Going Camping

[Ames who?]

Originally Posted by SamwiseRed [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

a gun and make sure you have 4 wheel drive.

u going to elephant butte?

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[Ahldagor]

toilet paper, basic first aid kit, a box of matches and a lighter, chairs, trash bags (leave no trace), a good knife, a gun if allowed and warranted by wildlife including humans, sunscreen if there's no shade, water in easily compacted containers, canned food, appropriate sleeping bags depending on environment, proper foot wear, a smaller tent

[SamwiseRed]

Originally Posted by Ames who? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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elephant butte

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a lake in the middle of NM basically. alot of people go camping and shit there including meh.

[SamwiseRed]

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[fishingme]

Id take a rope, never know when you're going to need one until you need one

[Shannacore]

Originally Posted by SamwiseRed [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

a gun and make sure you have 4 wheel drive.

u going to elephant butte?

No, we're headed up to Colorado to camp with my fam. Now that we'll have camping gear, Elephant Butte is definitely on the to-do list though! Also really want to camp at White Sands, haven't been there at all yet.

[Whirled]

Check yo self~+ always police call your area.

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[India]

air mattress and pump

[Rellapse40]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

...for the first time in liiiiike ten years. I own no camping gear so we are shopping for 100% of the stuff tomorrow morning (before we leave tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully we don't forget anything). What are your camping essentials? We're headed to Lathrop State Park.

this aint fucking facebook

jesus christ

[mgellan]

Originally Posted by Shannacore [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Tent, check (I guess I lied when I said I was shopping for 100% of the items tomorrow). Bought an 8-person tent for two people so I can have a living room, bedroom, powder room, etc etc etc.

Those are the tents that blow away, crappy fibreglass poles snapping, in bad weather at Scout camps, while my kids are snug and dry in good quality 4 man tents with aluminum poles even in howling winds and torrential downpours.

Just in case anyone else is in the market get a good brand (Eureka for example) and keep it smallish, a 4 man tent is roomy for 2 adults, a 2 man is good for single adults. Get vestibules (parts of the fly that extend in front and back of the tent so you can store gear etc. in the back and keep muddy boots etc. in the front) and two doors front and back.

My $0.02.

Yours In Scouting,
Scouter Mg