What backpacking stuff do you ALWAYS hav e in car?

“For me, it's typically:

1. 3 or 4 sleeping bags (OK, so two of them are Slumberjack 30 and 40-degree ones.. quitchur snickering!) The other two are a zero and -15 Kelty down bags. OK, so I MIGHT take out the -15 when it's 70 out. It was mighty comfy last weekend when there was frost out. LOL!!

2. A tent, be it my 2-person Sierra Designs (hey, you gotta be ready for what shows up, right??) and my new one-person, condesation king Eureka Zeus Exo.

3. Trekking poles (although to hold up the no-longer-working pneumatic thinggee on the rear door on my '90 Jeep Cherokee I have a big old stick!)

4. Thermarest.

5. Zip lock bags of various sizes

6. Headlamp

7. extra hiking boots

8. extra pants

9. extra socks

10. Camelbak

11. Maybe a ground cloth

12. Carpet runner for luxurious ground cloth. LOL!

OK.... so I LIVE out of my Jeep!!! Your point would be??????????”

“All I have are a couple cans of bug spray, I keep the rest of my stuff inside.”

“13. Bug spray. LOL!!! ;-P”

“beer bottle opener?”

“Bic lighter! I'm always in need of one and often leave them at home so keep one in the Jeep all the time. I should keep a damn spoon in there too. Oh and I have a big first aid hiking kit too.”

“sleeping bag.

old hiking boots.

tarp.

car-camping 4-man tent (i have VERY high hopes).

golf clubs--oops!! not bpacking related.

headlamp.”

“Nalgene bottles”

“nothing”

“i'm skeered......[lurking in bushes]”

“Lessee...right now I have two bungee cords, one half of a granola bar, a flashlight, some duct tape, twine, and a quart of water.”

“lol sassy...i think liz could sustain a brigade of marines for a month withh all that stuff she has....”

“quite possibly!

I can keep a two year old happy though...I also have two plastic farm animals, an "old lady who swallowed a fly" book, a hotwheels car, some sparkly pipe cleaners and a paper bag! The half a granola bar is hers too.”

“why did she swallow the horse? i always forget that part......”

“I'm not sure and I'm not going out to the car to check! I'll report back tomorrow.”

“you may want to include toilet tissue..............AND Lysol”

“camera
boots
poles
tp
several topos
sleeping bag, pillow, quilt/padding (in case I pull over to sleep)
bag of clothes (incl raingear & jacket)
first aid
hat
thermarest
headlamp
batteries
old heavy ground cloth (in case I have to change tire)
bottled water
plastic trash bags

I'll keep more in the truck when I start backpacking, still snowboarding til early June. I kept the snowshoes in the truck until we got the condo. Now I keep it there, including a daypack.”

“I keep stuff in my old jeep with the 8,000# winch on it. Straps, cables, saws & come-a-longs because it gets sloppy in the spring. I use the jeep to leave in the woods or haul my canoe into remote area's. I keep a sleeping bag in my (high mpg)little car because I day I go in at 3am & the next at 7am. I could get home very late & have to be gone again early the next AM. Sometimes it's easier just to curl up in the parking lot then drive home for 2hrs sleep & come back.”

“I don't have room for ANYTHING in my van.”

“I never leave anything inside my van, it's just an invitation for thieves.”

“Nalgene
Lip Balm
Small flashlight

That's it”

“It is called a closet. Check it out.

I don't carry any backpacking gear, unless I am going hiking.”

“None, unless condiments; napkins; and an umbrella count. I like a really clean car. I keep my backpacking stuff in the gear attic and I put it in the car only for trips.”

“Trekking poles
Gallon of water in plastic jug
Nalgene bottle
Collapsible dog water bowl by Bison
30 ft. leash
Couple of old towels for dirty dog feet
Tylenol”

“two child carriers. They make a nice camp chair.”

“Thanks Sass....I'm sitting here saying "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly...to da to da to...." I'm gonna have to write it out now!!!”

“what's with all the morbid children's songs? we've got babies falling out of trees, old ladies dying...LOL!”

“oh yeah! backpacking stuff. ummm...Nalgene, water, boots.”

“OK, nobody's going to comment on yam's "high hopes" for her 4-man tent?”

“LOL!! certainly not you, bitpusher...”

“If I knew her I might, lol....”

“first aid kit (includes emergency space blanket and matches)

flashlight and extra batteries

rain gear”

“I was debating it. Ya know, she dreams of Sturgis, too. Now... I don't know if she's doing anything in Sturgis to get beads or not....

lesseee... Snownymph reminded me I sometimes have:

14. 35 mm camera

15. Digital camera

16. tripod

17. GPS


Ya see, it all starts in the winter. What if I am stuck somewhere??

And since only **I** use my big ole Jeep, I have a ready place for stuff.

SOMETIMES IT GETS INSIDE!!!

"closet".... LOL, bacpac”

“And people look at my ugly old Jeep, at least around here, and think, "Yuck, keep me away from THAT!!!"

The plan works well. ;-P”

“That crossed my mind as well, lizs...”

“Nothing, I emptied it all out after people repeatedly try to steal my car.”

“I did a quick inventory just now:
Small flashlight
Highway map
Empty beer can”

“Another benefit of having a crappy car, it's not worth stealing and nobody ever thinks there's anything worth stealing in it. Worked for me for 20 years. Now I have a nice truck. So far, so good.”

“lolol... I figured SOMEONE had wondered that about yam's fascination with Sturgis. Was surprised it hadn't shown up yet!!”

“Hey, I figured, just because she wants to go to Sturgis doesn't mean she wants to ride a motorcycle wearing nothing but a leather bikini and cowboy boots...”

“no, there is always the topless, dancing on the bar option!!

>8-O”

“But then there is always the 4d maglite in the glove box should I ever been in a situation where I need .... light... yes light, I would never use it as a weapon officer.”

“LOL!!! get back on the subject of the thread!!!”

“so where, just out of interest, is this Sturgis place???”

“South Dakota's Black Hills. They have an annual motorcycle fest that gets,ummm, WILD!!! lolol”

“it's a big annual harley davidson rally that they hold in the black hills of south dakota. people come from everywhere to show off their bikes. and really ugly women raise their shirts.”

“That sounds disgusting.








So when is this held?”

“Every biker that I've ever met has been cool as hell.

On a similiar note, you know what I'd love to? Dress up in a suit with a bowtie, put on a pair of nerdy looking glasses, and ride around Sturgis on a moped and hurl mock insults at the bikers. That'd be fun!”

“ynami--too funny!!! it's held the first week in august

artex--a moped!! that always reminds me of dumb and dumber.”

“1. Bottle Opener/corkscrew
2. "How Arbitration Works" Elkouri & Elkouri
3. Gallon of water
4. Old Boots
5. golf tees and golf balls
6. daypack
7. 15 gallon garbage bag full of trojan ribbed condoms (for her pleasure!)
8. 3 softballs
9. crazy creek camp chair
10. 1 bottle High Karate cologne
11. ducttape
12. Tools
13. Jimmy Hoffa”

“Thats alot of backpacking gear....




























....FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T BACKPACK!!!!!!!!!!!”