What camping accessories do you really love?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Betty

Nice tent. It must weigh a ton though and be pretty big to take with you though isn't it?

It requires its own trailer, a minimum of three to set up and usually takes 2-3 hours. It actually belongs to friends of ours who are kind enough to share it with us at War. Each round is large enough to hold a queen size bed which only takes up only about 1/4 of the space.

When we finally get our own tent, it shall be more like the one in the right side of the photo.

[alphabassettgrrl]

On hot days I put ice in my camelbak. There's an insulating tube you can get if the warmness bothers you, that goes around the straw.

[cirquelover]

I'm not sure if I can explain it right but we have a light with a magnetic metal plate attached. You pull off the plate and put it on the outside and put the light on the inside. It was so nice to have an overhead light instead of a lantern.

[Capt Jack]

the one thing I truly love while camping is the one thing I forgot to bring last time at camp swank.

a propane torch. makes short work of building any fire or starting a firepit full of coals

[Not Afraid]

For Swank Cam I got the best thing! It's the best because it is incredibly useful to me and VERY useful in pissing off every other camper you are camping with. It's called a Petzel and I LOVE it.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Betty

The camelpack just doesn't appeal to me. I'm not sure why that is - seems like it would be all warm and not very refreshing. Guess bottled water gets warm anyway though and it's a pain in the butt to carry with so...

It's camelback and it's the best adventuring invention since the shoe. You need to keep hydrated, and it's best done on the go. The water is insulted and always cold to room temperature, no matter how hot it gets outdoors. The tiny bit of water remaining in the tube since you last sip gets warm ... but one second later the H20 in the reservoir is perfect and wet.

You don't need to stop, retrieve something, open it, drink, close it, stow it ... you simply sip. The tube is always at your side, your watery friend. You haven't had it this easy since the umbilical cord of your womb-residing days.

I never considered it a camping accessory, per se, though of course I've never gone camping without it. Depending on what type you get, you can pack a nice day trip or a weekend away from civilization. So your backpack and your nicely cooled, constant water supply are one integrated, hassle-free unit of perfection.

I cannot recommend it more highly.

[JWBear]

Can you put fizzy water in it?

[innerSpaceman]

yes, but the fizz won't last as long as the cold.








oh, and haha, um, typo ... the water isn't "insulted" ... it's insulated. If the water were insulted, it would likely get hot, not cold.

[Disneyphile]

Our faves are:

Coleman Road Trip Grill
Roll-up Tables
EZ-Up
Air Mattress with elevated portable pop-open frame
Camelback*

*I highly suggest freezing it - it will melt as you go, and also keep you nice and cool. My small one takes 5-6 hours to completely melt, so it's perfect.

[LashStoat]

Gaffer Tape. Pink. 100 metres.