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A very warm sleeping bag!!!


I went camping at the beach one time with some friends and I was the only one who brought a quality sleeping bag. Everyone else brought the crappy kind that you bring to a friend's house or something. Their thinking was, "It's the beach! It'll be warm!" And didn't realize that the sun goes away at night.

Mummy bag, sleeping mat (preferably an inflatable one if you want to be comfortable), tent (always a good thing), lighter/matches, flashlight, a toque to sleep in.

Oh yeah...I forgot, PJ pants. If you have to get up in the middle of the night for a piss, at least you'll be somewhat warm.

Extra socks. Wet socks are a bitch if your hiking.

I went tramping last weekend. It was good fun although on the second night there was a storm and I didn't have any shelter - listen, if you plan on sleeping out in the rain use a SYNTHETIC sleeping-bag, NOT a down sleeping bag. Down sleeping bags pack down smaller so are good for tramping, but if space isn't an issue go for a synthetic one. Down sleeping bags have no resistance to getting wet, it's like sleeping in an Eel's mouth - except colder.

I'm not sure if you're allowed to make a campfire where you're going, (for me if I'm unable to make a campfire the camping trip immmediatly  sucks,) but learn how to build a good one. Bring a lighter and matches and a strip of rubber, (like a piece cut away from a bike's inner-tube.) Rubber burns slow and it's waterproof so it can be a good way to start a fire if the weather isn't great. A good campfire is the best way to cook, an awesome place to sit around and just chat all night, (unless the wind is blowing the smoke in your face, that's a bit harsh,) and raises moral if you're feeling down. Make sure you've got enough wood stored so you don't have to fumble around in the dark to find some more.

Bring some nice food if you can. Camping is made so much better when you've got some good stuff to eat, don't just rely on canned soup and pre-cooked sausages, (although they're good too.) Cooking something that's really nice on a camping trip is a lot of fun, plus someone who is an outdoor chef impresses the ladies. I'm currently experimenting with making beer-can chook on a campfire. When I have it perfected it'll be fucking OARSOME.
One of my personal favourite camping items is a campfire toastie-maker. Toasted sandwiches ROCK when made on a campfire. The toastie-maker can also be used on a gas stove too, and can be used as a miniature frying pan if you want to fry mushrooms or onions or whatever.

Beer - bring canned beer unless carrying out a lot of glass bottles isn't a problem. Plus of course you can make beer-can chook with 'em if you so please.

MAKE A LIST BEFORE YOU PACK! Get someone else to check if you've got everything.
I cannot stress the importance of this more. I have gone camping twice in the Wiohine Gorge, a place which gets ice cold at night no matter what the season. The first time I forgot my sleeping mat. -3 Degrees with nothing separating you from the ground = torture, especially when you are also sans a bit of comfort. Second time in the Wiohine Gorge I forget my sleeping bag of all fucking things. Wrapped up in a picnic blanket was also cold, (thankfully the temperature didn't drop below 2 degees centigrade that time.)

But yeah, have fun. Even if you do end up cold, wet, filthy, tired and sore it's still a shit-load of fun.

Sleeping bag, wet weather gear.  Stuff like beef jerky and scroggin (nuts/choc/dried fruit mix) is a good energy-maintaining snack for the trip, but obviously you'll want something more substantial once you get there.  Ty is right, nice food makes tramping/camping a lot better!  If beer isn't your thing you can take a bottle of wine, it'll mean carrying glass back out with you but can be worth it if you take a nice drop, and if you feel so inclined you can always cook with it.  Lamb and red wine...*dribble*...

Make sure you know how to (or have at least read how to) spot and stop hypothermia.  Make sure you won't run out of water.  Extra socks are good.  Any other random stuff you think you'll need; gas stove (REMEMBER to take an extra cannister or two!)

If you smoke weed, you can spot/hot-knife off a gas camping stove, but if you're out in the wild it'll waste gas you might need in an emergency, so just roll joints or take a pipe...or even make one out there; I've seen people make pipes out of apples, cooked sausages, and even use the ground itself!

But yeah...keep dry, keep warm, stay hydrated, and make sure you've got food in your belly...hot tucker is best

And, make sure you tell someone where you're going, and your expected time of return.

Cask wine = scum.

Toilet paper

ebug9 wrote:

leeping mat (preferably an inflatable one

real men dont inflate

Just make sure this dosn't happen.

Ok, I live in colorado and we have some of the best hiking and camping in the United States.  I dont know what the UK is like but here is what i bring on a typical few day romp.

1. WATER
2. Camping gear (tent, bedding, heating supplies, hatchet/axe, knife, cooking utensils, etc)
3. At least one change of clothes per day
4. Dress in layers, its easier to take clothes off if your hot then to wish you had them if your cold.
5. Pistol
6. Compass
7. Map
8. Camera
9. Food items, if your camping dont be a puss and bring a cooler full of what you plan to cook.  Generally i do cook dinners and just bring snacks and sandwich supplies for lunch, i like to get rolls or muffins for breakfast.
10. Hygiene supplies.
11. Beer
12. Whiskey
13. Survival kit, if worse comes to worse.
14. Always make sure someone knows where you will be and when your expected back.
15. thats all i can think of for now...

{HMS}_Sir_Del_Boy wrote:

Don't forget the SAS Hotline number, just in case a rabid badger takes you hostage

Why the hell did you have to remind me of this???

I'm going camping at Yosemite at the beginning of Summer.  I was thinking about bringing a shotgun or handgun in case of bears.  Does anyone know if/how I can do this legally?  If not, I already have a catalogue of machetes and tomahawks I was thinking of.  We will be backpacking with the objective of getting as far away from civilization as possible.