I mean does anyone camp out of a backpack, you know pack in and live off what you carry for the trip?
I've done it a few times. If you're lookin for any kind of advice, I'd be terrible at it unless you wanna know how to pack everything you don't need. That I'm good at.
Backpack camping is really the only camping I do anymore. I usually go with friends, hike in several miles, camp, then hike out. Here is my latest trip: http://www.kentuckyhunting.net/forums/showthread.php?142194-Charles-C-Deam-wilderness-hike
We like it too, just never thought to ask you guys before..Nothing like cooking in the woods is there?
Ive done it only twice, in the Rocky Mountains. you will learn to shave ounces off your gear, especially in high altitude rough hiking like elk hunting at 10,500 feet above sea level. You learn that with camp comfort comes hiking discomfort, as in the luxuries will weigh you down on the trail. Good gear is expensive. I have a 2 lb tent, and a 2 lb 15 degree sleeping bag, they are expensive, but worth it !
I like to take a week off and do a 30-40 mile backpacking trip. Everything I need for the week is carried in my pack or on my personage. It's nice and relaxing. I like to section hike parts of the Sheltowee Trace Trail.
I like to get out as much as I can. Hit RMNP at least once a year, and numerous places around here: savage gulf, lbl, red river, mammoth, dbnf, etc. Also test backpacking gear for backpackgeartest.org. always looking for more people to go with as well. Anyway, what kind of questions do u have?
i try to go on a decent 3-5 day hike at least once a year. we used to do it more and put down more miles. usually do a guys winter trip every Jan/Feb.
best places to spend money are, shoes,socks, sleeping bag, tent, backpack, and i think in that order. You can spend thousand s on equipment, but dont have to. The high dollar stuff shaves ounces, which can quickly turn in to pounds, but there is lots of dirt cheap, and lightweight equipment and DIY stuff. Cook kit comes to mind. A cat can stove, and pot with lid is all you really need, and much lighter than commercially made stoves. You tube research ultra light backpacking, hours worth of fun videos and great ideas. Preparing for the trip is at least half the fun.
Used to kinda do this as a kid...but it was out of a canoe. Would take a can or two of beans. Maybe one steak and rely on fishing and/or squirrel hunting for the rest. Usually take a three or four day trip down the Elkhorn creek. We'd sometimes take a tent, but that wasn't too "Daniel Boone" if we did.
