cewtwo
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This will be a Jeep trail long weekend. Planning on doing Hancock, Tomichi and Schofield passes in Southern Colorado. I really want to try the Devil's Punchbowl (between Crystal and Schofield Pass) during the week (not on a busy weekend).
But that is neither here nor there. I was wondering how others plan their trips. I have a '93 YJ. Lifted with 33" tires along with several other mods.
Generally, we plan for hotels. This time, the area that we want to go to is fairly booked up. So, it looks like camping for three nights.
Generally, when we travel in the jeep, we pack light. I am a techno type of guy. I take a movie camera, a digital camera, a PC, mapping software, GPS unit, etc.
I have had to change. I now carry a PDA with the mapping software on it. I have additional compact flash media so as not to need the PC. I take a fast charger and a small inverter to charge batteries with. The Bummer? No DVD movies at quiet times (no PC).
We have taken the large camping chairs and exchanged them for much smaller camp chairs (quads). We will take a tent, 2 chairs, 2 air mattresses and 2 sleeping bags. It will be 2 guys and Molly, my Australian Shepard. That should allow me room for the motorized 8" telescope.
Camping means that we will stop before we are too tired. We'll set up the tent and put the sleeping bags in it. Fix a cold supper, catch up the day on the PDA and use the telescope after dark for viewing deep space objects until we are too tired to continue. It will be a cold breakfast with hot coffee and then head out for the day. It becomes easier when we don't need to move camp.
We have a soft-side cooler that plugs in to the Jeep and keeps things within it cool. Space is at a premium. Water, bread, cheese and lunch meat go into the cooler. We have a small plastic container to hold the coffee supplies, the one-burner stove and some additional food stuffs.
The plan is cold food in the morning and at night with a hot meal in some town during the day. Keep the cooler filled and have fun in between.
Just wondering, but how do the rest of you travel with your vehicles?
But that is neither here nor there. I was wondering how others plan their trips. I have a '93 YJ. Lifted with 33" tires along with several other mods.
Generally, we plan for hotels. This time, the area that we want to go to is fairly booked up. So, it looks like camping for three nights.
Generally, when we travel in the jeep, we pack light. I am a techno type of guy. I take a movie camera, a digital camera, a PC, mapping software, GPS unit, etc.
I have had to change. I now carry a PDA with the mapping software on it. I have additional compact flash media so as not to need the PC. I take a fast charger and a small inverter to charge batteries with. The Bummer? No DVD movies at quiet times (no PC).
We have taken the large camping chairs and exchanged them for much smaller camp chairs (quads). We will take a tent, 2 chairs, 2 air mattresses and 2 sleeping bags. It will be 2 guys and Molly, my Australian Shepard. That should allow me room for the motorized 8" telescope.
Camping means that we will stop before we are too tired. We'll set up the tent and put the sleeping bags in it. Fix a cold supper, catch up the day on the PDA and use the telescope after dark for viewing deep space objects until we are too tired to continue. It will be a cold breakfast with hot coffee and then head out for the day. It becomes easier when we don't need to move camp.
We have a soft-side cooler that plugs in to the Jeep and keeps things within it cool. Space is at a premium. Water, bread, cheese and lunch meat go into the cooler. We have a small plastic container to hold the coffee supplies, the one-burner stove and some additional food stuffs.
The plan is cold food in the morning and at night with a hot meal in some town during the day. Keep the cooler filled and have fun in between.
Just wondering, but how do the rest of you travel with your vehicles?
