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I'm sure that I am not breaking any new ground with this idea, but I tried something new to get a more comfortable sleep last year, and it worked beautifully. I had previously tried things like egg crates and yoga mats without much effect, and I have always been too cheap to go the route of a $75-$100+ air mattress. I think the one I bought cost maybe $8 at Wal-Mart. I just blew it up when I arrived and slid it underneath my sleeping bag.
Those look cool, and like a perfect budget-conscious idea. ANYTHING beats the hell out of trying to sleep on the ground at Roo, especially on those hot mornings when the sun starts pummeling us so early and we've been up sooo late. You must use something that will get you up off the ground, and preferably be usable under your E-Z up if the morning heat drives you out of your tent early. Hear this, newbs: at least get one of those floaty pool inflatables, if not a cot, fold-flat chair, or full-blown (haha) air mattress. Lumpy ground + early morning heat + sweaty tent = sleep deprivation + misery. God find, Shmohawk.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Mar 15, 2013 21:55:44 GMT -5
Anyone have any ideas/tips for an EZ Up/shade tent (or something similar) that I would be able to fly down with? I have a normal EZ Up but that thing is huge and will already have a couple cases of luggage.
Anyone have any ideas/tips for an EZ Up/shade tent (or something similar) that I would be able to fly down with? I have a normal EZ Up but that thing is huge and will already have a couple cases of luggage.
Ship it to yourself ground to a location in TN. Someone mentioned that FedEx will even hold stuff for you for like a $5 fee.
Anyone have any ideas/tips for an EZ Up/shade tent (or something similar) that I would be able to fly down with? I have a normal EZ Up but that thing is huge and will already have a couple cases of luggage.
You can try General Delivery at one of the post offices in Manchester, you'd have to call to see which ones have the space.
Today I dug in hard looking for some new gear online. Found everything I wanted on amazon. Large light sleeping bag, Colman Hooligan tent, 100oz camelback, 100quart cooler on wheels, and a headlamp, all for roughly $250. I thought even with shipping it was going to be WAY cheaper than I'd pay here at home( estimated roughly $400-450. Wrong! $627! I was so disappointed. But i had never tried ordering larger items online before, so lesson learned i guess. But on the bright side, I ended up getting the camelback and headlamp for 120$, saved about 50$, and it's a camelback I don't think is available up here anyway. Yay for small victories I guess.
I didn't go ahead with the purchase. But yes, after shipping, handling and import tax, I was looking at close to 400$ Like I said, I've never tried amazon or ordering large items online.
Post by mirandaloren on Mar 16, 2013 16:24:45 GMT -5
Hmmm... And where you using Amazon.com or Amazon.ca? because if you were on .ca the super saver shipping should apply for you. Also often times it's not reflected in your total until you actually begin the check out process and select super saver shipping, until then it's just standard.
I looked on amazon.ca, but it doesn't have the same selection amazon.com has. I can find anything from amazon.ca at Walmart for a lower price. Except all the books.
My dream of purchasing a camelback for 45$, or a 4 person tent for 59$ is now dust in the wind, but I'm not in a situation I'm not going to be able to purchase the things I need. I just hate that the Canadian dollar can be on par, if not better than the American dollar, yet I'll pay 50$ more for the same Chinese manufactured products you get in the U.S at a much lower price. I'll be ok, just having a moment.
Post by F me, I quit America on Mar 16, 2013 17:15:35 GMT -5
Not sure how universal Bog Lots is, or how consistently stocked their stores are, but my local store had clip-on cap lights for $3 the other day. I think it is is the same one I have and have used numerous times over the past few years. It has five LEDs and clips onto the brim of a baseball cap. It uses the little CR2032 batteries (the ones about the size of a nickle), which aren't the most long-lasting, but they keep the size and weight down. I prefer this style to the bulky strap-on type. It's not as bright as a car headlight or a G-type main sequence star but it is convenient, comfortable and more than sufficient for the portos and whatever you will need at Roo.
They also have extremely cheap flashlights all the time if you need one, and they are starting to put all their camp chairs and summery stuff out. Solar landscape lights might be nice to mark tent guy lines or provide a little light around camp at night. Multiple styles run about $2-$4 each at Big Lots.
That really sucks boner. I didn't realize you are in Canada, or that the selection was so much different. I guess you could always get someone in the US to buy it for you?
Those Lid Lights look like the coolest things ever! My housemate has a ton of mason jars, I may have to borrow some...
I came across them and thought they may make a nice addition to camp. I don't think they are super bright but should put off a little light while hanging around late night. I should be getting them tomorrow so I'll let you know if they are worth the buy.
For anyone interested...the fan I posted above works really well. I did a bunch of research on them and some reviews were pretty negative on the battery pack. Started them up last night and the thing moved a lot of air and seems solid. As of now. I recommend the purchase.
My girlfriend from work showed me this and I am intrigued. This might be way better for my tiny tent than trying to hang my headlamp, which doesn't really work...anyone tried this?
My girlfriend from work showed me this and I am intrigued. This might be way better for my tiny tent than trying to hang my headlamp, which doesn't really work...anyone tried this?
If anyone lives in North Carolina, there is a guy in Troutville with approx. 30 10x10 EZ-UPs he's selling for $50. I bought one and it is like brand new
Has anyone tried one of these, or something similar? And was it effective at all for those roo mornings?
I had much better luck with the O2 fan. It takes 8 D batteries, which sucks, but the batteries lasted through 2011 and part of 2012. Not that I needed it much in 2012. I got at least one or two extra hours of sleep between the fan and moving out to the ez-up when the tent turned into a furnace.
That's the thing for me. We're not gonna have an ez-up. I think a fan would help maybe getting us an hour or 2, but might just stick to our plan of crashing the Vip tent for an extra couple hours. I may look around for the o2
That's the thing for me. We're not gonna have an ez-up. I think a fan would help maybe getting us an hour or 2, but might just stick to our plan of crashing the Vip tent for an extra couple hours. I may look around for the o2
If you have access to AC in the VIP tents, I don't see why you wouldn't crash there! The fan is about 25-30 bucks, but what you have access to is way better.
Yeah. I think I've heard some of those ceiling fans aren't that great, but the regular ones are definitely helpful. I still would have BOTH fans and a pop-up canopy for shade.
I had much better luck with the O2 fan. It takes 8 D batteries, which sucks, but the batteries lasted through 2011 and part of 2012. Not that I needed it much in 2012. I got at least one or two extra hours of sleep between the fan and moving out to the ez-up when the tent turned into a furnace.
Gotta love those O2 fans. We had a little fan hanging from the top of our tent in 2010 and it did nothing. My O2 fan was great in 2011, and I was still on the same set of batteries for 2012, though it barely saw any use then. Definitely a worthwhile purchase that I would recommend to anyone. I think I paid around $15 at Walmart. I will not do summer camping without it again.
I had much better luck with the O2 fan. It takes 8 D batteries, which sucks, but the batteries lasted through 2011 and part of 2012. Not that I needed it much in 2012. I got at least one or two extra hours of sleep between the fan and moving out to the ez-up when the tent turned into a furnace.
Gotta love those O2 fans. We had a little fan hanging from the top of our tent in 2010 and it did nothing. My O2 fan was great in 2011, and I was still on the same set of batteries for 2012, though it barely saw any use then. Definitely a worthwhile purchase that I would recommend to anyone. I think I paid around $15 at Walmart. I will not do summer camping without it again.
If you only paid $15 or so for it at Wal-Mart, I'm adding it to my Wednesday Manchester Wal-Mart List. I would love to have another one, as I fear our weather will not be as cool as it was last year!
Will have to look more into it .
