Recommended Camping Gear

[Marc]

Originally posted by fish
...a 15F bag would have me sweating in a big way in no time...

Ewww.... Disturbing visual! :eek:

[fish]

Originally posted by jkam
What do you guys put under your bag?

Camprest LE

[fish]

Originally posted by Marc

Ewww.... Disturbing visual! :eek:

This from a

[fish]

Originally posted by Razorbak


I picked up a 975ml MSR fueld bottle today at Gander Mountain, just in time for my test of my tank range post-S4.

Useless. Butane/propane canisters rock.

[fish]

Originally posted by Jinx
Weight - 14 lbs. 11 oz.
Material - Aluminum/polyester
Construction - Tubular aluminum
Folded dimensions - 42 x 9 inches
Unfolded dimensions - 80 x 30 x 22 inches
Capacity 300 pounds




http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce...rfnbr=12551889

Bah. You'll freeze yer ass off on one of those, plus how big a tent do you need to house one?

[davidhpark]

I've got the Gerber ax, yes nice tool. Question, how many other ADVriders out there have collapsable/retractable saw so that you can cut/remove downed trees blocking your trail?

As far as the Chala lamp shown, it was the old version, the new version is LED bulb based.

Regards,

David H. Park

[cRAsH]

Originally posted by davidhpark
I've got the Gerber ax, yes nice tool. Question, how many other ADVriders out there have collapsable/retractable saw so that you can cut/remove downed trees blocking your trail?

Bah. Saws are for wussies. Portable French Saw

[Marc]

Is my command!

Originally posted by jkam
...Can someone take a picture of them for me so I can try to make some for myself?...

Here's the leg extensions for the Kermit chair and a brief description. Sorry it took me so long to get my act together...

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Picture 1. From this side picture, you can see that there are two different lengths (you get 2 long and 2 short legs in the set). The long ones go in the back and the short ones go in the front.

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Picture 2. You can see here how the leg extender slides over the chair leg and is secured by the support bolt. The lip on the edge holds things in place.

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Picture 3. More detail - the support brace has been removed for inspection.

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Picture 4. Here's a blurry, out of focus shot of what the leg extender looks like from the top. Sorry, the POS auto focus thought I was snapping a pic of the driveway...

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Picture 5. Here's how long they are. I tried to line up the bottom with the 1" mark on the ruler.



Hope this helps.

Marc

[fish]

MPM, that exposed aggregate is in perfect focus :):

Are you sure you have the right extenders on the right legs?

[fish]

Originally posted by fish


jayman....never heard of this thing, so I looked it up. That looks like something I need.



Thanks for the tip!

My Back Paxe showed up today, US Priority Mail....two days from Cabelas. $30, plus about $5 shipping. Looks like it should be adequate for pounding tent stakes into barn floors, and mutilating limbs.

[Marc]

Originally posted by fish
...Are you sure you have the right extenders on the right legs?

No. All I know is that the long legs on the right side (F&R) with the short legs on the left make you tip over and that wasn't too good. With the long legs on the front, it seems like you're leaning waaay back. Probably pretty good for telling tall tales around the campfire. With the long legs in the rear, you've got a fairly upright seating position. So, have I got it wrong???

[JUIJITSU]

Fuel bottle design is still in design stage. Im working on getting the AutoCAD drawings to a local machine shop for a prototype. The mounting bracket on the 1150 is mucho different than the F650. It also could run into rear wheel bash if the rider is maxing out the suspension. I will update again when I have a product.

[Trevor S]

Originally posted by cRAsH


Bah. Saws are for wussies.

DOH ! I never thought of this :( On my dual sport bike, a Husky TE 610 E I simpily ride over logs (aize up to about 1/2 way up my thigh, and no way I am cutting through anything any bigger anyway) the 1150 GS Adv is guuna be a bitch to ride over logs that size I am guessing, is there a "technique" or the saw is the go :) ?

[fish]

Originally posted by Trevor S

the 1150 GS Adv is guuna be a bitch to ride over logs that size I am guessing, is there a "technique" or the saw is the go :) ?

If you don't have a portable french saw around, you could always use this technique:

[davidhpark]

You must have missed that part about "size up to about 1/2 way up my thigh,"

Jumping small telephone poles on an obstacle course with lots of open space around in case something goes wrong is one thing. Deciding to spend some time to clear a tree from a road in the middle of the forest which clearly blocks the road (sometimes not always on the ground) is another. Smaller bikes you can drop and drag underneath but the GS Adv NOT. So clearcutting is the only option (besides turning around).

David H. Park