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MisterE
Social climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 14, 2013 - 12:24am PT
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I have two that have made the grab-n-go easier, please share your organizational/compacting/stream-lining camping ideas here.
#1: Cut down the handle on a #2 filter holder to fit in the pot (I also keep filters, a pocket Rocket, tank and lighter in a bag with the pot):
#2: screw a cutting board to the top of your cooler:
Please contribute your ideas!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Feb 14, 2013 - 12:29am PT
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A credit card is much lighter and more compactible than a sleeping bag.
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MisterE
Social climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2013 - 12:37am PT
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A credit card is much lighter and more compactible than a sleeping bag
That is exactly what I thought when I rode my bike from NW Washington to California with panniers, and met the guy with an extra pair of shorts and a credit card. Unfortunately, work was the substitute for wealth, as it is still.
Thanks for the reminder, Jim. :)
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Feb 14, 2013 - 12:38am PT
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On a serious note, check out the new Jetboil stove. It works waaay better (and is slightly lighter) than the original in cold conditions and high altitude.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 14, 2013 - 12:47am PT
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Water.
I still adhere to two liter soda bottles.
They stash under car seats, get thrown in the pack for a day of climbing, and break down when they're empty.
I tried a "cube" once and other water vessels but they just take up too much room and I've always driven small cars.
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jamatt
Social climber
Asheville, NC
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Feb 14, 2013 - 12:56am PT
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I always premix instant coffee, p-milk and sugar for easy trail-a-cinos. Cafe Bustillo instant is not too bad.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 14, 2013 - 01:18am PT
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Always take fishing gear, ya never know...
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 14, 2013 - 01:35am PT
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Mr Donini's right. "A credit card is much lighter and more compactible than a sleeping bag."
And makes for a way quicker take off in the morning.
Here's Roughing It, right here:
Santa Nella Holiday Inn. No extra charge for the Cornfield View rooms.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Feb 14, 2013 - 01:52am PT
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Use cans. No need for stove or cooler.
Note: it helps if you don't drink coffee, and you climb until well after dark and are very hungry for dinner! I don't heat up the cans - don't think it is worth the time, for me. It doesn't matter much to me what is in the can, either.... "I came here to climb, not eat!" :-)
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 14, 2013 - 02:03am PT
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Cook in the cans, too.
Use the can opener to poke a vent hole in the top of the can, and boil it in a pan of water. You can go do something else while your cans are boiling.
I like the Mexican Fiesta, bioled in cans. Canned tamales, canned refried beans, and if you look around, you can find canned Mexican rice. Feeds two.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Feb 14, 2013 - 03:35am PT
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water
use your cook pot to mold frozen plates at home, zip lock them
and toss 'em under your pack in the sled strapped to the roof.
i've tried melting snow. that goes along with
digging roots ... you know, plane crash stuff
well, maybe not so much in tucson
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nutjob
Sport climber
Almost to Hollywood, Baby!
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Feb 14, 2013 - 11:33am PT
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When I go car-camping with kids, I try to have most of my ice be in the form of frozen beverages: 64oz soy milk boxes, or individual juice packs (learned this trick from Em), and then individual cold packs for the rest to keep things from getting soggy (like eKat says). Also keep frozen chicken apple sausages, turkey bacon, etc.
For camp4 or other quick bivvies, I like to keep my sleeping bag loosely packed in the longer term storage sack, with a ridge rest wrapped around the outside. It's light and easy to grab quickly, and very quick to break down / make a quick exit when needed.
Pressure cookers are key for car-camping (and maybe long backpacking if you insist on cooking things). Altitude-agnostic, efficient fast cooking. Opens up menu options you would generally not consider when camping.
I keep a stash of candles and mosquito coils in my kitchen bag. I dislike the big campsite lanterns that many people are fond of.
Glow sticks are nice to keep in the tent for kids that aren't used to sleeping in the dark yet.
I keep a huge tarp and variety of ropes/parachute cord for quick rigging dry secure areas between trees, over a picnic table, etc. Really improves quality of life for car-camping trips where rain is likely.
A shovel in the car keeps you in compliance with forest service requirements for campfire permits, and it opens up a lot of possibilities for last-minute camping when you can't get a reservation in a regular campsite and you want the campfire experience (or just to cook your dinner).
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 14, 2013 - 11:34am PT
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TwistedCrank
climber
Dingleberry Gulch, Ideeho
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Feb 14, 2013 - 11:46am PT
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For multi day trips in the backcounty, these are awesome. It's a stuffsack in the pack then it's a rucksack for a dash up a peak. Lightweight, yet comfy.
And they come in so many different colors too!
REI done good by these.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 14, 2013 - 11:50am PT
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the problem I see with the cutting board on top of the cooler is you've either eliminated its use as a seat (common) of someones ass is gonna smell like onion.
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ruppell
climber
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Feb 14, 2013 - 11:56am PT
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Plus what if your chopping some dinner and need a beer?
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Feb 14, 2013 - 11:57am PT
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yeah.... i'm thinking FAIL! on the cutting board gimick ;)
When we spent those years developing out at Winslow and heading out EVERY weekend I found having a tote with all the kitchen stuff in it and devoted to only camping made life much easier. I also had a few extra plates, knives, forks, cutting boards and I'd just toss them in a plastic bag when dirty and do them when we got home. Saved time and water (in the desert).
You know those plastic tops you can put on an open can? I cut a small hole in the top of one that a fork handle could fit through. It was for canned dog food so I'd leave the fork in there and not have to deal with a dirty dog food fork.
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ruppell
climber
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Feb 14, 2013 - 12:01pm PT
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Honestly the handiest "trick" I have is a folding chair. No joke my first road trip I didn't have one for about six months. I would just sit on, you guessed it, the cooler. lol Finally decided to buy one to see what all the hype was about. Now I never go anywhere without one.
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