Got out for a quick overnighter to test out a few new pieces of gear. I try to stay lean with the amount gear I carry.
Kelty Backroads Shelter...
Just about perfect. Can't think of anything more I need. Setup time was under ten minutes. Under 10 pounds by a stretch. Works fine with the Bestop Cargo High Rock 4x4 tailgate mounted cargo basket. Ambient out side the tarp enclosure was right around freezing. Under the tarp it was 43F, before the fire.
I could have sat under the tarp and still felt the heat from the fire. Plenty of room. Maybe more room than I need. Sides roll up for warmer weather. Great having a little privacy when it was time to change and for the morning constitutional
Sexy Hot Campfire Windscreen
Folds flat and stuffs in the carry bag for the WinnerWell fold flat fire pit. Bounced heat and light back into the open tarp exactly as I had hoped it would. It's a pretty cheap piece of kit and might not last a lifetime but it takes up very little room, sets up in seconds and I can buy ten of them before I hit the price point of the The Original Fire Reflector by MCRanch Overland.
Secured it at the bottom with two UL Ti shepherd hook tarp stakes. Even with a brisk breeze it din't budge.
Next trip I will set the fire pit a few inches closer to the tarp
Fiskars X11 splitting hatchet
Love this thing. Stores in a pair of Quick Fists mounted on the Rock Slide Engineering spare tire gear mounts (shovel & hatchet on one side and water on the other). It's holding an edge without concern. Made quick work of a pile of wood. Love the custom Kydex sheath.
Kelty Backroads Shelter...
Just about perfect. Can't think of anything more I need. Setup time was under ten minutes. Under 10 pounds by a stretch. Works fine with the Bestop Cargo High Rock 4x4 tailgate mounted cargo basket. Ambient out side the tarp enclosure was right around freezing. Under the tarp it was 43F, before the fire.
I could have sat under the tarp and still felt the heat from the fire. Plenty of room. Maybe more room than I need. Sides roll up for warmer weather. Great having a little privacy when it was time to change and for the morning constitutional
Sexy Hot Campfire Windscreen
Folds flat and stuffs in the carry bag for the WinnerWell fold flat fire pit. Bounced heat and light back into the open tarp exactly as I had hoped it would. It's a pretty cheap piece of kit and might not last a lifetime but it takes up very little room, sets up in seconds and I can buy ten of them before I hit the price point of the The Original Fire Reflector by MCRanch Overland.
Secured it at the bottom with two UL Ti shepherd hook tarp stakes. Even with a brisk breeze it din't budge.
Next trip I will set the fire pit a few inches closer to the tarp
Fiskars X11 splitting hatchet
Love this thing. Stores in a pair of Quick Fists mounted on the Rock Slide Engineering spare tire gear mounts (shovel & hatchet on one side and water on the other). It's holding an edge without concern. Made quick work of a pile of wood. Love the custom Kydex sheath.
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