Comments on: The Ultimate Outdoors 2.0: Five Essential Technologies http://www.gearcrave.com/2007-10-17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:54:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: rivalarrival http://www.gearcrave.com/2007-10-17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 rivalarrival Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:41:38 +0000 http://www.gearcrave.com/2007/10/17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/#comment-1853 The future is doing what you want, where you want to do it, whether that is sleeping under a tarp in your backyard or blogging 50 miles from the nearest human. Even if you are of the mindset that you need electronic gadgets in the wilderness, you don't want anything on this list. The tent can be replaced by any tent you want and a $3 LED flashlight. The filter can be picked up anywhere for $25. If you're in a 70-mph windstorm, you're not going to get a fire started anyway. The backpack is interesting, but you can add a 12-volt solar panel to any backpack for ~$50 - look in automotive and RV supply stores. The best liquid fueld stoves are the "penny stoves" made from a couple soda cans and burning clean alcohol - they'll boil 2-cups of water in about 2 minutes too, and they are a tiny fraction of the weight. The future is doing what you want, where you want to do it, whether that is sleeping under a tarp in your backyard or blogging 50 miles from the nearest human.

Even if you are of the mindset that you need electronic gadgets in the wilderness, you don’t want anything on this list. The tent can be replaced by any tent you want and a $3 LED flashlight. The filter can be picked up anywhere for $25. If you’re in a 70-mph windstorm, you’re not going to get a fire started anyway. The backpack is interesting, but you can add a 12-volt solar panel to any backpack for ~$50 – look in automotive and RV supply stores. The best liquid fueld stoves are the “penny stoves” made from a couple soda cans and burning clean alcohol – they’ll boil 2-cups of water in about 2 minutes too, and they are a tiny fraction of the weight.

]]> By: atlantisczar http://www.gearcrave.com/2007-10-17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 atlantisczar Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:09:31 +0000 http://www.gearcrave.com/2007/10/17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/#comment-1815 I agree Will Rogers. Backpack under 9oz with a tarp and stove? I think you meant under 9lbs. but your point is correct. Isn't camping about getting away from it all? Plus, who wants to be a mule? All that gear does is break your back and your wallet. John Muir traveled the Sierras with the clothes on his back, flour, flint, tarp and hobnailed boots and had a great time and survived. I agree Will Rogers. Backpack under 9oz with a tarp and stove? I think you meant under 9lbs. but your point is correct. Isn’t camping about getting away from it all? Plus, who wants to be a mule? All that gear does is break your back and your wallet.
John Muir traveled the Sierras with the clothes on his back, flour, flint, tarp and hobnailed boots and had a great time and survived.

]]> By: Will Rogers http://www.gearcrave.com/2007-10-17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 Will Rogers Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:08:16 +0000 http://www.gearcrave.com/2007/10/17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/#comment-1769 I don't find any of those technologies essential. I sleep under a tarp, filter through a 15 year old filter, with replacement element of course, carry a couple 25 cent lighters, cook over an alcohol stove made from a couple soda cans, and carry it all in a homemade backpack weighing just 9 ounces. The future is ultralight simplicity, not strap 100 lbs of microchipped electronics on your mule. I don’t find any of those technologies essential. I sleep under a tarp, filter through a 15 year old filter, with replacement element of course, carry a couple 25 cent lighters, cook over an alcohol stove made from a couple soda cans, and carry it all in a homemade backpack weighing just 9 ounces. The future is ultralight simplicity, not strap 100 lbs of microchipped electronics on your mule.

]]> By: Design withing reach airstream | GearCrave | Stuff you want to touch http://www.gearcrave.com/2007-10-17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Design withing reach airstream | GearCrave | Stuff you want to touch Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:59:33 +0000 http://www.gearcrave.com/2007/10/17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/#comment-1716 [...] Camping can be made a lot easier with some great gadgets but sometimes you need to take it up a notch. DWR’s airstream lets you get your road-trip fix in style, taking an Airstream and giving it the interior designer touch, perfect in combo with the new Hummer HX concept. [...] [...] Camping can be made a lot easier with some great gadgets but sometimes you need to take it up a notch. DWR’s airstream lets you get your road-trip fix in style, taking an Airstream and giving it the interior designer touch, perfect in combo with the new Hummer HX concept. [...]

]]> By: BoyScout http://www.gearcrave.com/2007-10-17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/comment-page-1/#comment-292 BoyScout Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:34:12 +0000 http://www.gearcrave.com/2007/10/17/the-great-outdoors-20-five-essentials/#comment-292 That solar powered tent light is a fantastic idea! That solar powered tent light is a fantastic idea!

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