tim292stro
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...And has a tendency to absorb water and swell also gaining weight. You should probably look at marine grade Baltic Birch Plywood (not USMC, marine as in water/boats
). The glue will stand up to water exposure over longer periods of time without delaminating.My camping supplies would include a few "essentials" in order of importance:
- Water - on the long side figure 1gallon/day/person, if impractical you need a way to obtain/purify this water
- A device to at least boil water and additionally cook food including cooking pots and/or pans. (single burner multi-fuel stove, multiburner multi-fuel stove - camp style dependent)
- Large First Aid Kit (day-backpack sized)
- Shelter (hard shelter, tent, bivouac, sleeping bag, or combinations of those - camp style dependent)
- Food
- Current Map/good-compass
- A place to keep perishable food from spoiling (ice-box, cooler, or mini-fridge - camp style dependent)
- General Heat - fueled heater or logs (camp style dependent), or at least a way to start a fire (lifeboat matches, magnesium stick)
- A place to keep my stuff secured while away on a hike, or on the road, or secure from wildlife while asleep (padlocked large steel trailer, bear box - camp style dependent - NOT KEPT IN THE OCCUPIED/DRIVEN VEHICLE IN BEAR COUNTRY)
- A place to put my waste. (Port-o-Potty + toilet paper, shovel + pine cone - camp style dependent)
Elaboration should your camp style be more "civilized", have more space, and more truck and trailer to haul with - again in order of importance:
- Light (LED, Electroluminescent, or glow sticks) if electrically powered, either use rechargeable batteries, hand crank generator or solar panel(s).
- GPS
- Entertainment (Binoculars [for nature], Book or playing cards [for rain-outs], tablet PC for reading PDF dumps of SS pages or watching videos)
- Cot(s), inflatable mattress, folding chairs etc.
- Awning or tarp for shade - for more shade than a tent, plus flow through ventilation
- Mosquito netting
- Extra plates utensils for guests (even some unexpected visitors).
- A way to make coffee - I'm not too proud to avoid using instant coffee or a perk-pot if my French press and unblended whole-bean Kona coffee and my adjustable grinder isn't available
- Sports equipment (baseball+bat+gloves, soccer ball, football, Frisbee).
- Luxury hygiene stuff: shower head + curtain (really only useful if you have access to enough water)
- PLB when well away from normal camp grounds/roads - or if budget or camp style allows, rent/buy a sat-phone
- Some recovery gear, ramps, ropes, pullies, anchors... etc.
- Power generation and distribution gear
If done prudently, you would put or accommodate the more critical stuff from the first list closer to the inside of the towing vehicle, should something happen to your trailer forcing you to abandon it (so it doesn't destroy your trip/vacation).
Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Obviously, unless you're driving a bug-out type vehicle on a multi-week outing, the "worst" should vary to some degree and affect how much crap you take with you - at least that's what I've been gently suggesting in the most subtle way possible to my wife over the last 10 years...
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