Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:27 am
yessss, those are the ones. i eat those all the time, camping or not.
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Yes, but they're often out of the Jaipur vegetables (at least here in SF). Last year I did an overnight camping trip to Half Dome and they were excellent backpacking food too. Lots of envious stares from fellow campers trying to force down $6 dehydrated astronaut food from REI.IFBwax wrote:Can you get those at trader joe's?
haha, totally.covelo wrote:Yes, but they're often out of the Jaipur vegetables (at least here in SF). Last year I did an overnight camping trip to Half Dome and they were excellent backpacking food too. Lots of envious stares from fellow campers trying to force down $6 dehydrated astronaut food from REI.
I would say it is revolutionary. Used 2 man tents should be on the cheap to get too.PDXpaulie wrote:not exactly revolutionary, but we bring a small 2-person tent we call "the shed". takes up about as much space as a loaf of bread when stored. When we want/need to drive somewhere, everything is hidden from view and not in-bus. Gives us more space at night too.
I like this thread. I'll be referencing it for sure before the next trip. Thanks for the great ideas.
Here ya' go:Sylvester wrote:Got a picture of that?spiffy wrote:For the Riviera's remove the 12 volt cooler and attach three stackable wire baskets to the bootom of the cabinet and put doors on the front....that way you have a nice little pantry and I prefer using a regular cooler anyways.
LiveonJG wrote:Hey Spiff,
Suppose you could shove anything else in there? Does any of your food end up tasting like rusty lug wrench? That certainly is maximizing your space.
-John
I keep any cans and snacky foods in the cabinet above the z-bed. It's an odd shape, so mostly foods that are oddly shaped goes in there. (bread, chips, etc) I bring along a second cooler (other than the one built in) so I can bring LOTS of ice. A block goes in the bottom, and if there happens (?) to be beer in the icebox, cubes get sprinkled over them.spiffy wrote: And hey, wait a minute...where do you westy folk store your dry goods for a trip?
And I KNOW most westy owners I know end up using their cooler as a liquor cabinet....
For my Westfalia's front curtain, I fashioned two small hooks from some flat metal. I shaped the pieces tapered and bent at one end, and made a small screw hole at the wide end. I inserted them underneath the center clips that holds the sun visor, using the original screw. I then sewed loops into the top of the curtains to hook them up.IFBwax wrote:It always sags in the middle.
The onboard cooler is for brew. Otherwise I bring two addl. coolers with lots of ice. Meat, cheese, yogurt, fruits, veggies, non-alcoholic beverages, and Jager are what you'll find in there. We tend to not bring much by way of dry goods, so what we do gets stuffed where ever it can fit. My cabinets are full of tools, bedding, towels, parts, dishes, books, and tp (Don't ever forget the tp!), so not much room for anything else.spiffy wrote:LiveonJG wrote:Hey Spiff,
Suppose you could shove anything else in there? Does any of your food end up tasting like rusty lug wrench? That certainly is maximizing your space.
-John
(smart ass) we just packed up to leave in the morning so we have all the munchies ready to go....and yes, we are packed to the gills.
Somehow the lug wrench ends up tasting like an everything bagel though...go figure?
And hey, wait a minute...where do you westy folk store your dry goods for a trip?
And I KNOW most westy owners I know end up using their cooler as a liquor cabinet....
Hey! That's me that you're talking about!hambone wrote: Every time I go with others, it's always funny to sit and have a beer while they set up for the next couple hours! (you know who you are, guilt implied)