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It's different to just walk trails near civization where you can use phones than real Backcountry where is no trails and phone connections.

Real time in the shoe is a huge help vs 5 minutes walking around a store, watching videos, or listening to advice.. so I start by ordering several shoes on amazon’s “try before I buy” and start zeroing in on a favorite without being rushed. I get whatever color is available, wear them around the house (in clean socks, dont be gross) and usually land on a good option, sometimes I send them all back and buy it local in preferred colors, sometimes a amazon try is a home run. Its not a real world trail test, but its free and at least this way I get a day or so to identify reasons *not* to buy a particular shoe.. a pinch here, rub there, heal lift, felt great at first but damn its too narrow 2 hours in.. things we might never pick up on right away in the store.

For 2000$ it better can protect from lava rain.

"...something that my friends sent me... my friends at On X Backcountry™️..." lmao smooth segue. And while I dont doubt Darwin actually knows them on a friend level.. such infomercial vibes.

Tell me you've never had botox.... Moka pot and a carafe are my favorite car camping way of making coffee.

A new subscriber here. I recently bought a 2024 Subaru Forester Wilderness, just got my Inspired Overland RTT on it , gearing it up and about to hit the road in the next week or two into some forests. Thanks for some great suggestions on gear I don't have yet.

I love me some Altra but geeze.. The build quality is terrible. I had Timp, Superior and LP and all fell apart fast! Holes and tears, outsoles came off, top cap loose. I literally have to glue em after a long day hike. Then i discovered Topo, switched and never looked back. The original Mtn Racer is still in service and now on Mtn Racer 2.

I love that you're a fellow Crosstrek owner!

What do you like for breakfast while backpacking?

The one item that goes with me no matter where and what I'm doing: a USB powered fan. I have two different ones and they are great at moving the air when I'm sleeping. A little white noise, a little air movement and I'm asleep.

love my exped mat for car camping!

We like Teton Vista 2 instant tent with Coleman Packaway Cots, Coleman Big & Tall sleeping bags and Thermarest pads. Total luxury, no crawling, quick set up. 0:22 0:22 0:22

Pour over, all day long. Coffee is the Japanese tea ritual of the fremen. - Muad'dib

the sleeping mat is the next upgrade to our car camping setup. I LOVE the look of the brewtek insulated press. Will definitely check that one out.

Thank you for this video, as I get older, shorter excursions are necessary and the opportunity to bring more gear by car is nice. I also discovered ExPed last year and it’s the best pad I’ve ever used. Enjoyed your recent talk with Dan, hope you two do more, thank you again.

Great to see no "overland" word associated with car camping.Thanks for the video

but painful to use as your palm is not protected (sharp on both sides)

great ideas. Like the jetboil dual cooker and the big mattress. I have not car camped since 1991 though, and thought if I needed to do so I'd just use my UL backpacking gear, now that it is pretty comfortable. The jetboil might be useful during power outages here at home, I've used by basic jetboil during outages plenty but it can only boil water.

Another thumbs up for exped megamat. It ain't cheap, but so comfy, and seems very durable. Been stealth camping regularly in my Tesla for a few years now. Maybe 50 nights or so, no sign of wear.

Great video, and nice seeing you love car camping too. My recent upgrades include the PORTAL Outdoor Folding Portable Camping Table and ust Spright LED Collapsible Recharge Lantern. Both are great and new fave pieces of gear. 🍻🏕️

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4" memory foam in 2 compression sacks with 2 Static Vs underneath. About the same size packed as a 3" Kelty double wide, and subjectively more comfortable. Eureka full size bag on top. Timberline Outfitter FTW.

what kind of tent is that? I've been looking around for a good lightweight backpacking tent. Thanks.

I asked someone at Cnoc how to pronounce. It is one syllable, and the cn sounds like the beginning of gnocchi.

salted dried plums are great

Did 2 hikes in the arapaho national forest this past weekend. One was lots of up to devils thumb pass and was steady gradual up for 4.9 miles. Great time with wife and cousins. See you on trail

Absolutely love my ITASCA custom quilt Enlightened Equipment. It stays in the Clydesdale. I’ll have to check out the Jet Boil burners. Definitely take up less room than the Coleman Stove. 😎👍🏼

I’ve tried many car camping stoves. My favorite is the Gas One GS-800 mini butane stove. It packs small and you can cook a meal on it easily. If you need only one burner check it out.

I’m with you concerning Teflon.

No tent?

How often do you meet sources of water that you only need a one liter bottle! Here in drier countries, we take from 3 to 9 liters for a day trip

Great list! My personal suggestions a someone who car camps almost every weekend: - If space is no concern, skip the inflatable mattress and get a folding memory foam mattress. No inflating, more comfortable, can be as rough on it as you want without worry, and they usually sell waterproof carrying cases - I built cargo drawers for my car for under $200 (as well as a sleeping platform). If you don't want to built it, hire a cabinet maker. These have been indispensible, less to carry to the car when I camp, and always find myself having what I need if I possibly forget something. - If lighting a fire isn't a concern, skip the burners and get a cast iron dutch oven, those are the GOAT.

As I've camped more over the years, the number of friends that come with grows. I recently got the GCI folding cook station to make sure everyone's well fed and the picnic tables stay cleared for us to eat at. Also, we have the same car! It's tiny but wonderful. I'd love to see a video on how you organize your car camping gear on the road and at the campsite.

Liked the content. Description listed a hoodie but where did you get that nifty green shirt??

Top two must haves for my family and I when car camping are the storage "tool boxes" and cooler for food. We went with a Rigid 3 tool box system that sits on top each and has a wheeled base. Boxes are filled with camping gear basics and a major portion of our cook system. It is perfect for those walk in sites. The cooler otherwise is a Kenai 65 that holds ice for days especially using a good layering technique for ice and food/drinks. The cooler is definitely heavy when filled and one needs to be sure to lift properly. Cheers!

What chairs do you use when you car camp?

I agree on the Exped Megamat Duo. Absolutely the most comfortable air mattress I’ve slept on easy. It fits perfectly in my Subaru Outback. Definitely look into getting a tiny air pump though. I got a FLEXTAILGEAR air pump and it makes it so much easier to setup. I also just fold it in 3 instead of rolling it up. I find it takes up less space when folded.

I've stuck to Coleman stoves and lanterns for the most part over the past 10 years, but I tend to flip-flop back and forth between using the propane models and the Coleman gas versions. On the one hand, I hate those 1lb propane tanks. Never know what to do with them or how to dispose of them properly on a camping trip. Sadly, usually end up just throwing them in the garbage when depleted (shameful, I know). On the other hand, the Coleman gas stove/lantern is such a magnitude of difficulty more annoying. Did I pump it enough? Is the fuel intake clogged? Is it leaking? etc. The last few years I've just stuck with the ease of the propane stuff. As for coffee, I'm in no way a coffee snob. My prefered method was to use a Coleman "Mr. Coffee" maker that sits on top of your propane stove. Works just like a normal coffee brewer at home, but takes up a huge amount of space. Have mostly resorted to using the Starbucks Via (the tin, not the individual packages) instant coffee, although Cafe Bustelo (as you showed) works pretty well in a pinch.

We just upgraded to a rooftop tent 😊

And don't start forest fires !!!

Going up to flagstaff this weekend, great video to have!

Thanks, Darwin! Something for us 'ordinary' campers! Great stuff.

Hest Sleep system Wide. The best, but it is big

When we go car camping we bring a geodesic pop up kitchen tent. It takes 5-10 minutes to setup and we lift it down over a camping table. Besides the weight the only drawback is that it packs down 6 feet long.

As for cooking my wife & I use a 2 burner gas stove & a hotplate, a tea pot for boiling water for coffee or tea & that's about it really. No need for anything else as we only eat keto/carnivore. We do have a smallish pot to heat water for washing up though & the teapot stores away inside it together with washing up stuff. There just isn't much to wash up, really.

A really good….. COMFY CHAIR…..and a cold BEER…. peace and quiet… Great … different video 🍺🍺

Because someone is dumb enough to pay 2000.00 for it

People who live/drive their car during the day and tent it at night at the people i notice with the least amount of health issues as a homeless people.