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I'm just mad you went with "faux overlander" in your title instead of the hilarious portmanteau "fauxverlander"... That's the real crime here.

If you pull the trigger, I recommend getting the base plate. I bought mine direct from the Snow Peak store in Portland, and it came with it. We've used it to elevate the pit by placing it on rocks, plus it reduces the impact of the fire...

I don't know if it qualifies as "reasonably priced" but I love my large Snow Peak. It's not super light, but as you said, it packs flat and is easy to stow as a result. I think it throws an impressive amount of heat given the size, and you can move it around while it's burning (drag it by the...

I didn't see a price listed...?

Labor Day at Forlorn Lakes, Gifford Pinchot NF... Trip was supposed to be longer, but ended up only staying one night due to a sick kid

My almost 3 year old LOVES camping. We took her on her first trip when she was 7 months old, and we've gone as much as possible since then (which means we've gone nowhere near as often as I really want!) Now, any time we're driving somewhere and she sees so much as a tree and some bushes next...

It's actually an Ozark Trail Cooler from Walmart... I don't want to go down the complicated and thorny ethical rabbit hole of whether or not anyone should ever buy anything from Walmart, but suffice it to say, I wanted something that met a specific price point, and that was the best option for...

Yep, that's the sticker! Also, I love those Zarges cases, they're great. I'm good with my Action Packers for now, but I'd love to have a nice set of those bad boys some day...

This is what I do. I bought a second bear-proof (according to the sticker anyway) cooler that I use for my dry goods, and I stow that away from camp w/ the cold food cooler. So far, it works for the local black bears, raccoons, etc... Not really sure the best approach in grizzly country, those...

I've got the rear bumper w/ tire carrier, and I've thought about expanding into the old spare tire well, but I haven't taken that step yet. I guess if I can move stuff into drawers, I'd have less need for the floor storage. For now, though, it's the only way I can store stuff out of sight...

The big thing I'm struggling with is maintaining access to the trunk/in-floor storage. Do you just not use that space?

Hey- Is it mounted somehow, or does it just sit in there? I've been thinking about building something similar for my 2011 S Xterra.

In the Mt. Hood National Forest, my go to for quick trips is the Barlow Road, NF 3530. There are lots of dispersed sites along that road, and it's a fun drive. That said, it's popular and close enough to Portland that you'll probably have neighbors... You can camp pretty much anywhere in the...

Real exciting stuff today: changed my cabin air filter and emptied/inventoried/reorganized my standard daily load out (pic is most of the glove/console/front seats). I've got everything in there listed by location, and I'll spreadsheet that tomorrow at work so I'll always know where the back...

Bush toilet...

White River, Mt. Hood National Forest, Memorial Day Weekend... Classic cold & wet Oregon camping...

Check out the Clam Quick Set shelters. They have the added benefit of screen walls for bug protection, and you can buy solid wall panels as well. They aren't tiny when packed, but they're still smaller/lighter than something like a Quik Shade. The Traveler version is the smallest one, it...

And let's be real, avocado toast is damn delicious! I'm 41, and camping has been a lifelong pastime. Interestingly, my close friends, most of whom I've known since middle school or earlier, rarely camp anymore. We used to camp a ton when we were teenagers (cheap/free + lack of supervision)...

If you can't figure out a good way to make that happen, these look pretty slick: PLASTIC 5 GAL WATER JERRY CAN WITH TAP

Yeah, in spite of my post, it's not so black and white, is it? Trash + Time = Artifact? Trash + Intention + Talent + Permission = Art, maybe? I don't know. Mostly, I'm opposed to things like this: Woman who defiled national parks with graffiti banned from 524 million acres of public land as...