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Shafer trail - Not difficult but you can get some great photos to impress family & friends with your boldness. Al

This I grew up on a farm in the 50s-60s and learned the basics early on. Over the years, I turned my share of wrenches, First, because I didn't have the money to pay someone else and later because I enjoyed it. At my current age, its just not that much fun anymore and I no longer have the...

Its PahaQue's 12x12 screen room with their optional fly. We've had it several years and have been well satisfied but I went to their website to post a link in this reply and it appears to have been discontinued. I've reached out to the company for clarification on this and will post back with...

Just finished browsing through this entire thread - Wow!! Lots of really nice setups here and it was great to see a few folks still using liquid fuel gear. I started camping with Coleman and have stuck with it over the years. The double burner stove (413E), oven and coffee pot came from a...

This is no where near the quality of the Scepter Military Fuel Cans. I've used both military surplus NATO metal cans and the Scepters MFCs with a strong preference for the latter. Unfortunately, its getting very difficult to find the Scepter cans in the US at any sort of reasonable price since...

Thanks for the offer and just may take you up on it. We camp in Nantahala NF near Joyce Kilmer fairly often. Al

I'm in the planning stages of an early to mid May 3-4 day tenting trip to the Portsmouth Island section of Cape Lookout NS. It would be me and the missus, likely our five year old grand daughter and possibly our daughter and SIL. Nothing super organized but anyone who might care to join us to...

We've driven Hurricane Creek to Max Patch in a stock TRD OR DC Tacoma - fun drive. If you're coming down the Blue Ridge Parkway, Lake Powhatan is a Pisgah NF campground just off the Parkway and on the edge of Asheville that has modern showers if you need a break to clean up a bit. Next door is...

Thanks, sometimes I feel as if we've left nothing at home. We've had this Scamp, an 00, for about ten years and had a 01 16' before that. Congrats on that 76, with reasonable care, these molded fiberglass campers willl last forever and we'd likely still be in our first one if a hurricane...

Three twenty pound tanks - two on the camper and one on the roof rack in a steel oversized milk crate that holds the tank and cast iron Hibachi grill. We cook on old school Coleman liquid fuel stoves but the furnace in the camper will go through some propane in sub-freezing temps. The water...

Sometimes in some places, most any type of cup will do, Boondocking on some unknown creek in Nevada. Engel cups, seventyfive (??) year old Comet pot and nineties vintage Coleman stove.

Welcome from the Tarboro area. Very nice looking and capable truck. If its anything like the two I had (05 and 12 TRD Off-Roads), it should serve you well. Kudos for the plans to get your daughter started in camping; Between the coast and the mountains, we have some awesome options right here...

Rob, will definitely post back as things move forward with our plans. As best I can tell, the Park Service will not be re-opening the cabins on Portsmouth this summer so it'll be tenting only which isn't a problem for us. Whether they'll have the restrooms and showers open or get potable water...

Thanks for the kind words and warm welcome folks - appreciate it. overpakd - Tacomas for the past fifteen years. Good trucks and no complaints but its good to be back with GM - just feels like home. There's also an older TJ and a Montero in the stable so I don't do much bragging on any...

Just me , the missus and hopefully the grand daughter will be joining us on more trips as she grows older. Cindy and I were long time tent campers and still make the ocassional overnight backpack but most of our camping for the past fifteen years has been from our small Scamp fifth wheel now...

Its been a few years, but I think you can get to the Oyster Point USFS campground off Hwy 101 which is roughly an hour's drive from any of the three ferry services. Not free but close at $10/night or $5 for us old folks. If you're going to Portsmouth, call Kari (owner of the Morris Marina...