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Ah yea, we have a wok we use at home on our gas stove. If I put legs on it and a propane burner beneath it, it would still be a wok. It’s kinda like Kleenex tissues, they are, after all, nose wipes. LOLThis was a fun way for me to start my day. I love these kind of threads. No real arguing, just different points made by people who have different experiences. When I started reading this, I asked myself, who would respond? The newer people or the battle hardened adventurists?
Heh, guessed correctly.
Most of the people who responded appear to have been doing some form of camping their whole life. Yea, that means what works for me may not work for them. One thing I did notice with all this overlanding stuff was, how many "new" people told everyone what they "need" based on the fact that the item's in question were sponsored or they just got it and think its cool because their actually new to all this.
I would love to ask (don't normally want to piss people off by actually asking)(OK sometimes it fun to ask) "How many years have you used it and how many different types (of that product) have you compared it to?" OH!!!! you have been overlanding a whole 8 months and you found a way to make money off of it by pushing what you think works for everyone. Well, I guess if I could do this for a living I would do it too.
Even though I don't normally watch these kind of videos, I did because I got tired of the "This is how you build a proper Overlander" videos. I think the newer trend seems to be now the "this is what you don't need for Overlanding" videos. It's almost like the new people have figured out what they got didn't actually work for them and they need to tell everyone else, so others don't make the same mistakes.
My life experience has kept me from stacking anything too high or too heavy on top of my vehicle (Long time suspension guy here). When I got tired of a tent, I bought an RTT ( got it when they first started importing them 10 odd years ago) and put it on my M-100. Still ran my harder trails and now I've moved on again to a small hard side trailer due to the amount of wind I normally get. So, don't buy an RTT and expect to sleep in 40mph winds. OH yea, mounted to the top of your vehicle, they really suck on side hills. Looking at it in a positive way, when mounted on top of your vehicle they keep the tree branch's cut back.
Cooking/kitchen wise, simple with a smattering of cast iron. I was chastised when I commented on a guy cooking with a WOK on a trip once. IT'S A SCOTTLE. NOT A WOK. ok my bad, still looked like stir fry. BTW, don't bother telling me the difference, I have been "schooled" several times. That doesn't mean I wont say "WOK" just to see their reaction. Some people get soooo upset.
@Boostpowered, when I learned of them (Skottles), the first thing I thought of was, what did they do to the "plow disk" market. You confirmed my suspicions.
I have a small sink, tables, portable water heater (mostly for shower). I cant see me with a huge pull out kitchen. I look at them as a will break over time item. My stuff has lasted for decades. I cant wait to find someone who has had a big pull out for more than 10 years.
Awnings? Heh, I'm cheap and have cloth/canvas/leather working tools. Got a good tarp, added in some new rings, a couple of painters poles and...poof, cheap sun shade. This was something I've used on my Jeeps for three decades. My new trailer got an ARB with a room.
See, I can actually have cool "overlanding" stuff too.
Disclaimer...
No Overlanders were injured during the writing of this. (feelings don't count).