Gonna take my car, a tent, food, and water to some BLM land in Northern Cali. Plan on camping for two weeks. What am I in for? What should I take? What should I watch out for? Not gonna be where it's snowing, but it will get cold at night (40f). Complete newb here btw. Planning on taking...>water>food>tent>insulating floor mat>blankets>pillow>book>muh dickI plan on finding a suitable spot, parking my car. And putting up my tent next to it.
>>2847033>Complete newb>camping for two weeksCome on, anon...we all know you're retarded but you're going a bit too extreme.
>>2847033two weeks is a lot anon. go for a few days and see how you like it first.good job chosing to car camp and not being totally retarted and chosing to backpack or something crazy like that.other than the length you basically have everything you need. just make sure youre not too far away from your car incase you need to bail for whatever reason.
>>2847033Bring a "footprint" for your tent. Any tarp will do. You can go to Walmart, Home Depot, REI, whatever. Put the tarp down, stake it, put your tent on top of the tarp, stake it. Bring two sleeping pads; one foam one inflatable. The foam cell pad goes beneath your inflatable pad. Remember, the higher the R value, the less cold gets in. When car camping, since weight is no object, I prefer to bring a cloth sleeping bag. A cheap brushed flannel bag from Cabela's, Sportsman's, whatever, rated for 0°. In your case you'd be fine with a 20° bag, but as a personal preference I use 0° bags for everything. You can always cool off with minimal effort. You can't warm up with minimal effort. Bring a blanket to throw over your bag, or if you want to be really fancy bring another sleeping bag and use it as a blanket. Make sure you have enough water, or enough reliable access to clean water. Make sure you have extra batteries. Make sure you have enough propane or butane, or will be close to a town or store where you can just go grab some.And like the other anon said, two weeks is a long time if you're new to it. Maybe go for the weekend and see how you like it. Good luck. Have fun.
>>2847034Bait I'm sure.
>>2847034I'm wondering what could possibly go wrong if I have the basics set up and the weather isn't too extreme.>>2847035That's pretty much why I'm choosing to car camp. To bail out at any dangerous inconvenience. >>2847062This is great info anon. Thanks. This is the stuff I was looking for that even ChatGayPT isn't good at explaining. Will literally look into those things and purchase them today prior to my camping. >>2847099Nope. Just a literal retard who has too much spare time and would rather go out and suffer than stay home one more day.
>>2847104so what your saying is you want us to help you, so you can then drive to a campsite and the moment it gets dark leave.
>>2847112Think of it as sabotaging me and getting me to spend money and put effort into something that I'll quit the same night. You're only hurting me by helping me.
>>2847112>8 GAY RVtypical campsite
>>2847033In northern cali probably prepare for rain so bring maybe a pop up canopy or a tarp just for some shelter if it gets wet and also make sure you have lots of pairs of clothes if they get wet. i went camping in mendocino last christmas and woke up and my tent was sitting in about 4" of water. wife and i got a hotel the next night lol camping when all your gear is wet is pretty miserable.
>>2847104>'m wondering what could possibly go wrong if I have the basics set up and the weather isn't too extreme.Not much really but for two weeks you might get bored.
I've found that one of these map gas canisters with a torch is pretty indispensable for car camping, makes it super easy to start a fire and should easily last you a couple of weeks. plus the cans are cheap anyway
also make sure you have stuff to fix your car if needed. this is what i carry with me.>compressor that runs off car battery>jumper leads>bottle jack>simple tool set>zip ties, duct tape, tie wire>extra oil with tiny funnel>rags>spare tire>tire patch kit
>>2847145this is not a bad list but instead of jumper cables i would suggest a rechargeable jump box that can start your car without another vehicle battery. they are pretty cheap and let you self-rescue
>>2847144Propane is even cheaper with only a slightly lower flame temperature.
>>2847104You gotta do some small trips first to see what gear actually works and what you should bring / do different next time. Do a handful of overnights and a couple 3 days then go for the 2 weeks.
