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Sprink1es
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 Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:00 am Post subject: Re: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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| Do you have any pictures of the stereo? |
I upgraded the bus stereo too with a 4ch amp, but it's then I you have to blare that for everyone to hear it... the cooler is much easier. Originally built it for river rafting trips
Fully water proof, full size deep cycle battery, 720w amp, hooked up just like you would a car stereo. It's like 85lbs though  |
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richparker
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kooper271
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 7:28 am Post subject: Re: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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| I haven't been out in my bus yet, but I'll have to look into the Milwaukee version of that lantern. I swear these Fuel batteries last forever. |
Milwaukee fuel ftw! Although I think Milwaukee and ryobi are owned by the same company.
I've got too many Milwaukee tools to count. This light is the one I have. It's awesome. It'll light up a room, or an engine bay.
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Then I hooked up my Milwaukee 5.0ah battery and it fired right up! |
Have you seen those milwaukee light towers? They look badass, but way too much for camping.
and yeah, these 5.0ah batteries are awesome. Way to just drop shrooms in your list casually  |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 7:09 am Post subject: Re: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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Toilet paper.
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rusty busty
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 7:07 am Post subject: Re: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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| kooper271 wrote: |
| I haven't been out in my bus yet, but I'll have to look into the Milwaukee version of that lantern. I swear these Fuel batteries last forever. |
Milwaukee fuel ftw! Although I think Milwaukee and ryobi are owned by the same company.
I've got too many Milwaukee tools to count. This light is the one I have. It's awesome. It'll light up a room, or an engine bay.
I also picked up their fluid transfer pump recently for work but it would be awesome for taking a shower when camping.
I mostly like to keep it simple when camping or going to festivals. Just the basics usually. Butane stove, 12 volt mobicool cooler, chairs, my bike, shrooms, bluetooth speaker, etc etc.
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I haven't needed to try it yet, but I've read about people using the batteries to charge up a flat car battery. Ryobi doesn't make a booster pack to use with the batteries, but the person said he held the jumper cables to the positive and negative sides of the battery and it worked OK.
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I've tried this. I accidently left my 12 volt cooler plugged into my work truck for too long. When I turned the key it was doing that click click click thing so the battery wasn't completely drained, it just needed some help. I hooked up a ridgid 4.0ah battery with some wire I had. Still not enough juice though. Then I hooked up my Milwaukee 5.0ah battery and it fired right up!
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kooper271
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:33 am Post subject: Re: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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| I haven't been out in my bus yet, but I'll have to look into the Milwaukee version of that lantern. I swear these Fuel batteries last forever. |
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vwwestyman
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:24 am Post subject: Re: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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I've become a fan of the Ryobi brand 18 volt battery-operated tools.
For camping, they have a lantern that is much easier to use than a traditional one. The biggest thing on a hot summer trip last year was a fan that works off either the batteries or you can plug it in. Lasted 7 hours on a large battery so that was pretty good and just about right.
I also bring along a tire and raft pump, for just in case. I've used the raft (high volume/low pressure) pointed strategically to get a campfire going more quickly.
I haven't needed to try it yet, but I've read about people using the batteries to charge up a flat car battery. Ryobi doesn't make a booster pack to use with the batteries, but the person said he held the jumper cables to the positive and negative sides of the battery and it worked OK.
I got a reciprocating saw for Christmas which would be useful for cutting small to medium pieces of firewood.
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kooper271
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| Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:23 am Post subject: Re: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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| Do you have any pictures of the stereo? |
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Sprink1es
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| Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:55 pm Post subject: What's your favorite camping item you bring in your bus? |
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I generally go to two multi-day music festivals in my Westy every year, and try to do as much camping as I can. I've learned a lot owning my '77 for 4 years now and reading on The Samba for longer yet. But almost every trip I learn something or have a new idea for the next time. Some of my go-to items:
EZ-canopy or a 4-post unit. I'm a shade guy
If it's hot - I hang a 12" fan between the two front seats and aim it at the z-bed. Life saver on summer nights (let alone on "night 3" at a rock festival after 15 20 cocktails)
If it's cold - Buddy heater. Safe, portable, cheap, crack a window just in case
My fav - a cooler stereo I built. Runs all day off a car battery (inside), can drag the tunes wherever we end up sitting.
I have a hundred other tips/items I've learned to bring over the last few years, but I don't want to bore everyone! Anything cool/random that you guys always make sure to bring with?
My 77 in 2015
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