 | Columbia Cougar Flats Six to Eight-Person Two-Room Cabin Tent
My wife and I use this tent for ourselves. It gives us plenty of room to step off of the air mattress to change clothes. The 2nd room allows us to store our clothes, accessories, and grand daughters.
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 | Coleman SunDome 7-Foot by 7-Foot 3-Person Dome Tent (Blue/White)
Buy new: $39.99 We set up several of these dome tents over 3 campsites for the kids and their significant others and their kids. Plenty big enough for 2.5 people and their camping crud.
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 | Coleman Double-High Flocked Air Bed - Queen
Buy new: $51.99 Double-high = very comfortable. Being higher off of the ground means that it's easier to get in and out of.
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 | Coleman Rechargeable Quick Pump
Buy new: $22.86 / Used from: $19.99 A rechargeable air pump is very handy to top off an air mattress before bedtime. A full charge will inflate 10 of our air mattresses or deflate the same number.
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 | Columbia Shoshoni Falls Shower Tent
Buy new: $129.99 / Used from: $105.00 Lots of room to shower after a rough day of camping. Use the ZODI double burner water heater for hot water. I recommend a drainable rubber mat to step onto when exiting the shower tent to keep water and mud/muck off of your feet.
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 | Zodi Outback Double Burner Hot Tap Shower - w/ hard case
This works best if you take 10 gallon plastic tubs so that you can pre-heat the water before a shower. From my experience, one 10 gallon tub o' hot water will provide 5 male showers or 1 female shower. NOTE: Dry out the pump between trips. We stored it wet and found that it had rusted and failed. I highly recommend replacing the 6-volt pump with the 12-volt pump from ZODI.
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 | Lafuma RSX Mesh Recliner, Forest
Buy new: $129.95 Relax - take a load off in a zero gravity recliner. Very comfortable!
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 | Camp Chef Professional Series TB-90LW Tahoe Deluxe 3 Burner Modular Cooking System, Black/Red
Buy new: $244.61 We actually got the Expedition x3 model, which is the same 3-burner, 90,000 btu (total) stove but it includes a cast iron griddle that fits over two of the 3 burners. The griddle means that breakfast for 20 takes 45 minutes versus 90 minutes.
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 | Camp Chef CB90 Carry bag for three burner stove
Buy new: $39.99 The stove and griddle are heavy! This carry bag makes it easier and cleaner to haul around.
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 | Coleman 3-Burner Propane Stove
The 3rd burner has a higher output (15,000 btu vs. 10,000 btu), which is much appreciated while boiling water for coffee in the morning.
UPDATE: We replaced this with a larger Camp Chef Expedition x3 with a total of 90,000 btu.
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 | Coleman InstaStart PerfectFlow Portable Grill
Buy new: $71.99 The camp stove doesn't provide a means to barbecue anything so we use this tabletop rig to grill chicken, burgers, and dogs.
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 | Coleman Hot Water-On-Demand Portable Water Heater
Buy new: $185.30 Just like it says, hot water on demand. Turn it on, adjust the water temperature, and wash dishes. Just have the kids hump water. More than one 5 gallon water jug helps.
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 | SOPAKCO SurePak 12 MRE's - Meals ready to eat. NO HEATERS.
For the past several years while camping we set aside one 24-hour period during which campers may only eat MRE's. Not the SOPAKCO brand but actual military MRE's, as a reminder of bigger issues.
At home we stock 4 cases of MRE's (48 meals) and 100 gallons of fresh water for emergency purposes.
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 | Coleman Northstar Instastart Tube-Mantle Propane Lantern with Hard Case
Buy new: $51.23 Piezo snap-starter and easy to replace mantles. The hard case actually remains closed, unlike earlier versions that opened the minute you picked them up, resulting in a broken glass globe.
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 | Coleman Camp Coffeemaker
Buy new: $49.39 I recommend this coleman coffeemaker for those whom prefer drip (filtered) coffee over pressed coffee. This coffee maker allows you to easily make drip coffee on your 2 or 3 burner coleman stove. The only downside is that it's s-l-o-w,
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 | Sunforce 60 Watt Solar Panel with 7 Amp Charge Controller, Model# 37015
Buy new: $474.99 This is as close as it gets to a product available on Amazon that represents what we use. I built my own system with parts from ebay, including a Solarex 80 watt PV panel and an ICP 7-amp charge controller.
We also use a Reware 6.5 watt PV backpack to charge Xantrex 100 watt pocket powerpacks (and contain all of the cables and gizmos) and a Brunton 2.2 watt PV panel to recharge batteries.
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 | Xantrex Technologies 802-1500 XPower Powerpack 1,500-Watt Portable Backup Power System
Buy new: $329.99 / Used from: $299.99 Connect two in parallel with 2AWG conductors for 126 amp-hour @ 12VDC of storage (1512 watt-hour) available as 120VAC via 1500 watt inverters. The 80 watt solar panel can't keep up with our use while camping in the forest, but it does slow their discharge rate down a bit.
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 | Xantrex Powerpack 600 Watt Jumpstarter, Power Inverter and Backup Power Source
Buy new: $189.95 Another source of power that is a bit more portable than the 1500. 28 amp-hour @ 12VDC (336 watt-hour).
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 | Xantrex Technologies 852-0081 XPower Pocket Powerpack 100-Watt Inverter
Buy new: $49.99 An even more portable source of power. 3.3 amp-hour @ 12VDC (40 watt-hour).
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 | Altec Lansing inMotion iM600 Portable Audio System for iPod (Black)
Buy new: $64.99 / Used from: $66.99 A portable rechargeable sound station for ipods, iphones, and any sound source. Considerably less expensive than Bose. The Bose system looks and sounds fantastic but let's face it, we're camping! Campers bring their camping playlist of songs.
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 | Kensington Auto Power Adapter with USB Power Port K33418US
Buy new: $14.64 / Used from: $9.46 A cigarette lighter USB converter is handy to recharge winky electronic gizmos.
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 | Waring Pro WIM30 Clear-Ice Professional Portable Electronic Ice Maker, Brushed Stainless Steel
Buy new: $399.00 Make ice while camping. Brilliant! I learned the hard way that you'll need at least a 1500 watt inverter and a full tank of gas or a generator. It makes about 30 pounds of ice per day.
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 | Racket Zapper
Buy new: $10.99 These handheld mosquito zappers work great. When the sun goes down we're overwhelmed by mosquitos for about an hour. Not any more! Their capacitors hold a charge for a short time so don't grab it by anything but the handle. Push the button and zap!
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 | Deluxe 650059 LED Headlight
Hands free flashlight.
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 | 100 8 Inch Glowstick Bracelets Assorted Colors
Buy new: $9.49 These are a big hit with young campers.
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 | Draganflyer V Ti PRO RC Gyro Stabilized Electric Helicopter With High Res Color Video Camera System
Buy new: $1,499.95 Everyone (young and old) has attempted to fly the Draganflyer. All of us have crashed it. In some cases, crashed with extreme prejudice. This helicopter takes a licken' and keeps on ticken'. A lot of fun for all ages. I recommend the crash-kit and spare batteries, which last about 10 minutes.
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 | Disposable Wet Washcloths
Buy new: $4.99 Wet wipes are an easy and convenient way to keep clean while camping.
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 | Charmin To Go Freshmates Cloths - 10 Each
Buy new: $1.99 Because we're roughing it, and because we don't want to offend others, I recommend these butt-wipes.
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