Stop me!

“put the card down and back away from the computer”

“I'm trying, I'm trying....”

“you buy it, you will never be able to hold your head up high while typing on TT.



think about that one!”

“I thought For Sure you were talking about that Vertical Kitchen Doohickey.

Cool... TWO kitchen sinks!”

“Wow I like that too.

My wife uses two basins when washing dishes in camp, one that has cold soapy water, the other has cold water with a little bleach in it for rinsing/disinfecting.

This thing would be PERFECT!”

“bp, I have one I used for chili cookoffs.

It works well for car camping and provides for a wind screen for a propane stove.

It makes cooking a lot easier.”

“You are The Devil.

Now I have to talk to my wife.”

“don't do it!

Your gonna need a trailer just to take the fam camping dude!”

“Seriously, I'm thinking about getting that kitchen, because it will give us more room on the picnic table and make cleanup easier.

Decisions, decisions....”

“Bit, I've seen how much stuff you guy pack now. How are you going to transport it. There isn't any space left not in the van and not on the roof!!!”

“On the last trip, to Tims Ford, we packed a lot less stuff, and managed to get everything into the van. We consolidated to one large ice chest, and somehow managed to eliminate one of the baskets completely. The grill even fit inside the van this time.

I also figured out I could move the kids' seats a little forward, and we picked up some square feet that way. The kitchen thingy could easily go on top of the van.

Or, we could always take two vehicles, or get a trailer, lol...”

“That margarita hand blender is cool! I've often thought about the camp kitchen setup for car camping. We use two dishpans, one with warm soapy water for washing and the other cold water for rinsing. We usually just set them on the picnic table end or bench, but there's just the two of us. We also set the 3 burner Coleman stove on the other end of the picnic table.”

“Don't buy that thing bit, look at the cheesey legs, they'll bend in no time. I saw that picture of the benchtop you made, make yourself a nicer kitchen set the way you want it and with better materials for a fraction of the cost.




did that help you any?”

“I've threatened to make a Boy Scout style patrol box. We used to use one that incorporated dish pans as storage space when packed up, and effectivley became kitchen sinks. Both sides opened up and would support the stove. The whole think was designed around the stove and dish pans.”

“Did you check out the one they have at Sam's it's not quite as cool as this one but is very sturdy and about 60 bucks. Drawback no sinks.”

“Actually I took the sink out of mine, put in a cutting board, and use two milk pails for sink,,one to wash, one to rinse (with clorox solution).

Having all the cooking off the picnic table sure makes it better for the three kids and two adults to have room without fighting cooking gear and clean up gear all the time.”

“grr,,not milk pail....two Ice Cream (one gallon) pails”

“When are we having margaritas???”

“Margaritas???

Poolside at Bobo's house.
about 5 pm.

be there.”

“How the hell are you going to fit THAT into your backpack?”

“on my way!”

“Just tell your wife it's your Father's Day gift! ;-)”

“Sounds like you could manage it, Bit.


I'm not even going to tell you folks what I have for car camping in fear of excommunication!
Actually, it's not that bad. I think I can still fit everything inside the Jeep. Wait, nope, would be in the same boat as Bit if I have my "box".”

“I do the dishes the same way car camping as I do backpacking, with twigs and leaves and maybe a slight amount of dr bronners.

That is, if there's any dishes to wash - paper products all the way!

I never owned a car camping stove until after HIKE MAINE I.”

“I'm sure my stingy nature will soon conquer my gear-lust. Thanks to all....”

“And what the heck is this ice cream maker? We just use two coffee cans...

Put the ice cream mix in the smaller can (snap on lid), place in larger can, with ice and rocksalt in between.... Roll back and forth on the ground with your foot for a few minutes, and voilà”

“Has anybody seen the old hand-crank ice-cream makers anywhere? I have a cheap electric one that doesn't get the ice cream good and hard before it gives up. The hand-crank systems never fail, and they give the kids something to do.”

“tisk tisk bitpusher - google it

first entry for "hand cranked ice cream maker" : link ”

“$130? Geez....”

“OMG BIT....LOL.....car camping =luxury!!!

I am car camping this weekend and trying out my NEW coleman propane 2 burner stove...woooooo hoooo and I got a lantern......yipeeeeeee”

“Yes, the White Mountain is the Lamborghini of the hand crank ice cream world... (at least I hope it is).

”

“oh man! I want one of those! My grandad used to have one, it was teh kids job at all the bbq's and fish fries to keep the crank going.

I need to pass the torch to my kids now!.”

“I bet turning that 6-quart model is GREAT exercise, too, <G>”

“Hey Bit, I've been looking at that kitchen setup too. I don't really need it though. I have a stand for my cook stove, another to support a tray with a plastic wash basin, and a folding aluminum table. But then ...

Don't listen to that Maple Leaf. I happen to know that she's been car camping, ... several times. And she'll be doing it again at Ithaca. What a hittercryp!”

“I need a couple more of these...



They used to sell them at Campmor ---”

“I used to have a stand for my cookstove. I searched for it in vain before our last trip, in that future yard sale I call a basement.”

“... in that future yard sale I call a basement ...

ROFLMFAO! That about sums it up!”

“Yep. Only my wife doesn't know about that part, so please don't let on.”

“I was thinking about getting the "kitchen" thingamajig at Sam's it looks pretty sturdy but when I mentioned it to Father Goose I got that have you lost your #*&%$ mind look. I'm holding out for the 12 x12 Jeep tent they have.”

“Jeep tent? Are Jeeps so tender now they need a tent?”

“Yeah, with its own screen room so the mosquitos won't bother it!!”

“Only those made after the year 2000.

my '85 is tough as nails yet. (It's just that first turnover in the morning that's tough for it - dang vacuum lines)”

“Those 'chefs shelves' you can hang on the sides of Coleman stoves are handy, too --- but they're not on the Campmor site anymore... They're not on the Coleman site either.

That's weird. Those are some handy little buggers. Maybe they were too small, light, cost effective and well designed? <G>”

“We went to the Coleman store in Foley last weekend and I don't recall seeing them there either.”

“Oh, well..... I got mine, suckers!!

BWAH-HAHAHAAHHAHahahahahaha!!!!”

“I saw on the tube last night , if you buy a Jeep, they give you a tent... <G>”

“Oh, this is a laugh...



"The Coleman Backpacker Table and Gear System"”