Recent content by SethB

It must be said that a big piece of cast iron cookware is quite heavy and doesn’t suit everyone! Pro: the lodge covers 2 burners and you can cook 6 or 8 pancakes at a time. Con: the lodge covers 2 burners and you can‘t heat up water for coffee, tea, or dishes until you lift the still hot and...

Waaiiit a minute…. Doesn’t mine catch the grease off the cooking surface? It turns out I’m on a different model than @Sweeney. I think this one was the only one Lodge made at the time (1985?). Cast iron really does last! It still takes a lot of paper towels to cook bacon…...

Ditto for the standard Lodge double griddle. Ours travels on the stove. To me it’s not camping without a griddle breakfast or two, and some carefully stir-fried dinners. It’s easy to make a mess without the side walls of a wok or skillet; I’ve landed on using spatulas in both hands, which...

I did a bunch of drone flying back when I was teaching drone video for filmmakers. My personal craft were smallish, not even the medium size we were teaching on. I never had any problems keeping up 3 or 4 drone batts using 12v charging when driving to bring them from storage to flying charge...

We camped at Devil's Garden in Arches in 2024, and were thoroughly warned by the camp host on arrival that the ravens were aggressive around any food left out. Don't leave out one speck. There was a late arrival at our site who didn't get the message; he lost a couple days of food when he...

Any paint that the rust has lifted will come right off. The rest is up to you, you can be selective with your brush. I gotta’ be honest… I just took a look and 3 seasons later it’s looking pretty much like it did before I cleaned it up:(

Well, yeah! People do put lots more into creating and maintaining the seasoning of cast iron (people like me!) But the little bit of oil you want on a stove is just going to slow down the inevitable. The only way to keep it perfect is to never use it! Which reminds me, the devoted (obsessed...

Or, do what I did. It doesn’t look new now, but certainly fits the rustic kitchen look! Empty the supply line of propane by turning off the tank valve while the stove is burning. Hit the wingnuts & screws with your favorite penetrating oil. Come back the next day, apply more penetrant, and...

One has the spare (I should put the spare bearing with it!) Another a collapsible toilet & supplies we bought for boondocking during COVID lockdown, never been used. Another has propane stuff, a whip for the gas outlet, 4 backup 1Lb. bottles, spare roll of paper towels, and a large hip pack and...

I think there are far fewer auto electric shops than we once had. I feel lucky that the major u-haul is not so far from my house, and their trailer/hitch/electrics shop is not bad, because our local auto electric shop went out of business maybe 10 years ago. If you are anywhere near fishing or...

I’m still running on these LED bulbs I purchased in 2018. Although neither is still available the amazon links do work, you can find the specs there: https://campinnforum.com/community/threads/cpap-power-for-boondocking.4414/page-3#post-44298

Our current bits and bobs: ARB 8’ awning on passenger side. Straightforward to pitch and take down, sizeable, always ready! 8’ (regular size) Sportbrella. Protects the galley (only!) nicely, super quick, rides crossways in the galley. Kelty Backroads over the galley. The new kid, great coverage...

Canopies! The Playing With Sticks YouTube channel visited a teardrop campout and spoke with multiple owners about their many choices of canopies, well done! Also linked there is PWS’s own discussion of a good looking Joolca side tent, quite large:

That’s pretty awesome! It reminds me of “camp kitchen boxes” folks use for scout and hunt camps, but on a smaller scale that doesn’t get so dang heavy. IIRC many camp boxes were made of 5/8 or even 3/4” ply, and held a lot of stuff. You wouldn’t want to move them by yourself. Edit: Aka “Chuck...