CAMPING GEAR Recommendations

[pektel]

Nowadays, they make maps out if paper too.

And I sure like to turn off all other noises when I'm out there. It ends up just being God and I. And while I am a spiritual person, religion doesn't smack me in the face until I'm out there in the wilderness. It's actually really powerful stuff.

I'm definitely not one to "preach" about that stuff. But there's no denying something universally present while out there.

[ninjavanish]

So Rob,

When i hike, im always thinking of things with more than one use. If youre planning on hiking part or all of the AT, you may want a gps along for the ride. And if you like music while you walk, why then also take an iphone? This Magellan Triton 1500 Hiking GPS appears to do both. You can get topo maps by connecting to a PC, record audio files, expand the memory and add songs or books on tape through an sd card slot, hell, it even has an LED flashlight for emergencies. The best part about it? It runs on 2 AA batteries which require no charging time and can be found almost anywhere.

Just an idea.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000V4S6Y2http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000V4S6Y2

[cjhalbrooks]

Originally Posted by ninjavanish

Call me old fashioned but... leave the iphone at home or in the car. If you absolutely just have to take it with... theres a wonderful battery preservation option called the off.

I agree with this to a point. With all the apps out. There is a sever weather app. And I would have the local DNR number where ever I am. Your right, I would turn it off and enjoy the woods.

Originally Posted by Robulous78

if I did find myself out on a longer hike, being able to use the a map app would be pretty useful...

Rob Rob rob. Do I need to teach you how to use a map and compass.

Now for my great. I have an old one may tent that I got when I was in Boy Scouts. No idea what the name is and if you can still get it.

Shoes/boots. I use my military issued boots. Bates. Once they are broken in they can last for a long time. I still wear mine from my Iraq 2007 deployment.

Fire. Well this is where I keep a lot of choices. I keep flint/steel, 9v bat and steel wool (goes up like a champ) a bag of dyer lint, and last but not least. A tampon soaked in lighter fuild. This is in case there is a shat storm.

Food, SPAM, freeze dried crap.

Knife. I carry a few. Let see a Bowie Knife (because you never know when you need to knife fight) and one of my random pocket knifes.

Sleeping bag. I use to use a Colman -10 below sleeping bag. Since I have joined the military I have "found" an extra military sleeping I use that. It has 3 layers top layer being water resistant cover (I like being dry).

I like to cook over the open fire with some small pots and pans

Last but not least a First Aid kit. Loaded with gaze, turnikits, and if can get the some Quickclot gaze. This is used to stop bleeding in extreme situations.

I hope this helps.

[SvilleKid]

Originally Posted by cjhalbrooks

A tampon soaked in lighter fluid.

An alternative to this, that my daughter's boyfriend uses.... 100% cotton balls, soaked in Vaseline Jelly, This takes a spark instantly, doesn't have a leak factor, doesn't expand in space like a tampon would.... And doesn't have an evaporation potential that lighter fluid would have. Try this as an alternative while at home. And you can pack a lot of pre-greased cotton balls in any number of small containers like pill bottles, film canisters or even cigar tubes!!

Just an alternative to consider. I'd never tried it before, and was very impressed.

Originally Posted by ninjavanish

So Rob,

When i hike, im always thinking of things with more than one use. If youre planning on hiking part or all of the AT, you may want a gps along for the ride. And if you like music while you walk, why then also take an iphone? This Magellan Triton 1500 Hiking GPS appears to do both. You can get topo maps by connecting to a PC, record audio files, expand the memory and add songs or books on tape through an sd card slot, hell, it even has an LED flashlight for emergencies. The best part about it? It runs on 2 AA batteries which require no charging time and can be found almost anywhere.

Just an idea.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000V4S6Y2http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000V4S6Y2

I am really liking this idea, will look into this further... Thanks!