tailgate party
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I'll be dirtbagging it for a while at the end of the summer. I'm trying to figure out what I'll need to make my truck bed as cozy a home as possible. I figure a two-burner stove, a cooler, a lantern, and a camp chair or two are de rigeur (in addition to standard camping gear). |
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Save room in that truck for beer and coffee. |
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Kat A wrote:Save room in that truck for beer and coffee.Indeed, your Pièce de résistance |
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I've been using my truck as a camper for a while now, and the one thing that has made all the difference is a foam mattress pad (like an egg-crate foam pad). Mine is about 3" thick and is perforated on one side. Throw a sheet on, add a real pillow, and there will be no more mornings where you wake up with a sore neck/back. I've cut mine to fit on my sleeping platform, so it doesn't really take up all that much space. Thermarests are nice and all, but as long as you're car camping, why not do it right? |
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Everything JohnL said. |
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ben kenobi wrote:I've been using my truck as a camper for a while now, and the one thing that has made all the difference is a foam mattress pad (like an egg-crate foam pad). Mine is about 3" thick and is perforated on one side. Throw a sheet on, add a real pillow, and there will be no more mornings where you wake up with a sore neck/back. I've cut mine to fit on my sleeping platform, so it doesn't really take up all that much space. Thermarests are nice and all, but as long as you're car camping, why not do it right?I've being hauling around an old futon mattress for my back of the truck bed. Go big or go home. |
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The weapon idea is precisely the reason I posted on here: something I never would have thought of and something I am absolutely going to do. Throwing knives seems like a skill I'd be glad to possess. |
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I have to say yes on the guns and axes. I also just picked up a sling shot, no noise and there is always plenty of ammo around. |
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A CUTTING BOARD? Getting pretty kush now aren't we??? J/K, that would be something that I would likely forget. Don't forget a sharpening stone of sorts, you will be glad to have it when you would otherwise have to resort to the throwing hatchet to gut your fish. Oh yeah, bring a fishing pole! I second the sleeping platform, it will give you much more storage space. As for food, take things like pasta, canned foods, and pita's or tortilla's as they last longer and travel better than regular bread. Probably wouldn't focus on foods that need to be kept cool, lest you intend on eating them right away. Procuring ice can be an intensive and over time expensive venture, especially on hot summer days. Bring a bike or some other form of transportation suitable for local camping transport, saves on gas and you can go places that a truck can not. |
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As for food: |
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Make a bed out of plywood with carpet stapled on top. Pad with a layer of the Ridgrest between. Bed level should rest on top of the shell rim so that you can get a full-height Action packer underneath. Don't worry about headroom, you'll be lying down, right? Split the deck in half lengthwise so they stack on top of each other and then you can also get 2 bikes inside. Give you lots of flexibility. Strap the bed down with cam straps and you'll find that you can get it out in 30 seconds. High high topper is nice, not so much for the extra headroom but for the taller window. Makes getting in and out much easier. Contractor window on the side is nice, as is the bottle opener on the back. Layer your whole tailgate with plywood to use as a cutting board. Cut a few 3" holes in it to act as cupholders. Buy an LED light bar and use hook-side velcro on it to stick it anywhere on the carpet liner that you paid extra for when you bought the topper. Glue two patches of soft-side velcro to the back window so your light bar will shine down on the tailgate for night cooking. By 2 pair of Yakima rain-gutter thingys and bolt to the side of the topper so you can put a rack up there. Hang bolt hangers from the inside to clip things to. Best, Mal |
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All good suggestions--Mal's got the idea there! |
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Don't forget a beer cozy necklace. This little DIY wonder will be the envy of any campground or parking lot, plus, you'll never lose your beer again. Also great for belaying. |
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john's list was pretty much 100%. for a small weapon, i bet one of those wrist rocket slingshots would be awesome. think how much fun it would be to get wasted and sling rocks at random things. no shells to clean up, you won't hurt your self, takes a decent bit of skill. damn, i think i just talked myself into buying one! |
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Malcolm Daly wrote:Make a bed out of plywood with carpet stapled on top. Pad with a layer of the Ridgrest between. Bed level should rest on top of the shell rim so that you can get a full-height Action packer underneath. Don't worry about headroom, you'll be lying down, right? Split the deck in half lengthwise so they stack on top of each other and then you can also get 2 bikes inside. Give you lots of flexibility. Strap the bed down with cam straps and you'll find that you can get it out in 30 seconds. High high topper is nice, not so much for the extra headroom but for the taller window. Makes getting in and out much easier. Contractor window on the side is nice, as is the bottle opener on the back. Layer your whole tailgate with plywood to use as a cutting board. Cut a few 3" holes in it to act as cupholders. Buy an LED light bar and use hook-side velcro on it to stick it anywhere on the carpet liner that you paid extra for when you bought the topper. Glue two patches of soft-side velcro to the back window so your light bar will shine down on the tailgate for night cooking. By 2 pair of Yakima rain-gutter thingys and bolt to the side of the topper so you can put a rack up there. Hang bolt hangers from the inside to clip things to. Best, MalWhats kept in the Chalk Bag on the bed leg Mal? |
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The chalk bag catches the bottle caps. Sorry I forgot that detail. It's important. |
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Very Classy! |
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