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Showerthought: Gear that makes you wait can spoil your whole camping mood!
My new camp stove claimed to boil water in five minutes, but it actually needed twenty on a low flame. We ended up eating dinner way later than planned, and everyone was grumpy. Always time your gear at home before you depend on it outdoors!
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the_wesley7mo ago
That's a solid point about timing your gear at home first. You really have to test everything under real conditions, not just on your kitchen counter. Wind, cold air, and uneven ground can totally change how stuff works. I learned the hard way with a water filter that was supposed to be fast. Got to the site and it was a slow drip that took forever. Makes you lose trust in your whole setup and puts a cloud over the trip. What other gear has let you down like that?
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rosew377mo ago
Used to think my tent was fine until a storm in the Rockies, @the_wesley. I had only set it up in my calm backyard. The wind that night showed me how weak my stake placement really was, and a pole section snapped. Now I find a windy park to practice in before any big trip.
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seth_wells497mo ago
Right? It's like people who only test their snow tires on dry roads.
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