How serious a camper are you?

**dobbo** · 2nd January 2008, 07:35 AM

Are you the type that have to have every luxury item known to man kind to make your stay away from home a stay away with home?

or

The improvisation due to neccesity type who will take the essentials, the essentials essentials, and the essentials essential, essentials (just incase 1,2 or 3 fail in the line of duty)

or

Are you the basic is best type of camper who takes the car, the axe, shovel, flint, first aid kit (comprising of a knife, hose clamps, gaffa tape and a rubber hose so it can be used to suck out the poison on a snake bite, utilised with a shovel handle to splint a broken leg or change a fuel line on the car) a jerry full of water and fuel a packet of porridge (just incase you cannot catch any fish or rip apart a wild boar with your bare hands)

**Xtreme** · 2nd January 2008, 07:40 AM

That all depends on whether I am out by myself or if SWMBO comes along as well.

**Baffle** · 2nd January 2008, 07:50 AM

Ditto there,
I will admit that swmbo seems to be enjoying ,roughing it, a bit better now.Still takes a good 1/2 day to set up camp. She still laughs at me when I take off with my swag,dog and there is still an empty car.

**Blknight.aus** · 2nd January 2008, 08:06 AM

I can play it either way, but since big red is normally decked out with enough gear to keep me alive and sheltered anywhere I go camping becomes the art off adding things that shift the trip from a survivalist kind of situation to a more comfortable one.

IVe had enough sleeping on rocks from my AJ time.

**rangieman** · 2nd January 2008, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by Xtreme

That all depends on whether I am out by myself or if SWMBO comes along as well.

Same here if the boss comes then the porta loo comes but the men always use the shovel

**29dinosaur** · 2nd January 2008, 08:28 AM

2 man tent(s if >2 of family), axe, shovel, TP, water, sleeping bags, dry food, water, paper, matches, trangia or like, few personal effects, if near a town maybe fresh meat purchased occasionally etc etc... KISS No need to carry all the paraphernalia....

Then add a kayak or MTB....

**Bigbjorn** · 2nd January 2008, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by 29dinosaur

2 man tent(s if >2 of family), axe, shovel, TP, water, sleeping bags, dry food, water, paper, matches, trangia or like, few personal effects, if near a town maybe fresh meat purchased occasionally etc etc... KISS No need to carry all the paraphernalia....

Then add a kayak or MTB....

You forgot the rum

**dobbo** · 2nd January 2008, 10:24 AM

perhaps I should off started a poll for this thread

**weeds** · 2nd January 2008, 10:33 AM

all depends on who is in the passenger seat, the two boys never seem to mind wheather we are in swags or living it up in the caravan

this is the minimum if megs is camping.....i normally get this setup out around three times each year

RonMcGr · 2nd January 2008, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by dobbo

Are you the type that have to have every luxury item known to man kind to make your stay away from home a stay away with home?

YES

After 30 years as an AJ.... YES !!!

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