pleasestopasking@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoWhat's your best tip or hack for camping?message-squaremessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1123arrow-down1message-squareWhat's your best tip or hack for camping?pleasestopasking@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square117fedilinkfile-text
Any kind–drive-up camping, backpacking, RV camping, in the woods, at the beach, in a shelter, let’s hear it all.
minus-squareNorin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-211 hours agoThat most camping gear is horrendously expensive and over engineered. Get old and used gear, repair things, and make your own if you can. A good bug net and a tarp are going to be just as effective as a modern tent, and breathe better. For a backpack, those old aluminum a-frame packs are so easy to repair, and you can clip/tie things to the frame.
minus-squareCascadianGiraffe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 hours ago A good bug net and a tarp are going to be just as effective as a modern tent, and breathe better. No. Maybe better than a cheap tent from Walmart. Don’t buy cheap tents or sleeping bags and take care of them.
minus-squareNorin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoI’ve been using the same net and tarp for like 15 years and on more trips than I can count. No problems yet, just a few repairs that cost next to nothing.
That most camping gear is horrendously expensive and over engineered.
Get old and used gear, repair things, and make your own if you can.
A good bug net and a tarp are going to be just as effective as a modern tent, and breathe better.
For a backpack, those old aluminum a-frame packs are so easy to repair, and you can clip/tie things to the frame.
No. Maybe better than a cheap tent from Walmart.
Don’t buy cheap tents or sleeping bags and take care of them.
I’ve been using the same net and tarp for like 15 years and on more trips than I can count.
No problems yet, just a few repairs that cost next to nothing.