Cheap, handy items you take camping???

[bigpete]

Shovel, gaffer tape and bleach.

i'm never going camping with you!

I would be far more worried if he said plastic tube, soapy water and gloves.

Sounds like a fun weekend lol

[bigpete]

Bow saw. I no longer take chain saws.
Smaller and lighter, no fuel and always runs with one pull.

Is there some secret to getting them to cut well ? I've got one and its flaming useless even with a new blade it gets stuck all the time. Far less energy to use an axe in the end than mine

[bigpete]

The heavy duty bags that dry dog food comes in. They are tough, have a zip lock to shut in any smells and make a great rubbish bag.

Great idea

[Sydor]

baby wipes
spare thick socks
garbage bags
head torch

The rest depends on the type of camping: hunting, kayaking, bush camping, camping grounds camping, etc ...

[Daddybang]

If ya do ya cooking on an open fire a can of spray oil. Spray ya pots on the outside before ya put it on the fire and all the black sh@t wipes straight off with a piece of paper.

[Supaduke]

Bow saw. I no longer take chain saws.
Smaller and lighter, no fuel and always runs with one pull.

Is there some secret to getting them to cut well ? I've got one and its flaming useless even with a new blade it gets stuck all the time. Far less energy to use an axe in the end than mine

Make sure you open the cut up as you saw through the branch so it doesn't pinch the blade. The other possibility is you just have weak arms , do you even lift bro?

[Oldbloke]

Bow saw. I no longer take chain saws.
Smaller and lighter, no fuel and always runs with one pull.

Is there some secret to getting them to cut well ? I've got one and its flaming useless even with a new blade it gets stuck all the time. Far less energy to use an axe in the end than mine

Make sure you open the cut up as you saw through the branch so it doesn't pinch the blade. The other possibility is you just have weak arms , do you even lift bro?

Correct.

[Oldbloke]

Shovel, gaffer tape and bleach.

i'm never going camping with you!

I would be far more worried if he said plastic tube, soapy water and gloves.

Sounds like a fun weekend lol

Yep, just add plenty of beer.

[Gwion]

I was going to throw in a joke and say 'my wife' but she's not that handy!



God I'm glad she doesn't read any of this.....

[Tom Foolery]

Bow saw. I no longer take chain saws.
Smaller and lighter, no fuel and always runs with one pull.

Is there some secret to getting them to cut well ? I've got one and its flaming useless even with a new blade it gets stuck all the time. Far less energy to use an axe in the end than mine

Yes. They are designed to cut green timber. They'll cut seasoned timber but not as well as an old fashioned hand saw in my experience. Also make sure there is enough set on the teeth. The cheap s**t Chinese ones don't have enough set and are barely as wide as the kerf of the blade, consequently the wet wood pinches the blade as it swells slightly after it's cut and it's almost impossible to make a perfectly straight cut using a bow saw.

A shovel can be pretty handy too. Digs toilets, trench around tent to divert water and makes a damn good hot plate over some coals.