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Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:46 pm
by Wolffarmer
And if one is camping where there is no trash cans for some one else to pick up after you, or no fires permitted or wise to build. You have messy paper plates to pack around until you find some place to dump them. I hope you at least dump them where they are suppose to be dumped.

I just pick up some correll type plates at the 2nd hand store. They work very well and it doesn't really take much to wash them. Do not take up much room and always ready to go.

Randy

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:35 pm
by Donutboy
While I love cooking in a dutch oven (I have three), I am amazed at all the extra stuff you have to bring to use it. The dutch ovens themselves, big container of charcoal, firestarter chimney, lid lifter, scrub brush, oven mitt. I finally figured out I don't NEED a dutch oven, and only bring them to large gatherings. The little coleman stove and the small propane grills are must haves. Since I have a microwave, I could just bring frozen dinners, but cooking outdoors is half the fun.

As for dinner cleanup, for the non-cast iron stuff, I carry three shoe-size plastic containers. They nest together, and work well for the Boy Scout three pan method of washing dishes:

1. Wash pot – contains hot water with a few drops of biodegradable soap
2. Cold Rinse pot – cold water with a few drops of bleach to kill bacteria
3. Hot Rinse pot - clear hot water

Then let everything air dry. No towels needed.

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 5:42 am
by felixx
I dont need two tilley lamps, one is enough
For overnight trips the camp table with sink is overkill

2 radio control planes

the extra 20 litres of water for a 1 night trip

I take plastic plates as I take my kids a lot, they like to snack so keeping plates clean is easier than filling a bin with rubbish

I too buy all my camp gear 2nd hand

I do take my DO, but put the welding gloves, tea towels etc inside it

Old paper towels get meths poured over em as fire starters

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 1:39 pm
by TeriL
tony.latham wrote:I'm surprised by this disdain for paper plates. PP=much less clean up and dishwater. (This thread is about downsizing).
T


I regularly use those thin cheap paper plates in a plastic holder everyday. The plastic holder adds support and if you're careful, don't need washing or just a wiping off.

Wolffarmer wrote:I just pick up some correll type plates at the 2nd hand store. They work very well and it doesn't really take much to wash them. Do not take up much room and always ready to go.

Randy


Correll plates are my everyday plates. They're more durable than "stoneware" plates. BTW, they're really tempered glass.

-- Teri

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 6:34 pm
by S. Heisley
At the beginning of the second, third, and fourth camping seasons, I looked through everything, taking some things out and adding others. This season, I haven't even looked. It may have taken a while; but, just maybe I've finally found my happy medium.

The only problem is that all the stuff I removed is sitting in boxes in the garage! :thinking: Maybe It's time to clean the garage this summer. :lol:

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 4:35 pm
by jstrubberg
The more stuff you have, the more time you spend taking care of your stuff.


Wish I had learned that lesson at a younger age.

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Tue May 10, 2016 8:03 pm
by Shadow Catcher
Or you make it very easy to take care of your stuff. The water heater and on board water makes clean up no more difficult than at home.

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 6:29 am
by Socal Tom
Somehow over the last year, I accumulated more stuff that goes with me. My parents gave me a little fireplace in a can, so now I also have to take a 20lb propane tank. They also gave me a folding kitchen thing, I don't take it every trip, but I still end up storing it.

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Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 2:28 pm
by VijayGupta
back when I camped in a pop-up with 3 kids and wife, I used to think, "You know,people set out on the prairie to start a new life with less stuff than this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 2:32 pm
by S. Heisley
It's difficult to get rid of things that people give me, even if I never use them. I'm always concerned that they will ask me where their gift is, when they visit. My sister did that one time, with something she gave me. She asked where it was. Fortunately, I had it readily displayed and all she had to do was turn around to see it.

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 6:34 pm
by Redneck Teepee
jstrubberg wrote:The more stuff you have, the more time you spend taking care of your stuff.


Wish I had learned that lesson at a younger age.



No Truer Words Spoken! :thumbsup: Pack light to make more time for :beer: :wine: :tipsy: :Flippin Burger:

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 3:53 pm
by capnTelescope
I don't take the "Easy-Up" unless I'm staying for a few days. They aren't as easy as they would have you believe. :D They are nice if it rains or shade is lacking.

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:11 pm
by S. Heisley
capnTelescope wrote:I don't take the "Easy-Up" unless I'm staying for a few days. They aren't as easy as they would have you believe. :D They are nice if it rains or shade is lacking.


:yes: I agree. I gave mine away and am still looking for that perfect outdoor set-up. I'll figure that out one of these days....

Re: Stuff you don't need

PostPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:37 am
by booyah
So, I'm going to say that I really missed my easy up this last time out. The wife broke it about 2-3 days before we went, and I really missed the roof. The place to put stuff under at night so it couldnt get wet, the extra shade to hang out under, that is one thing I have never regretted bringing.


the bug house though, so far has come on 3-4 trips, but never been setup. Ofcourse, the first time I knowingly leave it behind I bet I buy another :?