Same process to add water resistance to canvas if you're making your own hot tent and don't want to buy the fancy (expensive) stuff. The issue I have is the smell, even with low-odour mineral...
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Same process to add water resistance to canvas if you're making your own hot tent and don't want to buy the fancy (expensive) stuff. The issue I have is the smell, even with low-odour mineral...
Yeah, I'm going on the assumption that by now, the silnylon is just plain nylon. 303 is popular with the boating crowd since it works great with marine fabrics. It's a bit expensive for the...
My My MEC Silicone Guides 10'×13' silnylon tarp is about 12 years old now, and while I normally only go winter camping with it, last weekend's trip was rather wet. We didn't have heavy precipitation,...
Yeah, it would have been far more miserable if we didn't have that impressive tarp setup over the fire and picnic tables!
Posted my photos over on Chard's trip report thread...
A few photo highlights from the weekend. Full album at https://imgur.com/a/VCstAvP.
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Wonder if the forum will embed videos as well, or just show the link?
https://youtu.be/RAw-CYxXPxo
https://youtu.be/JmoCHXjeumg
I was thinking the same thing. Nobody should feel obliged to bring enough to feed the group, but it seems that we always end up with way too much food anyway, so I think we'll be fine if we just do...
Anyone have a big-*** tarp and enough cordage to put a fly over the firepit area? Looks like we are in for some wet weather Friday and Saturday, then things will freeze up overnight into Sunday.
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Should we be booking timeslots in Jiblet's smoker? ;)
Also, anyone showing up Friday during the day? @toastywaffle and I will be rolling in late Friday evening with friend @technopop in tow (who...
Weekend of January 11 works for me, although I'll go with whatever the consensus/executive decision will be. Will probably try to stretch it out an extra day either by coming up on Friday or leaving...
So-o-o-o... anyone interested in a (long) weekend group hang at Valens in January? :laugh:
@toastywaffle and I stopped by the Princess Auto on Dixie Rd in Mississauga on our way home, and they had a skid of about 50 of their portable wood stoves for $68.88. Flue is only 2" diameter, so I...
FFS! I think maybe that cutting board is destined to stay with you!!! 😁
Yeah, I probably won't have time to do any camping in December, but I'm looking forward to the group hang in January or February, once the 2020 schedule is decided.
Anyone bringing a spit roaster and drum smoker this time? :lol:
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Disregard my concern... I thought I remembered something about the front gates only being staffed on weekends, but I think that might have been in January the last time we went. We're coming up in a...
@toastywaffle and I are planning to leave Toronto around noon on Friday and head to Valens early. We've been to the January 2019 EGL group hang when somebody else organized the site booking,...
Great, I'm hoping things will be quieter and calmer in the winter months (like it is here in Ontario :laugh:). I'll ask my brother (who lives in Irvine) to go scout out the area and look for site 16....
That looks like a good candidate! The page says the sites aren't reservable, though. Does that mean first-come-first-served then? i.e., you show up the morning of and keep your fingers crossed...
Hi, all!
I will be visiting family this Christmas (probably between Dec 17-27, 2019) in Irvine and Laguna Woods, CA. Any recommendations for hammock-friendly campsites? Since I will be...
Ha! I had my thermometer there too! It looks like we hit a low of -9°C just after 4 am on Sunday morning. Not too bad!
https://i.imgur.com/HXiOSlv.jpg
Got home a few hours ago, returned the rental car, had brunch, had nap. Thanks to everyone for such an amazing stay! Now to sort thought all my photos...
Also, what's the water situation like at Valens? Can we get potable water from taps, or should we bring in outside water?
Anyone at the site yet? What are the weather and ground conditions like?
I don't have a plancha, but in a pinch I've used two cast iron pans with the cubano, uh, sandwiched in between. I could bring those if nobody has anything better. Now I want to go watch "Chef"...
I don't have any of the hardwood myself, so I guess we'll see what's available. I suppose worst case we'll do it without any wood smoke. I mean, meat is meat and I'll still eat it. ;)
I could bring a rack of side ribs we can try hanging in the barrel. That'll take 3-4 hours, and I'm hoping to arrive by about 2 pm on Saturday. Are you bringing any particular type of wood, or should...
Keep a nice big fire going! Temperatures dropping to the negative double digits overnight.
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Great, thanks for the info! Since we're car camping, I'll bring up an extra hammock in case anyone is in need.
Hola! I'm thinking about coming out at least for Saturday afternoon, if not overnight into Sunday morning. This is my first time at an EGL event. What sort of costs will there be? Do we need to...