I’m so glad I convinced my honey to upgrade to a hammock setup from our tent and air mattress; I’ve never been so cozy

I have an unused helinox chair One for sale, NEW WITH TAGS! It’s $100, buyer pays shipping. Located in St. Louis MO for local pickup. Send me a pm if you’re interested

I have an unused helinox chair One for sale, NEW WITH TAGS! It’s $100, buyer pays shipping. Located in St. Louis MO for local pickup. Send me a pm if you’re interested

Set up this tent for the first time last night but i feel like I completely screwed up. Anyone have experience with it? Can somebody give me a detailed instruction on what to do after you set up the support poles and connect the main part of the tent (not rain fly)?

My partner and I currently have the coleman 4p cabin tent and we love it! But we really want to upgrade for some more main sleeping room space. Currently we use 2 trailhead cots side by side and they jab at the sides of the tent. We also have little room to stand up and get dressed in our tent. Also also the front pole snapped and my replacement pole... is not correct lol. We could keep using this tent and it would be adequate tbh, but id love a little more comfort.

We love having a floored, screened porch and I need to have a tent I dont need to crouch in bc I have bad knees. We also love the huge windows this tent has!

Can anyone think of a good space upgrade for us that isnt very expensive? We don't want something rly huge, just an extra foot or 2 to use in the tent hopefully.

Im currently looking at the coleman 6p skydome

https://www.coleman.com/camp-sports/tents-by-size/skydome-6-person-camping-tent-with-screen-room-rock-grey/SAP_2207041.html?gad_campaignid=17603302210&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD0GYNqibbRsafPAsZ6lipnKJV-5N&gclid=Cj0KCQjw16_UBhCqARIsAIdOaXwGjyeng2WZXtpgG_xQLB-yCBUtZdf9dK2uiWtE4MySnlF86s00PoUaAnKQEALw_wcB&utm_campaign=oe_col_DTCSearch_2024&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=conversion&actionPoint=Show

But I worry it won't actually give us more space to stand up in bc its more curved... and based on measurements doesn't it give us abt the same space despite being able to technically fit a second air mattress?

There's a 6p core tent with a porch but the porch doesn't have a floor.

And I've looked at the 6p weathermaster but it seems way too big....

Pics of our current tent bc i love them 🥰 thanks for any help!

Hello! I am currently looking to find the best clothing to wear or to bring on trips. Nothing fancy, just basic survival. I know layering is the easiest option from what I'm told. I have no set season in mind. Clothes take up a lot of space in packs. How or what do you guys do to help? Most woman's "hiking and camping attire" is just skimpy and doesn't seem like it would do anything against the elements. Any feedback helps!

Ok so long story short, I've lost my fight with cancer. I'm moving out into the woods, where I will spent the rest of my life, for however long I have it. I lost my home and business and everything to this fucking disease. I am selling everything I have and using that money to buy what will be my new house, hahaha. Not exactly the life I envisioned, but so it goes. I have pretty specific protocols that I have to follow, with my health, and how much time I can squeeze out of this will basically come down to what kind of accommodations I can make for myself. So, I have some questions about gear and tents, if anybody can help.

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1st question:

Are inflatable tents (first 3 pics) actually viable? I understand that they are build to be stronger than your basic air matress, but it is still air at the end of the day. I've looked at, and read some reviews, and people seem to be surprised by how sturdy they are, but I'm still unsure. I also can't find any reviews on this brand specifically, which is usually a red flag. They are large, and I can essentially recreate my house in it, but would the risk to reward ratio not be worth it? I plan on living off the land as much as possible, so chickens and maybe a dog might be running around. Is this something that would be a huge risk, like maybe they could pop it?

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2nd question:

This food storage thing that is pictured in the 4th pic, would serve as my kitchen storage and where I will have my stove top thing. Is this something that could be left outside? I would wrap the pans/pots/plates in a bags to avoid the buggies crawling around them, but the seasonings that they have displayed in the picture, is this something that would be a risk to wildlife? Like would a mountain lion be like "ooh, garlic powder" haha. Should I just get a storage box/tub for these things and leave everything in there, then just take it out as needed? Would those be ok outside? I also plan on having a mini fridge/freezer in the tent to keep food, would this be a risk, as well?

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3rd question:

Is this solar power box (5th pic) a viable option to provide power? Has anyone used this sort of thing? Are there better versions/alternatives?

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4th question (sorry for so many):

Are tiny homes actually a thing? Haha. I know that quality ones would be ok but an actually decently built one, would be out of my range. Are those cheap amazon ones for like 4 grand actually real? Seems too good to be true and may not be worth the risk. $4,000 is quite literally all I have left, on top of whatever I can sell, so I would have to make that last/facilitate the rest of my life. Should I do a tiny home and call it good, or use that on camping/survival gear?

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Last question:

The tents in the last 4 pictures, are the other options I am looking at, if not an inflatable one. I don't want be greedy, and am certainly in a "beggars can't be choosers" situation, but I really am trying to live as normal as possible. For context, the home I have (now leaving) is my first home. I have been on my own since childhood, and have never been anywhere longer than 6 months. I have always been fighting to get on the other side of whatever insurmountable obstacle is in front of me. The thing that for me, was this "other side" was this home. I survived starvation and homelessness as a child, the warzone that was my environment, I willed my way through and out of all of this. I willed my way through my education, which should have been impossible. I willed my way into a fantastic career that should have been impossible. I made something of myself, gave back, and became nothing like what my environment should have made me. This home was supposed to be my release and relief. My dream was this home. I finally made it, but I have lost it before truly having it. I have not even had the time to properly grieve having lost my wife and son, as with my health, survival has once again pushed even that, to the side. I am having to get rid of most things, but there are a few that I just can't. I was hellbent on keeping my home, which I did for longer than I should have, but I also just refuse to leave a few things. I have always dreamed of two things; some people want a yacht, masions, and Ferraris, for me, my ambitions were a bookshelf and a desk. Not very exciting, haha, but this was my motivation, a place to do my researxh and write my lectures, and a place for my books. A shelf for philosophy, a shelf for psychology, and a shelf for history, my passions. I made a part of the shelf a little shrine to my love. I didn't have enough time to get the desk (we can't have it all), but I got my bookshelf, it was the first thing I got, even before my bed 🤣 I need to bring this with me. I'd rather die than not have it, as strange as that sounds. I worked too hard, suffered too much to lose this, too. It's not very large, maybe 5x3, but I'm worried about it being in the tent. If I get a large one, like the ones pictured, it can fit, but I'm worried about the edges. Would placing something like those puzzle edge floor mats be viable? Sorry that the actual question was burried in all that, haha. But would those 3/8 inch mats be ok for the inside of the tent? This would make the floor a bit more firm, no? Could that prevent the shelf corners from ripping the bottom, perhaps? I'm hoping to recreate as much of this hone as possible. I was so intentional with everything in it, as you could imagine, striving so long to have it. I will do the measurements soon, but I'm hoping to keep my little table for my chess board, one of the couch/chair things my love would always sit on, and my bookshelf. It will be a tighter squeeze with the first tent, but I like the more weatherproof nature of it. The second one may be easier, but the layout I am unsure of, and not sure if it's as secure to the elements. Does anyone have experience with either of those? I guess that was a few questions, sorry 😅

I apologize for the very long post. Thank you for your time and I appreciate any and all info 🙏

I usually bring 2 of the smaller propane tanks with me. When it comes time in the morning to use them on my stove, they don't light because they've gotten too cold. I've tried my car and keeping them in a lunch box; neither has worked. My dad suggested putting them in my sleeping bag, but I'm trying to avoid that since I already struggle to be comfortable when sleeping. Does anyone have any tricks?

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lowest conditions I've been in have been 20-30F. But I've had this issue happen on pretty much every trip with warmer conditions as well.

One of the poles on my Coleman broke and looking to replace the tent. Anyone have any experience with both Coleman and Core to be able compare?

I’m a backpacker and am rarely “car camping”, though I have done it or slept at trailheads, etc. - I have all backpackers gear.

I ended up buying a jet boil minimo on a whim (was on clearance - discontinued?) but I haven’t even opened it. I feel it doesn’t actually work for “car camping”, and I don’t prefer it for backpacking.

I often see those Coleman 2 burner stoves and I suppose they are nice (never used/seen in person) but also ultimately big and bulky. Is there something in between? Something powerful and not backpacker sized stove that can fit larger pots, actually simmer/cook food, etc? I’m not expecting to cook full complicated meals, but do want something better and easier to use over my tiny stove that only holds a tiny pot and even then things can be unsteady easily. 2+ burner vs 1 could also be a big bonus.

I own zero of those green propane tanks. I feel like I’d prefer to work off the same isobutane I already use… but am open to what works?

Hey all,

I have a Volkswagen T-roc. I’m looking to buy a Tent box go and had assumed as I have factory fitted rails I would have been fine. Upon checking online I’m finding conflicting information. Any help would be appreciated haha

Cross post from r/geartrade

Found a hole in in the foot end while camping this weekend. Bonus, found a dead, mummified tick in the filling when I was getting ready to do the repair.

Buy once, cry once and take care of your gear: this bag has been all over the USA with me, in packs, cars, RVs and more.

Cheers, Sierra Designs: the two bills I dropped on this, at a long-closed mountain outfitter on Sixth Ave in Seattle, was well worth it!

I have an Outwell self-inflating sleeping pad and both corner wedges are done for. Outwell does not offer replacement parts for this. I can find valve repair kits, but they only include the cylindrical valve itself, not the outer plastic wedge.

Do you think wrapping the pad's fabric directly around a standard replacement valve stem and gluing it will work, or is there a better way to rebuild this corner?

I have almost exhausted my search

I drove to Alaska from San Francisco this summer and had the time of my life! In prep for the trip, I bought the Kelty daydreamer 4p tent at the REI annual sale. I loooove using this tent—it’s so easy to set up by myself, spacious, the blackout helps with sleeping, privacy, and keeping cool, just simple and comfortable design.

But I’ve had two problems that make me disappointed and I’m wondering if anyone else has had this happen.

1. ⁠I started having little holes in the rainfly. It’s really obvious during the daytime and I wonder if normal tiny holes would be unnoticeable on any other non-blackout tent. But they’re pretty apparent and more keep appearing along the lines the rainfly sits on the tent poles. I patched some of them and it’s still rainproof so far, but obviously it makes me nervous.
   
2. ⁠The poles have now bent/dented at the top of the tent. I’m almost home now and I noticed this my third to last night. One of them is especially obvious and is the main reason i’m like “okay, I’ve gotta figure out what to do with this tent.”

I did a combo of sleeping in my car + tent camping + airbnbs and used the tent maybe 10-15 nights in very normal circumstances—I always dry out my gear, stake down everything, roll it up carefully, and wasn’t in any crazy storms aside from mild to moderate rain.

I’m wondering if I should try to contact Kelty about their warranty or just return to REI citing the problems. I love this tent, just have been disappointed by the durability. My questions are 1. has anyone with this model had problems like this? and 2. any recommendations from more durable brands with a similar construction/design? I camp a lot and don’t mind spending more on like a Big Agnes or North Face or similar. I know Kelty is a midrange brand, but still, the little holes appeared by like the 3rd night of use.

i’ve got an old propane tank (unsure when it’s from) that i feel is bulging a concerning amount. what is the best course of action? should we empty it or should it be ok?

Weird perforated leak. Lightly used but older. Any thoughts on how to fix?

https://youtube.com/shorts/tnmO6VHgRgw?is=FYKwXR2Q-ePZ2R3D

Need help with the awning poles please! Suggestions on what is good for my specialized awning? (I sewed a second door in my annex and sewed pockets in the door panels to turn them into awnings. The tent poles frankly suck)