Comments on: Gear Up: A Man’s Guide to Camping

By: Tips for Buying Camping Accessories

Tips for Buying Camping Accessories — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:15:14 +0000

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By: Johnny Utah

Johnny Utah — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:09:52 +0000

if you have a modern waterproof tent, the purpose of the ground cloth or ‘footprint’ is to prevent tears and preserve the ‘waterproofiness’.

I too carry a handgun on camping trips. I’m often in remote areas with poor or non-existent cell service, and a ranger or cop could be hours away.

dryer lint in a ziplock bag (tinder) and one of those ‘firesteel’ tools (spark) is my preferred fire-starting method. Supplement the dryer lint with material you find on-site. I light my campstove with the firesteel as well.

take some of those ‘glowsticks’ on your next op. They glow for hours, make excellent tent nightlights, and the colors won’t burn out your night vision.

By: Pop up canopies

Pop up canopies — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:10:42 +0000

This is a great article about the supplies needed when going camping. I agree with Paulo that a weapon is becoming a necessary item to take with you when going camping because you never know what you might come across with.

By: paulo

paulo — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:14:17 +0000

ya, sadly a gun is becoming a piece of equipment that i’d rather not leave at home, while having my concealed-carrying permit in my pocket. Makes traveling across state lines a bit more of a nuisance, too.

And, although i liked the other article on choosing a gun for home defense, i prefer semiauto handguns. Sure, you need to learn how to clear a jam; but the smoother action than a revolver (especially when adding a laser sight) makes it much more accurate.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:37:32 +0000

I have camped in many places that have become unsafe, robbed in the middle of Mt Whitney a week into a 90 mile hike from a hippie with a 45 revolver. I’ve been in lake side camps with the kids and had our camp rifled through and all the food stolen. I’ve had mine or friends backpacks and cameras stolen from inside tents off the beaten paths (we thought). I’ve had a knife pulled on me in a so-called peaceful ecolodge. The point is I come prepared more often than I would like now to defend my family or guests. I avoid most weekend camping and national or state parks during regular seasons to avoid the drunks and the car campers who leave trash all over and the teenagers with loud stereos. I’ve raised my kids to enjoy going a little further in to get out by ourselves and be more independent and self reliant. Both my sons and daughters know how to take care of themselves in the woods, how to load, clean and shoot, how to start fires and do other basic skills. We try and make it safe and fun for everyone despite the slide of civility and honor that used to be present around fellow campers and hikers when I was young. I guess these folks don’t know how to be real men.