The Tramping, Hiking, Trekking, Backpacking Thread

I slept in a tent every night for 3 month when I did Africa.
I was SOOO sick of it by the end... put up the tent, put down the tent, put up the tent, put down the tent.. GGGRRR

I just bought a new tent today

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Im heading out on a 9 day back country ski trip tomorrow, so I get to test it out:)

^^^^ are you sure that tent can take snow? looks like a 3-season to me. Still, back country skiing teh awesome. frikken jealous!

I bought an alpine 4-season tent a while back on special and never made it into an alpine area (at least in winter) hehe. this is similar to the one I bought;

https://www.sierradesigns.com/p-146-mountain-meteor-3.aspx

Still it saved our asses when we were in storms in Germany...we watched other peoples tents smashed flat and flying through the sky from the inside of our tent!

Side you Nat... got sooo tired of living out of a tent... especially when it is cold and damp outside, not to speak of raining or storm... I really stopped to be an outdoor enthusiast, facing Northern European climates. The ads promise a lot about "waterproof"... heck if it is raining really heavy and you end up in a puddle or stream, there goes your proofing. Even campers (vans) are a painer in cold/rainy climate (of which we had plenty in Germany prior to global warming )

As to the cookers: gas should be lighter to transport, no? And the shops should recycle the canisters... not sure if they "can´t" or they just "don´t" because of the "hassle".

Personally I preferred campfires (conditions and regulations permitting)... it took much longer to set up the camp and certainly affects the journey because it also needs to be broken down (leaving no traces)...

Spinning fire on a hike? I´m no friend of recreational firespinning any more... unless it´s for a ceremony I resort to "dry spinning" only.

Great ressource of information here - great thread

Its four seasons, mainly because its free standing and has the cross bracing poles, but its defiantly not a snow tent exactly. But you really dont need much more in Australian alps most of the time. But it is low profile so good for high wind and storms. You just have to be better at pitching it and maintaining your camp (ie. good snow walls etc)




yeah, but you also have to take into consideration that the gas canisters can be heavy, and gas is not as efficient as shellite so you have to carry more. plus the actual gas cookers tend to be heavier (unless you use a pocket rocket type)

love this thread, but never have enough time to read it all!

i walked the Camino de Santiago de Compostella in april, fun walk with all the perks of nightly beds!

Yep! I just bought it! I hope my boobs look that good in it....