08-17-2008, 08:36 PM | #1 |
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Advice on camping equpment
Now that I'm a newly minted Teacher's Quorum advisor / varsity scout coach, I'll need to get some camping equipment for real camping. We've been doing the RV thing for so long most of what I had is long gone.
Advice on what to get on the cheap? Tent/sleeping bag/sleeping pad, etc.
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08-17-2008, 08:38 PM | #2 |
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I'm insulted you didn't come to me personally before asking the group.
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08-17-2008, 09:08 PM | #5 |
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Are you planning on getting a huge tent to sleep the whole troop, or just a two-man for yourself?
Don't be fooled by the advertising sizes. "Four man" tents sleep three at best, and "six man" tents sleep four. |
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I have a big family size dome tent ... but I want to get a small one for just myself for these campouts. I'm thinking a 2-man backpacking tent type of thing.
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08-17-2008, 09:24 PM | #7 |
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With backpacking you'll want to go lightweight, but be sure to get something with a shell (a rain guard). The cheaper (and lighter) ones don't include them, and you'll get soaked.
You'll also want an inflatable pad (like a Thermarest) that inflates to two inches deep. The ones that go only one inch or a half inch don't cut the mustard. |
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08-17-2008, 09:28 PM | #9 |
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I'll go check it out next weekend. Ogden right?
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08-17-2008, 09:49 PM | #10 |
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I thought the Church did not allow adult leaders to sleep in the same tent with the boys, unless it was your own son? Is that an urban legend?
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