somewhat more basic campequipment

Guinness44

Adventurer
Those campkitchens, that pull out of a truck and are fullservice, are very nice. Then the enclosed bathhouses, and powered hotshowers. Privacy shelters, etc.

The one thing we arent basic on is the truckfridge (Engle), and hopefully a future drawersystem.

Our basic kitchen: Packed in a materialhandling container. Oneburner stove, 2 pans, (coffee stainless, foodcooking easy to clean nonstick). Two cups, forks, plates, and paperplates for campfirecamps, dishsoap, few ods and ends.
The dryfoodpantry is a cooler that fits on top of this box. Set up wherever, when it rains heavy, MREs might have to do.

The basic bathroom: 1 Gallon waterjug, with a hole poked int the top is a great "shower", prewash with soap diluted in water. Using a blue paper shoptowel (new one daily, saves rins it water). Same jug rinses dishes, same principle w. the "dishcloth". Potty time, is Wacbagtime, or digging, depending on terrain/rules. No shelter needed (LowLock camping means pretty private spots).

Tha basic watertank: Lots of 1 G jugs (3per day, PLUS 4 to 6 extras, Plus one flat of 500 cc bottles stashed everywhere). You never know when you need to hand some out to a hiker/bicycle or motorist who has miscalculated their needs (happens way too often).

The basic bed: inside the truck, on top of more materialhandlingboxes (future drawersystem). On top of the "shop" (tools, parts, fluids, more H20 stashed, that usually stays put, unless...) IF something is needed, now we tear the bed apart (hence the drawersystemwish).

The basic camp: We hope to be on a 4WD trail, sometimes it can take a couple of hours to find that spur, to get us off enough to camp in that private spot. Finding a preused spot is always possible. The best one is on top of a slickrockslab, a rare luxury to find (with treading lightly). The one requirement to be in Low Lock before stopping does get broken, just depends on where were at.

Clothing, packed in duffletype bags. They travel on the bed (no cant see out back), and during camp are on the frontseats.

Less basic, we do carry the comfy campchairs, and awnings to attach to the roofrack when needed.

Any other basic ideas?
 

Rallyroo

Expedition Leader
I like going light and fast too. I have the going lightweight mentality because I enjoy backpacking too. When I bring the extra extra luxuries it's usually for my guests.

I also noticed that all the extra space I don't use ends up getting used up by my guests.
 

rusty_tlc

Explorer
When my wife stays home I go very basic, pretty much my backpacking kit from the old days.
My one concession to luxury is a poly filled air mattress, I'm not 40 anymore.
 

JIMBO

Expedition Leader
:smiley_drive: I'm afraid I'm too old, to go LIGHT anymore

I just go, in well organized "COMFORT"

:peepwall: :peepwall: JIMBO
 

eugene

Explorer
I try to consolidate functions to lighten the load and simpify things. For example you listed dish soap and paper plates. I would either replace the disposable plates and stuff with washable or go all disposable and eliminate the sink and soap. Having some of each is somewhat redundant.
 

JIMBO

Expedition Leader
:archaeolo A furthur note

Part of my kitchen equip, is table serving settings for (4) and a stainless Steel Knife COOKING set for EVERYTHING

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I don't use paper plates anymore or plastic, did that for years

YOU GOTTA HAVE STYLE

:safari-rig: :safari-rig: JIMBO
 

Guinness44

Adventurer
Wasnt clear, paperplates for when there is a campfire (which is rare, its usually fullmoon and warm when we camp).

Otherwise we do use real plates (as the pans and stuff need washing anyway). We dont use a sink, the pan is the sink, the Gallon jug, the rinse.
If the dog comes along, thats the prerinser.

That campset in the bag is very nice, and dishes dont rattle. But we just stash it in the kitchenbox, does ok.

Any other basic/weightsaving ideas?
 

JIMBO

Expedition Leader
:088: There's probably not much more that you could compare to

I have everything in my litttle trailer for however long my wife and I go out to the boonies, the cooler will stay cold forever with my solar panel, we carry food, depending on the length of travel


Guinness44 said:
Wasnt clear, paperplates for when there is a campfire (which is rare, its usually fullmoon and warm when we camp).

Otherwise we do use real plates (as the pans and stuff need washing anyway). We dont use a sink, the pan is the sink, the Gallon jug, the rinse.
If the dog comes along, thats the prerinser.

That campset in the bag is very nice, and dishes dont rattle. But we just stash it in the kitchenbox, does ok.

Any other basic/weightsaving ideas?

as you can see my "load" is for full kitchen and equip. for daylong offshoots from base camp, I use air-inflateable boats/mattress/cushions,elec lanterns/flashlights/troublelights/ALL CHANNEL radio/jack/winch etc





Used tocarry EVERYTHING in side/top of my X, couldn't see out the back, now I have full view of where I've been and backing up is no problem

The trailer is still light enough, that I can move it by hand EASY, loaded, it's 1100 lbs

It would be different, if we had kids, but that was 30 yrs ago!!!

:1888fbbd: :REOutIceFishing: JIMBO
 

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