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CAMPING BABBLE CRESTS - Don't forget to check in with Erik to get your Babble Crest for pack or pant.

...that's the secret HOMEWORK or DETECTIVE WORK. Like any piece of equipment - how will I be using it? how often? when and where? how much I'm I prepared to pay? I picked up a folding chair for base camp that said "Back Support" - called the Strongback chair. One of the finest [see - I didn't...

...luvs the dog luvs the vest. :)

...I like it - it looks sharp on you. How did you manage to get the good looks to go with it?

...welcome again - I believe that you have come to the right place. @bulldoginajeepwithacolt is a jeep man and goes camping with a jeep club I believe. Contact him. Wha.........................t, what do you mean you haven't been camping in years? "What's the matter for you?" :) Explore the...

...you are doing well. The kind of canoe trip determines what one carries. For the most part in the last little while we tend to enjoy a lot more of the trip rather than making it a marathon experience like we have in the past. By marathon I mean a different camp site every night and cover as...

...we do everything possible to get rid of the extra gear. :) You can only carry the prescribed weight. Some canoes will have a greater capacity than others. It's all in the planning and planning is to be adhered to. I have a thread that goes into detail about canoe trip planning. A rule...

....I'm one of those dudes who needs a back support. I have a Helinox and a sports chair. Looking through my inventory here are some of the chairs that I have on hand.

BASEBALL ANYONE? We have enough online to form a Camping Babble Team. Ya...

...when we string up the barrel in the evening it has a bear bell and a sensor light. We have never had a problem though we have watched as a raccoon try to figure how to get to it. He definitely didn't like the light going on.

...I like my folding chair that has a back support. I find sitting in a regular chair for any period of time makes my back sore. Somewhere on one of the threads I share an experience about a blow up mattress. I woke in the earlier hours of the morning feeling like a hot dog in the middle of a...

...don't worry about the errors. I see all kinds of mistakes in my threads but I'm not able to correct them. Let it be - this is a fun place for us, let's not get caught up with trivialities. Actually the raccoon unscrewed the top of the canister in a fraction of a moment. Almost like he had...

...and then there is always this for discussion. So...what's for lunch?

...I don't know if anyone would consider this unusual but I use to put a small plastic tripping barrel into the ground to keep food items cold. One early evening as I sat there with my dog sipping a hot cup of java a raccoon came down from out of the tree. Blazer lifted his head and began to...

=====> They do make some nice pads BUT. For awhile I got caught up with the who's who in the industry. Then one day I asked my self a question. "Who makes this product better and for less cost?" I discovered when the manufacturer said they have the "best" I did my research to prove them...

...pads became a part of my life after twenty five. Up until that time I roughed it - what a silly thing to do. This is the Helinox cot - expensive but effective. It is strong, durable, comfortable AND expensive. Like I said - it is always our choice. I use another product line that...

=====> A bit much? Not when you are at base camp. :) Not a bad idea at all @Madman4800 - it was the way it was done when. Make sure you put a tarp down first to keep any sap off the bottom of your tent. I had a colleague shovel out some of the group to make a bed. He filled it with leaves...

...you are absolutely right when you identify solo, family and group camping. Each will demand a set of essentials relevant to the situation at hand. When the Ventures gathered for their annual week long canoe trip we always did the same thing. Four days before they brought there packs to be...

...it depends on the kind of camping you are into. I use a firm pad when I'm tripping and a regular mattress with cot at base camp. Watch the cost - this is another item that manufacturers make a lot of money on. Do the research and purchase what you really need. :)

=====> :) FANTASTIC! That is really nice to hear. When I was a youth I lasted three weeks in cubs - Akala called me over and said, "I never want to see you ever, again!" That was the end of my Scouting Career as a youth but I became a youth Leader when I became a Youth Pastor. I was A Chaplain...