IDEAS & TOOLS FOR CAMPING ENJOYMENT IN THE NORTHWEST AMERICAS
DEDICATED TO THOSE OF CLEVER CAMPING SKILLS since Time Immemorial
Wherever we go in the States, to live or camp out, we will always need a heat/cooking source. Of them all, small stoves are the best types. You want one that bakes bread, and won't break your back when moving it around. Back in the Woods in the Far North, there be these old wood stoves, made in Cleveland Ohio, and other manufacturing areas here. No matter how far away we get from civilization, we will always thusly be linked to Cleveland, suppose, by these.
These notes are just for fun, safe recreational camping in wagons, tents, cabins, or vans/trailers, in mostly civilized populated areas. If camping is dangerous for you I cannot encourage the venture. My focus is from my fascination with our Settlers with their methods of camping in their trek across the continent; and with the Native American Indians, with their unique perspectives and camping methods which were their way of life. I like to approach camping from a historical perspective, but with modern expectations, makes camping alot more adventuresome and interesting. The point is, if the Indians and Settlers could do it, so can we, after their smart ways.
The very first thing I think of for camping preparations, are personal hygenic items such as toothbrushes and floss, toothpaste and nail files, lip gloss, and some toilet paper and paper towels of course. Some wash rags. Tools like knives, lightweight axes, rope/cords, lighters. Skunk repellent or pepper spray. You might want to hang your supplies from a high branch/obscured. Light sources important, fuel supplies such as lighters & matches. In cabins or tents, always remember these things!
Weapons are a necessity, that would be a good rifle, and ammo., for protection from critters and such that present a threat to life, in all the Mountains and Deserts, wild dogs, wild cats, wild pigs, skunks, and maybe even Bigfoots (who don't like guns shooting at them, by the way). If one anticipates wild humans, I may or may not address that elsewhere (such as surprise gold hunters, dope growers/cooks, or Jihadist camps).
Water containers and nearby water sources: it all depends upon how far from civilization one intends to go. My wish would be that I could be forty years younger, and make a sport of it all. But some folks just want to get by, trapsing about the countryside, for fun or necessity. It is my belief that even if we have a car, we should be ready to be able to trek about, on foot, as anything can happen. But as a sport, it is my preference to be able to set up a BASE CAMPSITE at a well protected campground, and don a large lightweight backpack with overnight supplies, to go off on a trek to certain destinations nearby, here or there, as I prefer walking/hiking.
These are also good preparations for getting by if one gets evicted from a spouse's home, if that spouse is unpredictable or alcoholic, so you won't have to impose on anyone, immediately. Pick a couple of spots well known only to yourself, or set up a private spot in your yard in which to spend a night or two, with access to stores and rest rooms perhaps, away from skunks or bums/fugitives. Don't ever act furtively like a fugitive, or you may be targeted by police but stay out of sight. Always maintain a degree of respectability in your dress and behaviors, that you not call attention to yourself, and never hangout with the local lowlife.
Always carry a fishing license if possible, and a pole/etc, just in case you need to cook up a fish on a grill, but it is best to avoid that in Bigfoot areas, they can smell it and may bother you. If you have company that is better, but alone, it is always best to avoid Bigfoots. I had planned on camping at Donner but for the Bigfoots of late, disappearing kids and elderly folks.
Weapons are a necessity, that would be a good rifle, and ammo., for protection from critters and such that present a threat to life, in all the Mountains and Deserts, wild dogs, wild cats, wild pigs, skunks, and maybe even Bigfoots (who don't like guns shooting at them, by the way). If one anticipates wild humans, I may or may not address that elsewhere (such as surprise gold hunters, dope growers/cooks, or Jihadist camps).
Water containers and nearby water sources: it all depends upon how far from civilization one intends to go. My wish would be that I could be forty years younger, and make a sport of it all. But some folks just want to get by, trapsing about the countryside, for fun or necessity. It is my belief that even if we have a car, we should be ready to be able to trek about, on foot, as anything can happen. But as a sport, it is my preference to be able to set up a BASE CAMPSITE at a well protected campground, and don a large lightweight backpack with overnight supplies, to go off on a trek to certain destinations nearby, here or there, as I prefer walking/hiking.
These are also good preparations for getting by if one gets evicted from a spouse's home, if that spouse is unpredictable or alcoholic, so you won't have to impose on anyone, immediately. Pick a couple of spots well known only to yourself, or set up a private spot in your yard in which to spend a night or two, with access to stores and rest rooms perhaps, away from skunks or bums/fugitives. Don't ever act furtively like a fugitive, or you may be targeted by police but stay out of sight. Always maintain a degree of respectability in your dress and behaviors, that you not call attention to yourself, and never hangout with the local lowlife.
Always carry a fishing license if possible, and a pole/etc, just in case you need to cook up a fish on a grill, but it is best to avoid that in Bigfoot areas, they can smell it and may bother you. If you have company that is better, but alone, it is always best to avoid Bigfoots. I had planned on camping at Donner but for the Bigfoots of late, disappearing kids and elderly folks.
No matter what you do or where you go, do not be arrogant, ANYTHING can happen in Life this side of the First Resurrection. We must be fully prepared for anything, by Faith, for the best protection possible, always. Yahweh loves us and will protect us if we walk in His Way, but if we disdain to take His warnings to heart, we put ourselves and our companions at risk, for "the Devil goeth about seeking those whom he may devour." So if you or your companions have not made your peace with the holy Elohim, Yahweh and His Son Yahshua ("Jesus"), you might want to rethink your plans and position, before venturing into uncertain circumstances anywhere, always! A WORD of Warning, BE PREPARED for anything! Amen to that!
I will never forget the story told to us by a friend and his wife, about their camping trek into the remote Brooks Range in Northwest Alaska. They were flown in by a bush pilot who forgot to pick them up before winter set in, later on this story... Nor will I forget the story told me by a friend about Sasquatch in the far North. later/looking for pix..etc.