Trail comforts?

Hello,

Camp shoes, peanut butter M&M's, my Iphone to take photos and listen to music, those hand warmer heat packs, pajamas, a pillow I made from an old flannel shirt, baby wipes, cooking spices, and my dog. My favorite part of back packing is when Im getting ready for bed. I throw 2 of the hand warmer heat packs in the bottom of my sleeping back, put on my pajamas, put out my dogs half thermarest pad so hes happy, and get in my bag.

Good times,

Chris
 
I like my little am/fm/sw radio. I used to frequently take a book with me, but the last time out, I took an iPod nano with spoken word books on it. Much much lighter than my books.
 
I find it intolerable to make a hot drink on the trail and drink it from a single-wall cup. Burns the crap out of you and your drink gets cold faster than you can drink it. Take a Snow Peak double wall mug along nowdays. Light enough it doesn't make much difference in the pack but it's sure nice to have on a multi-day trip.

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Sometimes also carry a small flask of bourbon along, especially for long winter nights by the campfire.
 
Trail comforts or Camp comforts?

Do I count a cooking stove and fuel as a comfort?
That saves me time building a fire and cooking on fire
This gives me the extra time to do these Camp comforts

I have a long list:
Camera and a monocular
Journal and fountain pen
a couple of inspiration/phylosophy books that I can read a million times anywhere in the book And still make me ponder
tin whistle and the like
Now a days, a paint box and paper
 
A pipe, AM/FM/NOAA/WB radio, a book, and game set (usually chess) are my comforts. I do not consider coffee and tea comforts on the trail or camp. They are necessities.
 
I like to bring some Yukon Jack for dessert. A little goes a long way.

Those little mini Reese's peanut butter cups are also good. I can't be eating those unless I'm walking all day.

I sometimes bring a full-length, 1/2 inch thick closed cell pad. You can lie down by the fire without worrying that an ember might disable an air/foam pad. Also good for an afternoon nap on the ground. Weighs around 7-8 ounces. At night you can put it under an ultralight air/foam pad for greater sleeping comfort.

I used to bring an extra knife or hatchet just for fun, but lately I've been reserving heavier toys for car or raft camping.

DancesWithKnives
 
Small world band radio, I love laying under my tarp and listening to the radio. I know the reason to go to the woods is to get away, what can I say, I love music and access to news where ever I am. Chris
 
August West said:
Small world band radio, I love laying under my tarp and listening to the radio. I know the reason to go to the woods is to get away, what can I say, I love music and access to news where ever I am. Chris
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I take a band radio every time I am up at my family ranch; I listen to the Cost to Cost show.
 
Great ideas, folks! I think I'll be doing some 'shop-looking' for a little SW radio... almost seems silly to not have one! :thumbup:
 
I am not normally a smoker but I enjoy an occasional evening cigar when camping. A flask of scotch is usually close at hand as well, along with some reading and writing materials.
 
Edwood7 said:
I take a band radio every time I am up at my family ranch; I listen to the Cost to Cost show.
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That show is to much for me. One time, a La Chupacabra called into the show claiming it had seen an Ed Wood with a wicked looking Tomahawk is in his hand.
 
One of those 2 person ultralight nylon hammocks, they don't take up much space and weight very little. I think ours is the ENO brand. We hang it up and relax with our books (another non-essential). My wife tends to bring her iPod for music or games if we are stuck in the tent or in camp. One of the coffee manufacturers make a one cup coffee bags for those that don't want to make their own (Maxwell House maybe?). I consider coffee and chocolate treats as borderline essentials.
 
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