Recent content by oldsoldier181

Unfortunately, we can't make this. We will be up in Vermont, my fiance is actually doing an all female intro to overlanding on Saturday, and we're camping there overnight. But, if there's another, and I'm not working, I'm down!

Good morning all, I am planning a trip to go visit family in TN, in May. I am driving down from MA, and am breaking the trip up into two days. I am leaving from MA, and am planning on driving from work, to the forest, about 8 hours or so, will be arriving well after dark. Not being from the...

Outdoor clothing in general is WAY overpriced for what it is. The GoreTex craze kinda killed it. When that was marketed as the end all, be all outdoor fabric, EVERYONE had to have a GT jacket. I used to do a lot of alpine climbing, and, for us, it actually worked well. Of course, the weather...

I just purchased another gazelle tent using my GovX creds...20% off, while the tent was on sale, saved me quite a bit of money!!! Going to check out your link though, thanks!

Having not read all the responses, and driving a Taco Sport, I understand where you are coming from. We just went to a FANTASTIC long weekend in VT, called The Pilgrimage. It is, essentially, a 4 day overland rally, at a campsite, with trails of all manner of challenges available for anyone to...

This is one of the reasons everything I use is stainless steel. Worst case, I can toss everything into boiling water, and call it a day.

I have an old 2 burner Coleman stove, from, well, got to be 35-40 years old, at least. About a month ago, we went camping, and, sadly, the burners simply werent getting hot enough. I attempted to boil water for coffee, and, after 10 minutes, the water STILL hadnt reached a boil on one of the...

So, I recently saw a video where a couple were using these: https://www.containerstore.com/s/gift-packaging/gift-boxes/lock-ups/12d?productId=10028612 They are called LockUps. They are designed so that you can lock them together, lid to bottom. And stack them however high you desire. I have 6...

In campgrounds, I dump it into the fire pit. Boondocking, I throw it into the woods. I use the CVS version of Dr Bronner's soap, for everything, so its biodegradeable. And, the food bits-well, it is what it is. Most gets scraped into the trash, but its inevitable some makes it into the woods...

Well, I have to confess, this past weekend, on a 4 day trip, I switched over to the old french press. We were in middle VT, and I got some weird flavored coffee grounds, as I had totally forgotten my coffee at home. It is like a caramel something or other. Being a man that drinks coffee black...

I have had several of these over the years. In fact, just this week, we did a long weekend up in VT (the Pilgrimage) where we base camped, and went wheeling each day. We currently use a T4 Plus. Which is HUGE. We have been using that for a couple years now but, after last weekend, decided to...

Its not live. He is testing and monkeying around with it. You wont have access to it, as its still in development :). He is just soliciting feedback on a layout, info, etc

Mike, I like this format. Clean and to the point!

I may just bite the bullet and go with the Exped. Steep price, but I can try and sell off our smaller, single ones to offset the cost.

Good morning all! So, this winter, I am building out the back of my taco short bed. I am putting a sleeping platform in, with a single shelf drawer system underneath. Opting for the single drawer because I have long items that can be stowed next to the drawer, but that isnt my question. We...