{"id":251651,"date":"2024-07-09T06:57:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T12:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestop.com\/?p=251651"},"modified":"2024-07-09T07:24:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:24:01","slug":"gear-up-for-summer-camping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestop.com\/gear-up-for-summer-camping\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear Up for Summer Camping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your Jeep or Ford Bronco is made for adventures beyond the ordinary. One of the best ways to take advantage of all that capability this summer is to take a hard right off the concrete and asphalt and head for the beach, mountains, or desert for a camping trip. Modern camping adventures don’t have to be like the suffer-fests of old. It’s easier than ever to load up the rig and head for the hills even with just a little bit of inspiration and preparation.<\/p>\n

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What To Bring Camping<\/span><\/h2>\n

Besides the baseline camping gear like a sturdy tent, cold-rated sleeping bags and sleeping mats, as well as coolers, cooking gear, and camp chairs, there are some extra perks that I like to bring along on an impromptu car camping excursion.<\/span><\/p>\n

When my folks took me camping as a kid, there was an unsaid implication that it wasn\u2019t \u201creal\u201d camping unless you were at least a little bit miserable the whole time. Maybe really miserable. Now that I think about it, it\u2019s hard to figure out why I love camping so much even to this day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, in our modern age, I say to all of that old misery: <\/span>*unprintable*<\/span><\/i>. There have been so many great innovations in camping gear since the days of drafty canvas tents, flannel sleeping bags, leaky kerosene lanterns, and digging cat holes, that there\u2019s no excuse to suffer the worst of nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There are compact propane-fired water heaters, rocking camp chairs, collapsible fire pits, 12 volt portable fridges, down sleeping comforters, gourmet-level camp stoves, retractable awnings, and so much more. But, there is a middle ground – you can very quickly make your camping life way too complex, and find yourself on the wrong end of your credit card statement, in gearing up for your next adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few of my key go-to\u2019s for a comfortable camping experience.<\/span><\/p>\n