A well organised and orderly campsite brings added joy and comfort. — Photo: Warren Tan
Pitch a tent. Cook over a camp fire. Explore nature and maybe do a little fishing, birdwatching or insect-hunting. These are the basics of camping.
But what if you can have more? What if you can enjoy a little luxury, a touch of finesse or even add a little colour coordination and interior decoration to your temporary home in the wilderness?
Camping out in style
A well organised and orderly campsite brings added joy and comfort. — Photo: Warren Tan
Stay organised while camping to prevent chaos. This rack keeps the camp knife, axe, saw, wet tissue pack and tissue paper pack always ready to serve.
Store your camp fuel safely, separated from the rest of your gear in leak-proof containers.
If you have too much gear to carry from your car to the campsite, consider having a wagon such as this one.
This stove, foldable and attached to a butane gas canister, is of a size versatile enough for luxurious camping or spartan backpacking.
Bring more than one stove. Your main stove is for your main dishes, while a smaller secondary stove like this one can be used for boiling water or soup.
A wooden platter for steaks or lamb chops plus a titanium (rust-free) fork and spoon with a folding knife of fine-grain steel honed till it is sharp as a scalpel.
Yesteryear 900ml kettle paired with an old-school kerosene stove.
A classy mosquito coil tripod stand.
This clamp-on table lamp with a hood ensures that light will flood the table without giving a glare to blind people walking by.
Utter convenience: This water container comes with a nifty nozzle to allow campers to draw water without hassle.
Using a fireproof stand for cooking prevents the fire from hurting plants.
This ‘turbo’ stove, fuelled with the green butane gas canister hanging below, produces jets of flames that lets campers stir-fry dishes.
Tissue paper is a necessity for staying cleaning while camping, and a weatherproof nylon-canvas pouch for the tissue pack helps enhance the camp's aesthetics.
Wet tissue is super useful for staying cleaning while camping, and a weatherproof nylon-canvas pouch for the wet tissue pack helps enhance the camp's aesthetics.
This old-school hurricane lamp made of brass costs almost RM2,000, while the vintage lamp post costs RM800.
For a truly good night's sleep while camping, an inflatable pillow, mattress plus a non-insulated sleeping bag-cum-blanket on the camp cot is ideal.
A good camp hammer should be well chromed to resist rusting and have a special hook behind the hammer head for pulling out deeply lodged tent pegs.
Always use an air pump to inflate gear like mattresses and pillows. Blowing them up with your exhalations will send large amounts of moisture into the inner lining on top of microbes, enzymes and chemicals that can introduce mold and cause the inner lining to deteriorate fast.
This six-person tent costing RM2,400 is a cinch to pitch, though it is easier when done by two persons.
This RM1,100 camp table is extendable along the sides with an option to add fireproof steel plates in the middle to allow cooking or grilling with stoves.
The camp chair on the right cost about RM1,800. The one Lam is fixing up is the run-of-the-mill type which costs around RM300.
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