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  1. J

    Grilling or roasting?

    I'm thinking grilling would be more like cooking a hamburger or steak on a grill, uncovered, fast and over a hot fire. Five to ten minutes for a burger or steak. Roasting, in a camping environment might be slow cooking something covered to hold the smoke and heat, low heat or less coals or...
  2. J

    Tent color

    I just camp backwoods and never ever campgrounds so I like woodland camo and OD and browns and khaki will do too. Although my old tent is sort of an egg yolk yellow but at least it's sort of an earth tone. As far as a bright color for emergency situations, I have a bright yellow rain suit that...
  3. J

    Dog in the tent?

    Most of my camping is on my local river sandbars,, which has no shortage of large alligators. I camp with a Lab and a 30lb Mutt. I feel much better with both of them in the tent and even with a long 20ft leash on both of them in case they go wandering down to the river in the middle of the...
  4. J

    What is the worst thing about camping?

    Rain, rain and rain.
  5. J

    Gear Reviewers?

    I just watch what the serious old timers use for their "go to" gear,, the old timers that don't make a living at it. When I took up tennis many years ago,, being ignorant but also trying to be wise to offset the ignorance, I bought the racket the lower end pros, non endorsement pros bought and...
  6. J

    What would be considered good 'benchmark' affordable gear

    Benchmark and affordable is in the eye of the beholder,, or billfold. For me, anything over a nickel, I'm over budget. Being retired I always think budget but have always been sorta cheap anyway. Camping gear, or anything outdoor I do, I focus a lot on USGI surplus gear. It's hard to beat...
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