Oshkosh camping list? (Planning for next year)

"Peter R." wrote in message
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What tent brands work at OSH and what brands should I avoid?

Miata makes a terrible tent to sleep in at Oshkosh! It kept me dry, but
isn't comfortable to sleep in. The Eureka tent worked a LOT better!

Longworth wrote:
Ron Natalie wrote:

We camp relatively light. Tent, air mattress, sleeping bags, towels
(and soap and whatever else you'll need for the showers), couple of
folding chairs, small apparatus for making coffee in the morning,
and a case of wine, four glasses and a corkscrew.


Ron,
We also find the espresso maker indispensable for camping. I can
not see standing in line for a cup of lukewarm dishwater or making do
with some awful instant coffee in the morning. For this camping trip,
we drew the line at bringing some wine bottles and real glasses but had
done so in the past. One year, I packed a very good bottle of wine, 4
glasses, a corkscrew, some cheeses, crackers and fruits in a backpack
and hiked up a mountain with some friends. We had a fabulous picnic at
the summit. It was definitely worth the hassle.
By the way, what do you use for a camp stove. We have used a
two-burner liquid fuel Coleman stove for years but it is kind of bulky
and heavy for a plane. I'm thinking of replacing it with a
single-burner multi fuel backpacking stove and will have to do some
reseach.

Hai Longworth

We gave up "real cooking" a while back. Ron bought a Jet Boil (I think
that's the brand" that boils a liter of water in 90 seconds. It's
rather handy. For "real cooking" we have a tiny, two burner, I bought
CHEAP at Walmart. It is very small, light and uses a small propane
bottle.

Margy

Peter R. wrote:
Ron Natalie wrote:


small apparatus for making coffee in the morning,


Is this a percolator pot or some powered brewer?

What am I saying... I have a pretty good French press pot that makes a
smooth brew so all I need would be to be able to boil water.


We use a french press as well with the water boiled in a JetBoil (I
tThink that's the name). It boils a liter in 90 second.

Margy

..Blueskies. wrote:
"Longworth" wrote in message ups.com...
:
: Ron Natalie wrote:
: We camp relatively light. Tent, air mattress, sleeping bags, towels
: (and soap and whatever else you'll need for the showers), couple of
: folding chairs, small apparatus for making coffee in the morning,
: and a case of wine, four glasses and a corkscrew.
:
: Ron,
: We also find the espresso maker indispensable for camping. I can
: not see standing in line for a cup of lukewarm dishwater or making do
: with some awful instant coffee in the morning. For this camping trip,
: we drew the line at bringing some wine bottles and real glasses but had
: done so in the past. One year, I packed a very good bottle of wine, 4
: glasses, a corkscrew, some cheeses, crackers and fruits in a backpack
: and hiked up a mountain with some friends. We had a fabulous picnic at
: the summit. It was definitely worth the hassle.
: By the way, what do you use for a camp stove. We have used a
: two-burner liquid fuel Coleman stove for years but it is kind of bulky
: and heavy for a plane. I'm thinking of replacing it with a
: single-burner multi fuel backpacking stove and will have to do some
: reseach.
:
: Hai Longworth
:


We bought a 'JetBoil' and it is great! Hot water for instant coffee in just
about as long as it takes me to type this out...

http://www.jetboil.com/

We bought the group cooking system and the personal cooking system...


NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!! I had to go look at the group cooking system and
found the french press that fits the personal system and the extra
"cups", so now all we have to do is buy another cup and the two little
coffee presses and we won't have to pack the regular cups ....

Margy

Margy Natalie wrote:

NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!! I had to go look at the group cooking system and
found the french press that fits the personal system and the extra
"cups", so now all we have to do is buy another cup and the two little
coffee presses and we won't have to pack the regular cups ....

I'm right behind you in line.

It's the perfect system for the coffee drinker.

--
Peter

If a person drinks a liter of city water a day, at the end of a year they
have processed almost a kilogram of E. coli ("poop") through their system.

On the other hand, a person that drinks a liter of beer or wine, because of
the filtering and fermenting process, receives almost zero E. coli.

Do I need to belabor the point? {;-)


Jim



We use a french press as well with the water boiled in a JetBoil (I tThink
that's the name). It boils a liter in 90 second.

RST Engineering wrote:

If a person drinks a liter of city water a day, at the end of a year they
have processed almost a kilogram of E. coli ("poop") through their system.
snip

Tap water for coffee brewing? Never!

--
Peter

I almost bought a Honda 1000 at the show. At 29 pounds, I had to think
about it, though.
Special pricing of $600 made it attractive.
They even offered to deliver it to my North 40 campsite!

One of the first grocery stores that we hit on the day we arrived was
the "Aldi" at the mall across from the North 40.

Although totally impractical due to the size of it, and overpowered for
any reasonable use that could be needed at Oshkosh, they had 6000 watt
(if I remember correctly) generators for $199.

I just about crapped myself, and if I had room to bring one home I would
have done so in a heartbeat if only to keep here at the house for
possible future blackouts/outages.

"Peter R." wrote in message ...
: Margy Natalie wrote:
:
: NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!! I had to go look at the group cooking system and
: found the french press that fits the personal system and the extra
: "cups", so now all we have to do is buy another cup and the two little
: coffee presses and we won't have to pack the regular cups ....
:
: I'm right behind you in line.
:
: It's the perfect system for the coffee drinker.
:
: --
: Peter

Absolutely right, this is a pretty amazing little machine. It does use those 'small threaded' propane tanks that cost a
little more than the big threaded ones, but it is hot fast...

In article ,
".Blueskies." wrote:

Absolutely right, this is a pretty amazing little machine. It does use those
'small threaded' propane tanks that cost a
little more than the big threaded ones, but it is hot fast...

Make sure you get the right one for your needs.
They come with the following gas fills:
- propane
- butane
- isobutane/propane mix