Stopped in Burr Oak State Park, and Greenridge State Forest on a roadtrip back to the east coast this past week. Breaking in a new to us Tacoma, and a truck camping setup (had previously built gear towards bike packing).

Took advantage of REIs labor day sale and got the Kelty lowdown couch, and galley deluxe bag. Highly recommend both!

Friendly reminder to get out there! Can't wait for the next trip.

I've owned a few air mattresses that have all invariably failed after a couple of uses. It is, however, very comfortable when it works, so I'm thinking of alternatives. Would a self inflating sleeping pad fair better? I currently use a cot + manually inflating sleeping pad, but I'm a restless sleeper and it slips around.

Took my kids for their first camping trip, at California's Cero Alto Campground. In the morning we had a touch of fog try to roll in, but it broke apart from the sun just as it tried to grow near our campsite. We weren't prepared for how exposed we were in the mid-day sun, and had to take refuge under the trees on the left. I cooked the tri tip in my sous vide for 16 hours, then I froze it solid for the cooler. While at camp, I reverse-seared it over our wood fire, and it came out amazing. Highly recommend, as it was nice not having to deal with raw meat while at camp.

This is the reason to wake up at dawn in Maine. Sunrise over Casco Bay on September 2. Spectacular. Car camped at Winslow Bay Memorial Park. Was lucky to get a waterfront spot. The weather was phenomenal. Dry, temperate and gorgeous. Lot's of trail hiking with my dog Isaac. This was his first time camping. He loves the hammock.

First time hooking up a kayak like this and I wanna make sure it’s safe to be on the highway for about 2 hrs

Only saw two hikers for the whole trip. Wasn't easy getting my wagon of stuff over all the roots and rocks to get to the spot, but it was worth it. They even have the lake drained by 4 feet right now for maintenance on the dam, so I was able to gather a bunch of driftwood and have a bonfire on the pseudo-beach. It was an amazing trip.

I’ve got an aqua quest guide tarp that’s been awesome. It’s 3 years old now and I haven’t had any issues so far. As far as I can tell their website has no information regarding care/upkeep. Is there any maintenance involved in prolonging a nylon tarp’s water resistance and longevity? All I do is fold it in half longways and hang it on the garage wall when I’m not using it.

My son and I will be doing a roadtrip in a few weeks. No real itinerary,just relaxing and recharging. Preference toward "State Park" type setting...wooded sites with some privacy, no hookups needed. Some water (lake/stream) would be nice, but not mandatory.

We are likely to settle in NE area the first night. May stay for 3 or 4 nights if the vibe is right OR bump across state another 100 miles or so for a few nights if you recommend that "can't miss" spot.

Thank you in advance.

I was having terrible problems with men walking the my campsite so I decided to go to a more remote and primitive location hoping it would be different.

First day there and a guy with three buddies showed up and while they were on what I would consider the edge of my dispersed campsite they definitely didn’t belong. They went into what was posted as a restricted area behind my site.

The next day another dude showed up and he did similar things; staring at the ground, turning rocks and things over and generally acting very suspiciously.

The next day a ranger came by and noticed my barrier (I dragged and carried as many downed trees, logs and large branches across the entry to the site to discourage encroachment) and in talking with the ranger it turns out these guys were poaching.

There are several endangered and protected species on that mountain and these guys had zero issues intimidating me to do their thing.

The ranger asked me to gather plate numbers so he could track them down and have a conversation with them (Rangers words).

Another group of these slimy (they all looked like back woods hillbillies with no personal hygiene) came through and I was fed up.

The ranger told me the upcoming weekend the area would be crawling with poachers and he wanted me to stay and help him with the plate numbers.

I decided I didn’t need to be yet another ‘missing camper’ poster so we left.

What would you do?

I’m from PA and looking to do an October camping to see the autumn leaves. The plan is to go somewhere in upstate NY such as Lake Placid for example, but I’ve been there before.

Just did some awesome camping in Put in Bay and I want another waterfront campsite, but this time I want ocean.

I figured I would ask here before I do any research, but is there any good camping in New Hampshire or anywhere in that area? I’d really like to be walking distance of the ocean.

This is tent camping btw.

This ad is coming up on my social media feeds. Basically, it’s a double boiler inside of an insulated thermos with a heated stone ring in it and it functions like a slow cooker. Great idea, but it’s not a $250 great idea.

I feel like this is something you ought to be able to build

I have a husky army sleeping bag. Is it normal to have a hole at the end of the zipper? İt makes it very cold. What can I do?

We are boating in a 5.1m down the Glenelg river in Victoria this weekend and plan on stopping along the way to camp overnight at a canoe camp. My question is the etiquette of tying up on the little pier with the boat. Typically canoes and kayaks will pull them up onto the beach or grass but obviously can’t do this with a boat. Would tying the boat up be frowned upon if there are kayakers also looking to use the same camp.

I just bought a new gas canister , im out here in the woods , screwed the thing on...and it won't screw on. It seems like something prevents the stove from screwing all the way on. When I first pulled the tab on the gas , this is what I saw. It looks like maybe some kind of manufacturing error? I don't understand.

Hi everyone. I just took my brand new Coleman 3P Sundome camping this weekend and when I got back I noticed three little holes on the bottom corner of my tent. I was quite careful and also had a footprint setup, so I’m unsure where these little holes came from.

Perhaps a mouse? I can confirm the only “food” I had in my tent was water with lemon flavored electrolytes. Anyway, easy fix, but just want to be sure I’m taking the proper precautions next time.

Howdy fellas! Next weekend I'm going to be doing some dispersed camping with my buddies at the NF. We are coming from chicago and want somewhere no further than 5 hours away.

We primary want to some secluded space to rewind and have a fire away from everything. Is there a particular area that would be best for that? What are some things to look out for? (Never been there before)

Thanks!

We just started camping as a family in the Bay Area and have small kids (6 + 3). So far, we’ve gone to Lake Chabot (car camping) and Pt. Reyes (about 1.5 mile walk to campsite). Where do people from the Bay with kids recommend we venture to next?

Hallo Zusammen,

wir (4 Personen + Hund) haben uns einen Opel Crosscamp Explr gekauft. Nun stellt sich mir die Frage was benötige ich da alles für Erstausrüstung. Ich hoffe ihr könnt uns hier weiterhelfen und nützliche Tipps geben.

Schöne Grüße aus Südhessen

Does anyone use a portable camping air conditioner for their tent?

Worth it? Recommendations? Tips/hacks?

UPDATED: sorry, I left out for TENTING.

I'm eyeing on the following two sleeping bag for my almost 7yr old,

Kelty Kids' Mistral 20 Degree Sleeping Bag

The North Face Youth Wasatch Pro 20 Sleeping Bag

Which one is warmer and has better quality in long term? Thanks.

I am looking to do an awesome camping trip next weekend within a couple hours of salt lake. I am hoping for dispersed camping in the mountains that is not very crowded. Does anyone have any good spots? Really am open to anything. Hiking swimming biking or whatever.

Looking for affordable options/ brands to look into. Needing to get a solid bag without throwing my whole check at one. Doesn't need to be super fancy, just need one for now that wont go to shit on me in less than a week. Taking a trip in a few weeks and dont have the funds to dive all in yet. Then I can slowly invest in the good stuff through the comming years. Any tips are appreciated!

Edit: if have tent advice also id really appreciate it! From what I've seen light is important, like 5ish pounds?

All I've known mostly is normal old campsite camping here in iowa, so there was never need for "good" stuff the cheapest last you years here if you take care of it. But i doubt the same applies when hiking covering more serious terrains.. taking 8ish days to go to different places in the corners, starting in new mexico and ending in colorado if that helps

I'm actually looking for a good knife for everything, like camping, cutting small woods to create fire with and without ferro rod and also for daily usage. Recommend me a knife low in budget and high in performance. Although I've seen some of the survival knives on internet but they are pretty expensive.

Probably in the next year, I'll go to a camping trip in Norway at the and of agoust/start September. Which sleeping bag should I use? I won't sleep in high mountains and probably I'll stop my trip at the Lofoten islands.