How Minimalist Can You Get?

[Ob1]

My wife and I got all we need. :) But only if we travel together.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

Ok, does your old Coleman run on white gas? If so, you are all set. If it is propane, I doubt you can use the propane canister "inverted" on a stove of that era.

If you look at the photo I've included, you will notice a small U shaped tube rising up next to the burner. I think its called a generator ........... anyway, what that tube does is boil off the "liquid" propane from your tank providing the burner with propane "gas".
Without the generator tube to boil the liquid to a gas, liquid propane will flood your burner and it just won't work.

I don't want you heading out on a trip thinking you have the stove issue solved when if fact, you might not.

MSR Whisperlite Universal shown below
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What I have looks like the bottom half of a Coleman lantern minus the glass and top hat with a little burner attached to the top of the fuel tank. It uses Coleman fuel or white gas, probably the same thing. I wouldn't think it could be propane converted like the old duel fuel liquid gas cook stoves can be, that I once had and has since disappeared. I do have the stove issue solved because I bought the duel fuel (propane or Butane) single burner stove that @grubworm bought recently at amazon. I bought the duel fuel because someone posted that propane wont burn above 7000 feet altitude.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

I'll throw out a very expensive option, just as food for thought.

Pictured below is my truck with a Maggiolina Extreme Hard Shell Roof Top Tent. The top and bottom are insulated with a fiberglass shell. The mattress is 3" closed cell foam, which not only makes the tent comfy but helps insulate from the bottom as well.
The tent is a 4 season rated tent. the factory states wind testing to like 50mph. I can tell you it stands up amazingly in a good blow, as we do have wind in AZ. There is an insulated wall barrier available as an option for extreme winter use .......... which I do NOT have.

This particular model uses a hand crank to raise and lower. I like the hand crank system better than the gas struts because if the wind starts blowing, I can just reach outside and give the crank a slight turn and put more tension on the canvas preventing the dreaded canvas slapping in the wind syndrome. The hand crank system will not fail in cold conditions like gas struts often do, and the tent will handle snow loads much better than gas struts ever would.

I can go from my drivers seat to being tucked in, in a matter of say ......... 4 minutes with no help from anyone. It only sleeps 2 people, and I wouldn't want to hang out up there for days being it's so small. For sleeping and/or survival I wouldn't want a different roof top tent.

As pictured below, I have slept in this tent 3 consecutive nights with the temps in the 18F range and winds gusting from 5 to 20mph. I use a good quality 0 degree bag and I was as snug as a bug in a rug.

Roof Top Tents are by no means the end all, do all tent, but in your situation I think the advantages far out weigh the cons.

You are dealing with a totally different game up there in Canada for sure!





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Nice nice solid rig set up. Do they sell one of these here RTT's with an escalator or elervater for us old folk ? LOL

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

Here is your only option,

Funny how it always boils down to money! I know the feeling, a Teardrop trailer ...........................

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Great trucks (I preferred the 292 six cyl. GMC model) wish they still made them just like this again and for the same price of around $1800.00 + -

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

Lol.

Will consider building out the back of my truck, but luckily the wife likes tenting. Just makes for some fridgid winter trips.

They make heaters and wood burning stoves for tents. You dont have to freeze if you have the RIGHT tent !

 

[grubworm]

Nice nice solid rig set up. Do they sell one of these here RTT's with an escalator or elervater for us old folk ? LOL

ha! i'm only 52 and i shot down the RTT option because I'm too old and fat for such a thing. if anyone 60 and above uses a RTT, my hat is certainly off to you. you are in WAY better shape than me!

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

ha! i'm only 52 and i shot down the RTT option because I'm too old and fat for such a thing. if anyone 60 and above uses a RTT, my hat is certainly off to you. you are in WAY better shape than me!

Double ditto's

 

[Brewbud]

ha! i'm only 52 and i shot down the RTT option because I'm too old and fat for such a thing. if anyone 60 and above uses a RTT, my hat is certainly off to you. you are in WAY better shape than me!

My Jeep said the same thing....it was too old and heavy for one.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

My Jeep said the same thing....it was too old and heavy for one.

The Jeep or the RTT ?

 

[Louiston]

ha! i'm only 52 and i shot down the RTT option because I'm too old and fat for such a thing. if anyone 60 and above uses a RTT, my hat is certainly off to you. you are in WAY better shape than me!

Geesh, I'll be 65 this year.

 

[Road]

ha! i'm only 52 and i shot down the RTT option because I'm too old and fat for such a thing. if anyone 60 and above uses a RTT, my hat is certainly off to you. you are in WAY better shape than me!

Double ditto's

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There's another way to look at it, fellas.

I'm closer to seventy than sixty and find that having an RTT and ladder HELPS keep me more fit and limber. Seriously.

The longer I'm out wandering and camping the more limber I become and the trimmer my waist is. My last long adventure of 34 weeks gone I lost a couple inches off my waist (to the point I had to cinch my belt a lot tighter or lose my drawers), my legs and arms were much stronger, and my back quit bothering me. I ate better and felt better and looked good.

Climbing all over my rig stowing and retrieving gear and going up and down the ladder and in and out of the RTT is a good part of my daily exercise. I count on it, actually, to help keep me fit when on the road.



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[Road]

MSR is the brand Name... I don’t know if I can even think of what it stands for. It’s just been one of those names like Coleman to me. My mom had a MSR wisperlite like stove from her backpacking days and several red fuel bottles that said MSR. So when we packed up as kids, dad would ask if we grabbed the MSR... or he would ask if we grabbed the Coleman... depending on what the trip was.

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MSR = Mountain Safety Research, started in the late 60s by a climber/outdoorsman who recognized the need for safer, more efficient, gear.

He used sales of the products he helped engineer to fund safety research for climbers. Lived 'til his late 80's, I believe. Larry Penberthy. Pretty interesting character.

Wish I'd met him, and wish there were more around like him.

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[M Rose]

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MSR = Mountain Safety Research, started in the late 60s by a climber/outdoorsman who recognized the need for safer, more efficient, gear.

He used sales of the products he helped engineer to fund safety research for climbers. Lived 'til his late 80's, I believe. Larry Penberthy. Pretty interesting character.

Wish I'd met him, and wish there were more around like him.

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I knew the company started up in the late 60’s, I found a receipt from Recreation Equipment Inc in Seattle dated 1969. On the receipt was her backpack, a 2 person backpacking tent, a stove system, sleeping pad, and a sleeping bag. The receipt was tucked deep inside one of the exterior pockets of the backpack, along with a dated water purification system.

 

[Road]

I knew the company started up in the late 60’s, I found a receipt from Recreation Equipment Inc in Seattle dated 1969. On the receipt was her backpack, a 2 person backpacking tent, a stove system, sleeping pad, and a sleeping bag. The receipt was tucked deep inside one of the exterior pockets of the backpack, along with a dated water purification system.

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Very cool. If that company is still around, I bet the manager or owner would be interested in seeing that receipt. 50 yrs old!

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[Brewbud]

REI is still around.... So is MSR

 

[Road]

REI is still around.... So is MSR

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Oh, ha, I saw Recreation Equipment but not the Inc and didn't put it together as REI. I know both are still going. I'm actually a co-op member of REI and stop in when I pass one. Most of it is a bit rich for my pocketbook, though I've picked up some great stuff cheap on some deep discounted sales.

I was just looking up stuff on Larry Penberthy and see he was a vocal critic of REI in his newsletters. I knew his name from years ago, but had no idea he held such influence. I'd love to see those newsletters.

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[M Rose]

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Very cool. If that company is still around, I bet the manager or owner would be interested in seeing that receipt. 50 yrs old!

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Unfortunately not the owner/CEO... Recreational Equipment Inc, is the now famous REI store chain... the original storefront was the Seattle Store though. I have however taken the receipt into the local outfitters along with the pack to find new straps or frame system for the otherwise great pack.

 

[Trail_pilot]

I tend to throw a backpack in the Jeep with some essentials and a cooler. I sleep in a hammock and throw a tarp over for a bit more coverage, throw a sleeping bag/pad in the hammock for insulation and I am good to go. most food I cook over the fire with a small grill and I am always near a lake so I filter the water from the lake as needed. When I am bringing more than just myself I pack a plano tote with my gear, extra fuel and a water jug. Than was most of my gear is stackable and I can throw someone else backpack on top of my gear.

most of the time This is it.