up when making meals while camping/on the trail. Normally we have almost everything premade or at least all the ingredients portioned and prepped for an easy meal. At least for my wife and I it makes camping much more enjoyable

If it wasn't already mentioned make sure you have trash bags!
 
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delloro said:
an air mattress. a pillow; bunched up clothes do not cut it. a decent-quality sleeping bag, big enough, of the correct temp rating, a heavy bag left open is not as good as a medium bag.

wipes. lots of water and lots of good firewood. chairs.

a can opener.
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That's a good list [MENTION=122831]delloro[/MENTION]. What you say about the sleeping bag is right on. OP is in Nevada.
We have two medium weight, regular rectangular bags that zip together. Add a pair of sheets for comfort and easy cleaning. Add a down comforter if it's cold. We also have two down mummy bags for when we have to carry gear or it's really cold.
I quit buying air mattresses after the 2nd one sprung a leak. I should have said our Thermorest camp pads are two separate, large size pads that fill the tent side by side. When I was using an air mattress it dictated that the 3-man, 3 or 4 season, low profile tent have a large enough door at one end to allow the mattress to slide in fully inflated. The tent was always too far away from the car to run the air pump inside the tent. The little air pump plugged into the cigarette lighter auto power. So we filled it at the car and carried it over to the tent. The self inflate air pads are much nicer, IMO.
[MENTION=96008]Engineer[/MENTION] your meal suggestions are good. My wife likes to pre prepare one-pan meals. Easy cooking on a camp stove and easy clean up afterwards.
 
Engineer said:
I think most of what you (the OP) is looking for will depend on to many things for us to give you any sort of accurate list however I strongly agree with [MENTION=118321]Jetboy[/MENTION] on the pre cooking meals where ever possible. Not a fan of the freeze dried crap but hate the time/ clean up when making meals while camping/on the trail. Normally we have almost everything premade or at least all the ingredients portioned and prepped for an easy meal. At least for my wife and I it makes camping much more enjoyable

If it wasn't already mentioned make sure you have trash bags!
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I agree. Ill edit the initial post to include some more detailed information.
 
Travel/Off-Road Bag & Items

Decide what fuel you want to use before you start buying stoves and lanterns. You don't want to mess with 2 different types of fuel, propane is easy and a distribution tree attached to a 20lb tank is nice to connect a stove and a lantern on but you need to lug around a 20lb tank for the lengths of time you are going. The other option is Coleman dual fuel stuff that can run on white gas or unleaded gas in a pinch. I'm a huge fan of lanterns with either fuel, I haven't found a battery powered lantern that comes anywhere near the output of fuel driven ones. I can't imagine camping without the hiss of a lantern going, it brings me back to my childhood.

For a tent check out the Coleman instant tents. Lots of head room and setup is super easy, they are a little bulkier for packing though.

If you want a place to get good reviews for stuff check out www.outdoorgearlab.com
 
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