WTF CAMPING (and outdoors-like stuff)

[HipHugHer]

I'm not sure any of them wanted to be. There's really no choice. And due to the low oxygen and temperature, they keep pretty well up there.

That mountain is fascinating to me. I bet I've read 5-10 different books on it and seen just about every TV show about it. I actually had a friend who took the trek to Base Camp. Sadly, he said that the place is a shithole, but there have been cleanup initiatives since then.

Oh I didn't mean they wanted to die, just if they did they wanted to be left there. Like that was their biggest milestone/accomplishment or a statement of dying doing what you love.

Given the conditions ya I guess you don't have a choice but to be left there.

 

[fly]

I find it very interesting too. The entire history not just the tragedies.
I'd love to go but my lungs are far too thin for that kind of altitude.

Its a neat thought that one could simply walk into the jetstream. But it's been ruined by Western money.

 

[nukes]

I'm told K2 is a much more treacherous Mountain than Everest.

 

[Peppers]

I don't care about climbing the mountain but I'd love to go to that area in general just to experience the culture.

 

[nukes]

I don't care about climbing the mountain but I'd love to go to that area in general just to experience the culture.

Hang with Yeti. Do standup for the Sherpa.

 

[Strings]

"Although it has a reputation to be 'the Savage Mountain', K2 is not statistically the deadliest8,000-meter peak—Annapurna, the first of the 8000ers to be climbed, is. For every 100 climbers who summited Annapurna, 34 have died. K2, however, draws far more interest, maybe because of its reputation.Jul 26, 2013"

 

[Peppers]

Hang with Yeti. Do standup for the Sherpa.

Yep, pray with some monks. I'm down.

 

[fly]

I'm told K2 is a much more treacherous Mountain than Everest.

Yep, it's WAAAAAAAAAAAAY more technical.

 

[adi]

I don't care about climbing the mountain but I'd love to go to that area in general just to experience the culture.

worth a visit for sure
more than one if you happen to live this close

 

[nukes]

4.1 mile hike up Morrow Mountain (loop, 2 up 2 down). Uwaharie (sic) state forest.

May have over reached a tad. Everyone survived.

 

[Immigrant]

That mountain is fascinating to me. I bet I've read 5-10 different books on it and seen just about every TV show about it.

This became obvious to me when I posted a pic of a body and you knew his exact location.

 

[fly]

This became obvious to me when I posted a pic of a body and you knew his exact location.

We all have our obsessions.

 

[fly]

So @Mustard Dispenser is right. I really like the idea of an RV or trailer.

I wonder if we would "camp" more if we had one. Apparently our Outback can tow a tiny one...

 

[Valve1138]

So @Mustard Dispenser is right. I really like the idea of an RV or trailer.

I wonder if we would "camp" more if we had one. Apparently our Outback can tow a tiny one...

You could use it for your "off-grid" days.

Or AirBnB it when you guys don't use it.

 

[HipHugHer]

So @Mustard Dispenser is right. I really like the idea of an RV or trailer.

I wonder if we would "camp" more if we had one. Apparently our Outback can tow a tiny one...

Outback can handle an old school teardrop or a smaller pop-up type with the canvas sides pretty easy.

That's enough to sleep in, get out of the bugs and rain and have a few conveniences.
Also small enough it's not a huge project to take places and use.

Or limit where you can go. That part is why my folks got a nice van for traveling instead of an actual rv. Trailer your outback can handle be about the living space of a van behind the front seats. Can still go anywhere regular vehicles can.

 

[Jehannum]

Outback can handle an old school teardrop or a smaller pop-up type with the canvas sides pretty easy.

That's enough to sleep in, get out of the bugs and rain and have a few conveniences.
Also small enough it's not a huge project to take places and use.

Or limit where you can go. That part is why my folks got a nice van for traveling instead of an actual rv. Trailer your outback can handle be about the living space of a van behind the front seats. Can still go anywhere regular vehicles can.

@fly isn't allowed to own a van, not after the "free candy" incident.

 

[Valve1138]

@fly I assume you’ve looked at #vanlife on Instagram?

A van house thing would be a fun project.

 

[Jehannum]

@fly I assume you’ve looked at #vanlife on Instagram?

A van house thing would be a fun project.

@APRIL can't even handle a car, what makes you think @fly would trust her to drive a house?

 

[Valve1138]

@APRIL can't even handle a car, what makes you think @fly would trust her to drive a house?

I assume the Gimp would drive.

 

[Josh]

A friend of mine just bought a used pickup truck, diesel, duelie, and a slip-in camper top thingy (whatever they're called). I visited him this past weekend and got to check it out. Surprisingly large amount of room inside, except for the bathroom (toiler and shower) being cramped. Everything else one needs is there. Has 200w solar panels on the roof. He said he's charged the batteries (i.e. plugged it in at home) only once since he bought it two months ago. Did a 5 day camping trip and didn't plug it in at all. Has propane for hot water, heat, stove, and refrigerator. Pretty darn nice setup. It's super top heavy but the truck seemed to handle it okay, according to what my friend said. I've been toying around with getting a cheap popup camper trailer. That'll easily store in my barn, and can be pulled behind my van.