CAMP BIG or go home.

[gunstockjack]

Once in a while, it's nice to get off "the Porch" and rough it for awhile. My lovely (and supportive) wife and I recently took a camping trip to north central Washington state (the other Washington). We decided to CAMP BIG old style this year and photograph some of the "BIG STUFF" we needed.

Of course we needed BIG KNIVES:

We needed some BIG SPACE:

We needed a BIG TRUCK to haul all our campin' stuff:

Needed some BIG WOOD:

Needed a BIG LAKE with BIG FISH:

A little boat was all we really needed:

We needed a BIG KITCHEN with plenty of protection from BIG WIND:

We needed a BIG TENT with BIG HEAT:

I needed a BIG GUITAR with a little attitude adjustment after a hard morning of fly fishing:

And, of course, we had to have a little dawg with a BIG ATTITUDE:

Show us your photos of your latest campin' trip!

 

[Jack Black]

That's camping in style Barry! Looks like a great trip

 

[YellowSwiss]

As a BIG time camping fanatic, loved the post! Thank you so much! My big camp knife is a Becker BK9.

 

[waynorth]

Looks like a mighty permanent camp to me!
Worthy of a whole lot of R&R!!
Thanks for showing us how it's done!!!

 

[Jfowler]

That's awesome ! Camp big !

 

[abbydaddy]

That certainly looked like a nice spot to spend a good long while. Especially with that camping setup you have.

Unfortunately, I do not get to camp nearly as much as I would like these days. My only camping last year was a week out at an archaeological field school. Which was wonderful, but I am an archaeologist, I wanted the full six weeks. And a six week field school is not all the camping that i want to do in a year! But needs must, and with (now two) small children I probably won't get any field time this year

But here's the last trip:
It was out near Fort Rock Oregon
View media item 456(Fort Rock is the nearest town to the site. Understandably I can't say where the actual site is )

The sunsets out there in the Northern Great Basin are pretty spectacular
View media item 458
And just to keep this somewhat knife related
View media item 457That is a projectile point from deep in the site. I'm not the primary investigator, so I don't want to make too grandiose of claims, but all of the dates coming out of the site that far down are better than 10,000 calendar years old. So when you want to talk about traditional, how's that for old fashioned?

 

[Horsewright]

Very cool! Love the wall tent. We went with Range Teepees:

Montano De Oro State Park south of Morro Bay. Its set up for camping with horses. Cookie starting the sausage gravy for biscuits and gravy.

The biscuits getting going in the dutch ovens:

Horsewright Paring knife helping with the biscuits.

Heading to the beach. Our good friend Tyler and my wife Nichole:

Playing in the surf:

Most of the crew:

The wife and I:

Cutting up some strawberries back at camp:

 

[LastRodeo]

im speachless. My camping trips look nothing like that

 

[AShearer]

Once in a while, it's nice to get off "the Porch" and rough it for awhile. My lovely (and supportive) wife and I recently took a camping trip to north central Washington state (the other Washington). We decided to CAMP BIG old style this year and photograph some of the "BIG STUFF" we needed.

Of course we needed BIG KNIVES:


We needed some BIG SPACE:




We needed a BIG TRUCK to haul all our campin' stuff:


Needed some BIG WOOD:






Needed a BIG LAKE with BIG FISH:

A little boat was all we really needed:


We needed a BIG KITCHEN with plenty of protection from BIG WIND:

We needed a BIG TENT with BIG HEAT:


I needed a BIG GUITAR with a little attitude adjustment after a hard morning of fly fishing:

And, of course, we had to have a little dawg with a BIG ATTITUDE:

Show us your photos of your latest campin' trip!

gunstockjack Barry: Great Post. Thank you! I would say: Your wife is definitely better lookin than you are! You have a nice looking Dreadnaught guitar there. Is that a Martin? Even your cute dog is better lookin than you are

Some great shots there my friend. Hope you had a great time!

 

[AShearer]

im speachless. My camping trips look nothing like that

No worries. I don't camp! This is my camping rig.

 

[Fodderwing]

Ever since I first laid eyes on a big Texas camp knife I've wanted one. Had just about gotten over it..... and now.... of course.....
-- Any way, those are some beautiful places you folks have posted. My better half and I spent last October camping thru the four - corners area. Seems to be our favorite part of the country the last few years. I will post one campsite that we found exceptional.
First shot is the rig set up for the night.
Second shot is 50 feet straight out from the front door.

 

[22-rimfire]

As you get older, I think many of use think about camping "big". Not saying sleeping in your little back pack tent is not a good thing, but I would do it only when I have to. Car camping can be a lot of fun. Camping with a trailer can be great too.

 

[waynorth]

This Camping Big thread is quite spectacular!!
We better add some more knife content!!

 

[knowtracks]

Great thread Barry!!! You are livin LARGE!!
Good to see your wife and Jake again!
Hope the fishin's good!!

Another Great scan Charlie!! Love the Russian Blues the engraving and the BIG Punch!!!!!


Dave

 

[AShearer]

View attachment 703676 View attachment 703677 This Camping Big thread is quite spectacular!!
We better add some more knife content!!

Agreed and liking those big camp knives Charlie!

 

[AShearer]

Ever since I first laid eyes on a big Texas camp knife I've wanted one. Had just about gotten over it..... and now.... of course.....
-- Any way, those are some beautiful places you folks have posted. My better half and I spent last October camping thru the four - corners area. Seems to be our favorite part of the country the last few years. I will post one campsite that we found exceptional.
First shot is the rig set up for the night.
Second shot is 50 feet straight out from the front door.View attachment 703653View attachment 703654

Fantastic photos Dwight! I may have to get me one of those camp knives. I keep looking for an old BS knife like the one I had as a kid, but can't find it.

 

[Fodderwing]

Fantastic photos Dwight! I may have to get me one of those camp knives. I keep looking for an old BS knife like the one I had as a kid, but can't find it.

Thanks Alan..... funny thing is ole @Crossdraw just posted one of the CC texas camp knives on the exchange and I hummed and hawed and fretted and frowned and geed and hawed until I saw Barry's knife; then I took it as an good omen, so I rushed back to his post ....and, of course.... alas.... he who hesitates.....lol...and then Charlie has to rub it in by posting ANOTHER ONE!!!!!

 

[AShearer]

Thanks Alan..... funny thing is ole @Crossdraw just posted one of the CC texas camp knives on the exchange and I hummed and hawed and fretted and frowned and geed and hawed until I saw Barry's knife; then I took it as an good omen, so I rushed back to his post ....and, of course.... alas.... he who hesitates.....lol...and then Charlie has to rub it in by posting ANOTHER ONE!!!!!

Been there my friend! I've hummed and hawed my way out of a lot of great knives They do show up on the vast wasteland auction site fairly often though.

 

[LastRodeo]

Is that a camp knife in Charlie's case in this photo from the Oregon Knife Show?

 

[knarfeng]

View attachment 703676 View attachment 703677 This Camping Big thread is quite spectacular!!
We better add some more knife content!!

A big PLEASE POST KNIVES added to that.
If you use your knives when you camp, let's see that. If not, please limit the number of photos you post. This is not a camping forum.