What are the Most important camping supplies you should bring on a tenting trip?

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iClimb_199

I don't have much room I have to fit all my gear, camping pillow, tent, and a sleeping bag, on to the back of a motorcycle! What are the most important things I should pack for the trip!

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I have been on many hikes and camping trips...I love it. As a former US Marine, I would suggest 6 MAJOR items: Knife, Water, Rations, Waterproof Matches/Flint, Blanket, First Aid Kit. Other items such as toilet papper, baby wipes, rubbing alcohol, sunglasses, BUG SPRAY, Advil PM...you will sleep like a baby, extra clothes, TENT, trash bags(for keeping clothes and other things dry if it rains)...and so on.

Have fun on your trip!

Where is it acceptable to set up a tent when traveling?

Suddenly

I am planning on taking some bare essentials and riding my motorcycle from NY to FL this spring. This will be a 1 way trip, I plan on finding a cheap apartment down there somewhere and any job until I get on my feet. I am of course saving money for the apartment and such so I will have something to get me off my feet. However, I do not want to spend money on hotels/motels on the way down, and would prefer a bit of an adventure rather than the touristy way of traveling. I have no problem riding in the rain, sleeping outside, eating cheap food, and traveling light. I am fully mentally prepared as well as physically able.

The problem I'm facing is I don't know where acceptable places are to just stop my bike and set up a tent. It seems everything costs money these days, you need reservations, there are long lists of rules and guidelines, etc. I really dislike these things. Where are the best places to just set up a tent for the night?

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Yeah, good luck on that. There's so many laws and restrictions on camping around, it'll make your head swim. Everyone's concerned about liabilities, bums, vagrants, honestly homeless, or just plain crazy.

There are alternatives. It's called hobo, or "boondog" camping, and you'll need to do your research. There are some smaller towns, and villages that offer one or two nights free camping in the city park. Some churches or civic groups allow this on their property. Some farmers will allow a tent down, if you can arrange it. Maybe you have to trade some work for some rest. Barter and good manners always helps.

Call ahead. Go on CL, place an advert about your route and approx. times, asking if there are folks willing to put up with a Traveler. Then decide if you have the trust and fortitude to do this.

See if you can't view episodes from that TV show "Then Came Bronson". Then go watch "Easy Rider".

Best!

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Is there a place that i can go camping, just with my girlfriend within 200mile radius from socal?

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maxhypa

I want to take my girlfriend camping within 200 mile radius from socal. can anyone help me please!!!

What i would like to do: stay in a tent, build a fire, fishing, swim in the water.

I dont have to do all of this, but i would like to.

I thank you guys in advance

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There are thousands of campgrounds that fit the bill, For what you want to do I recommend Hobo Campground on the kern river. Just a short hike down stream is a hot spring you can soak in and fish the river from at the same time. Enjoy

http://www.totalescape.com/GIFS/active/hotsprg/miracle/onriver.jpg

some of the most beautiful green places in the US?

Bob the Fi

green, wooded, mountain, lakes. A place where i can hike far to and pitch a tent. Kinda like the Uinta Mountains in Utah but better? Any suggestions?
also, preferably in a warmer climate.

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Good morning Bob the Fish,

I hope you had a great week. I just got in from my morning walk at Venice Beach. I enjoy watching these huge high flying pelicans dive straight down into the water and come up with a fish.

http://www.venicebeach.com/

The Uinta Basin is very nice, and very few areas in the US can compare. I really do not understand what you mean by âbetterâ?

The Mighty High Sierra Nevada Mountain range is much larger. Unlike the Uinta Mountains, the Sierras run north and south. This creates mountains which are more extreme and more variety.

The west side of the Sierras pulls water from the ocean. The snow is the densest in the world. In fact, throughout the world, the snow is called âCaliforniaâs Sierra Cementâ. You do not get nearly as many tourist or ski traffic, because the snow is very heavy. Utah snow is like powder, better to ski.

http://www.examiner.com/weather-in-sacramento/sacramento-weather-what-is-sierra-cement

The altitude and the massive amounts of water create thousands of giant Redwood trees, waterfalls, and lakes. The Redwood Trees are the biggest and oldest living things on earth. The size of the area is also about three (3) times larger than the Uinta Mountain Range. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America. Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the USA. The lake is pure, unpolluted, and beautiful. And finally, Mount Whitney is the second tallest peak in the USA. I patch my tent near Mt. Whitney.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701-s&va=sierra+nevada+mountains+california

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/waterfalls.htm

The east side of the Mighty Sierra Nevada Mountain Range is completely different. This is what I mean by extreme and more variety. Near the base sits Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest point (below sea level) and the hottest place in North America. I love the eastern side because it has far less people and no children because the terrain is much rougher. The Eastern side is just as beautiful, higher mountain tops, and more lakes. As per you question, the temperatures are much milder.

I have hiked the John Muir trail twice. I was only seventeen (17) and in high school my first trip. There were five of us. We spent the summer living off the land. The year was 1961. I think we saw five other people while hiking and camping for 200 miles. We ate a lot of rice, coffee, beef Jerky, and caught âGOLDEN TROUTâ. By the way, Bob the Fish, âwhat type of fish are you? Are you a Golden troutâ (smile)?? No, only in the Mighty High Sierra Nevadaâs in California.

http://johnmuirtrail.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_trout

My second trip on the John Muir Trail was a year after returning from Vietnam. This was by far my best trip. Back then we would catch huge Golden Trout. The high altitudes and rough terrain make them fighters.

http://www.flyrodreel.com/node/379

Today I hit the Eastern Sierras at least once a year. I know all the great camping and fishing lakes. I am a little too old to hike the John Muir Trail, but I will always have great memories. I hope you will someday get an opportunity to hike the John Muir. It is something to see.

Today, my favorite lake is Bull Frog Lake which is eight (8) miles back in the Sierras through Kearsarge Pass, an old Indian trail. I also spend a lot of time on the Kern River which also flows out of the southern tip of the Mighty Sierra Nevada Mountains. That is another story.

http://www.naturalbornhikers.com/KearsargePass/KearsargePass.htm

http://www.kernriverflyfishing.com/

I hope my stateâs fishing, camping, trees, and mountains are just as good if not better than The Uinta Basin. Sorry, Bob the Fish, if you do get to California, you still have to find the good fishing lakes by yourself. I am one up on you.

I enjoyed talking to you this morning. I wish you and your family a beautiful week. Peace, from Los Angeles.

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