I go camping a regular basis with friends and I always like trying someplace new. Unfortunately, as I am under 18 years of age, I can not reserve campsites at any state park as long as all of my friends I am camping with are under 18. I am an experienced backpacker and as any backpacker I do not like restrictions on where I can go. I am trying to plan a 3 day trip for Lake Jocassee with some friends but so far all the campsites I have found are on state parks. We were thinking about... Camping and under 18 ..read more

Hi All, Just looking for any suggestions of areas to go camping and 4wding in south Australia! - The closer to Adelaide the better. Thanks ..read more

New to the RV community and in the process of purchasing a new RV... Its down between these 2.... Which of the 2 is the better quaility, better built Travel trailer? vs all perspectives are welcome. Ty ..read more

Does anyone know of a Consumer Report for Used rvs? We are trying to sort through all the manufacturers and models. It can be a bit daunting. There seems to be a lot of buyer beware warnings, but no independent research completed similar to consumer reports. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated ..read more

Happy to join this forum looking forward to learn from you all thanks ..read more

I was camping this week above Bridgeport, CA. Yesterday at first light, I was drinking coffee with my dog, when I heard growling in the willows behind camp. It happened twice and then stopped. I got up with a start and ambled over to the truck and put a pistol in my pocket. Never saw the source of the growling. Last week a well known campground bear was euthanized after taking a swipe a woman's leg in the same area. We were approached by a mule deer doe while sitting in camp with two... Critters ..read more

I have such an idea. I plan to create a camping grill that can be used for grilling. You can choose to grill with pellets or charcoal. You can also burn pellets and charcoal together to add flavor to food. For the same furnace body, the burners for charcoal and pellet can be replaced with each other. When you need a certain fuel, put the corresponding burner into the furnace body, and the other fuel burner waits in the luggage. In this way, one grill can instead of two grills or cooking... camping grill with two different fuels ..read more

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IS IT SAFE TO USE A CAR BATTERY WITH INVERTER INSIDE MY TENT. I DONT WANT IT STOLEN. CAN I KEEP IT IN MY TENT ..read more

I was wondering if there is any South African manufactured camping trailers in the US? I struggle to find any and was wondering why ..read more