I have these three items and I recommend everyone here spend the few hundred dollars required to get them. They could come in handy in a big way soon:
http://www.amazon.com/StoveTec-Double-Stainless-Steel-Super/dp/B00F9AAEZC/ref=pd_sim_sg_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0XR5DQXN5D68CDSYH4GN
http://www.amazon.com/StoveTec-Stainless-Steel-Water-Pasteurizer/dp/B008H5VI92
For making bread atop a camp wood stove:
https://www.google.com/search?q=coleman+wood+stove+oven&client=firefox&hs=ZvJ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=rknHU6ixH4OHogSb8ILwDQ&ved=0CFIQ7Ak&biw=1173&bih=880
An excellent large-space wood stove that the oven can sit atop - and it heats water in the side water jacket:
http://tentsmiths.com/tent-camp-accessories/stoves.html
any tent suggestions?
ReplyDeletethank for the suggestions...picked up all three on amazon! bring it on!!
ReplyDeleteEMERGENCY SHELTER - Now, I've been camping in a tent many times in my life. I do find camping quite enjoyable. However, I've always come home and relaxed in a better atmosphere... simply more creature comforts. When camping, I've found that the bigger tents are more enjoyable because I don't have to crawl in and out of them. I do like to stand up. I also don't like sleeping on the ground... I have a cot. Also, I think we can learn allot from the military folks here. There are the ongoing jokes about the difference between how a Grunt lives and Air force folks... I'm one of the Air force folks... and yes we did have a FLOOR and a REFRIGERATOR in our tent.
ReplyDeleteOne of the other things which happens during camping is rain. Cooking or eating out side during a rain storm is not what I particularly like to do. To put this into perspective, the more creature comfort the better. Therefore, a small tent to me is just that... a camping or emergency tent. I certainly don't want to live in one for more than a week. I would advise you to get the LARGEST YOU CAN.
TEMPORARY SHELTER - To me a motor home or travel trailer would be the next best thing and contain all you needed.
The third best would be to follow the military and use a larger shelter structure. I know that some of these structures are quite expensive, however, I've found an exception. For the price of about a medium to large tent you can purchase a canvas covered carport.
Now, before you say that is ridiculous, let me explain. I've camped in one for a week. It was a 10 x 20 foot one. It was roomy, you could stand up, you could have a group of friends sitting in camp chairs and was very comfortable. When it rained, there was plenty of room for a small table. I've been in one which had rugs on the ground and an actual door. To say the least it was very, very comfortable... like home. The only drawback I found was that it is not that portable. But for long term temporary shelter, longer than a week, it certainly was better than a small camping tent.
AND YES, IV'E GOT ONE AND PLAN ON BUYING ANOTHER ONE.
You might "think out of the box" and consider a Yurt.