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Post by longtooth68 on May 28, 2008 14:15:07 GMT -5
Here are a few obvious ones that I have found to be extremely helpful -
1) A bucket - This is the single most important tool for meeting girls at the water/wash stations...Think about it, "You gonna wash your hair? Wanna use my bucket to rinse?"
2) A shovel - Trust me on this if you are in a tent. Being downhill from the washstations, or just downhill period when it rains can mean that you find yourself in the path of a water channel, aka a ditch or sluice.... -Nothing better than being able to quickly reroute that water by digging a quick little trench of your own around your site. We had to do this in '03 and were very glad we did. Also, shovels are wonderful tools when it comes to disposing of, or covering up unmentionable waste (EG. vomit) that happend to be deposited nearby by some unlucky camper or another. (-Had to do this with cowpies at Langerado this year...About 10-other people approached me to borrow ours. )
3) Extra tarps or a sheet or tapestry or two - Using an EZ up or Quikshade for shade at 'Roo? You may want to consider bringing along some coverage for the sides of your rig as the overhead canopy only covers the space above your head. It does little to stop the sun (or night-time floodlights) from beaming in the side. Take a few clothes pins ( I use the no-slip variety with rubber on the jaws. You can find them at Target) and tack the sheets up along the sides when you need em. Pull em down when you don't.
4) Flashlights or head lamps- Hiking 45 minutes back to camp wasted in the middle of the night? Wouldn't it be great to see where you are going? I know this has been covered, but seriously though, I could have made a fortune at Langerado the '03 Roo and other festivals if I had brought along 50-100 of those head lamp thingys to sell. People were constantly asking to buy mine. I like to use the kind that clip onto the brim of a hat. They are about $5.00 at Dick's sporting goods, but I am sure you can find them all over.
5) A large bowl or wash basin: I brought a large plastic salad bowl with us for Langerado this year. My wife laughed at me for being a packrat. Later she was thankful though that we had a basin to pour water into and washup with. Several others nearby also commented on how they wish they had brought something similiar.
Post by Britney's_Fears on May 28, 2008 14:35:56 GMT -5
A GARDEN HOSE is a good item. The water spigots at the troughs have threads on them. The hose allows you to wash your feet without putting them in the trough. You'll also be very popular as everyone will "want to use your hose."
Thanks for the ideas! I have a pretty nice set up each year. Now it will be even better. Like the idea of the rubber grips for holding the side shade. We were constantly having to pick ours up in past years. & the bucket idea is so cute!
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A GARDEN HOSE is a good item. The water spigots at the troughs have threads on them. The hose allows you to wash your feet without putting them in the trough. You'll also be very popular as everyone will "want to use your hose."
The pod near us did not have threads last year so the hose was useless. I'm bringing it again this year anyway, just in case.
I'd add a length of rope, for its many useful purposes.
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rope and bungees are always something I overlook. I'm gonna go grab them from my basement right now actually. There's only so many times you can make the same mistake
Zip Ties/NyTies/Wire Ties - What ever you call them, they're damn useful.
I second the rope. I like 550 paracord - Not too thick, but ultra strong and 100s of uses.
Probably goes without mention, but DUCT TAPE!
Zip ties are a GREAT CALL!. We use them to secure the tent when we are gone. Simply put, they won't keep someone out who has a knife, but then again neither will your tent wall.
Hopefully the potential thief will cut the zip tie first.
Use a luggage lock and you won't be so lucky to salvage your shelter in the face of that blade.
The duct tape is spot on as well. I have 3-rolls in our pile along with a roll of waterproof repair tape.
Extra tent stakes. We usually break, loose or give away (to needy neighbors) about six to eight a year.
For securing tapestries to the shade tent I found that velcro works well and removes easily when camping is over. I have had trouble in the past with the clips discussed above being not quite large enough to hold a tapestry to the ez up bars. With the velcro, I can set the top spacing as wide as I need to for the width of the bar - also it makes it easy to move the tapestries as the sun moves throughout the day.
Target/Walmart bags - tons for uses here. Good for sorting trash at camp, keeping in your backpack in case it rains while in centeroo (put a bag on your backpack to stop leaking), putting dirty shoes for the drive home, tying to your beltloops during rain so you always have a dry place to sit. Ziplocks will work well as solutions to lots of liquid camping disasters, but a wad of Target bags are nice too ... plus, it's recycling.
Post by freedomofmusic on May 28, 2008 22:38:01 GMT -5
About the bucket..... we always bring a Rubbermaid type bucket that sits right outside the tent door with a little foot scrubber brush. You'll be thankful if it rains that you're not tracking all that mud into the tent. Or dust. Or port-a-john whatever. It's quite refreshing too.
^^^ I was just looking for those tonight! I couldn't find them, so major karma for giving a specific location!
No problem! For those who want to get some, they're found under "Pony spring clamps" on google. I got a pair of the smallest ones and a pair of the next size up, and the smallest size is more than enough...in fact, we think they're more powerful (because of the pressure being concentrated on a smaller area) than the others. No blanket is moving when you put it on your e-z up with one of these puppies.
I even put a pretty significant dent/gash in one of my fingers one day, playing with these things to test their strength.
I put this one in last year for a way to stop or at least slow down someone trying to steal your cooler. It's a real pain in the aZZ trying to unscrew one of these from the hard ground with a cooler connected to it. Give it a try, they are cheap protection. Use a chain or cable to connect to the anchor, something that can't be cut.
Remember 2007? One of the first things I did last year is purchase a ten pack of Dust Masks and put them in the camper for 2008, too bad we are not going
Stop by Home Depot or Lowes, go to the paint department and pick some up. I like the ones with the exhalation valve.
Actually, my Leatherman that's permanently attached to my hip has turned me into MacGyver. The duct tape just completes my ensemble.
And, on that note, get yourself a good multi-tool. Honest to god, one of the best/most useful things I own.
The Leatherman wave is pure preparedness bliss.
if they find this when they search you they dont confiscate it? i was thinking about brining a knife for its many uses but i thought it may be considered a weapon. im not bring a switch blade or anything though lol
Actually, my Leatherman that's permanently attached to my hip has turned me into MacGyver. The duct tape just completes my ensemble.
And, on that note, get yourself a good multi-tool. Honest to god, one of the best/most useful things I own.
The Leatherman wave is pure preparedness bliss.
if they find this when they search you they dont confiscate it? i was thinking about brining a knife for its many uses but i thought it may be considered a weapon. im not bring a switch blade or anything though lol
I've taken mine every year and never had a problem
Post by rideincircles on May 30, 2008 18:34:17 GMT -5
Leatherman is definitely a must have, they might turn you away in centeroo though. My leatherman was stolen with my backpack in new orleans by a crackhead and I chased him down and all he kept was my corn and threw down my backpack. then It got confiscated at the gate at the Helsinki airport but my uncle was able to get it and bring it back. Then it got lost for about a year in my moms house. It is the best tool ever, and mine now has sentimental value. Chasing down the crackhead in the ghetto of new orleans was pure craziness... theres way more to that story also.
