2023 Camping thread

[prae]

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Are you selling one? PM me.

No way— I'm with you: White gas colemans for life.

I do however have a nice 2013 22' bumper pull bunkhouse that was owned and hardly used by a retired IBM engineer that I might sell in favour of buying something stupid like https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details...dId=1624961106, idk. you interested?

[ExtraSlow]

yes I'm intersted. PM me.

[mr2mike]

Guy camping in trees on MacKnight and Barlow NE tonight.
Open pit fire, headlamp.
Is that a good spot? I don't know. Seemed noisy.

[ExtraSlow]

Can't be too picky when selecting your crown land camping location.

[Tik-Tok]

Did the cops shut it down, or is this a new homeless camp?

[mr2mike]

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Did the cops shut it down, or is this a new homeless camp?

I called it in. They said they wouldn't provide any more future details to me. I assume the site is vacant today.

[bigbadboss101]

Has anyone done some of the comfort camping sites and can recommend certain locations? We will be with couple other families. Some can do tents, others prefer comfort tenting.

https://albertaparks.ca/albertaparks...lbertas-parks/

[suntan]

The ones at DPP looked nice. Cool tour, absolutely worth doing. Gets very warm and stays warm during the night. Lots of skeeters when I went but that was the year of the flood.

[Brent.ff]

Friend said the ones at Castle River Bridge were nice

[ExtraSlow]

Comfort camping is EXTREMELY hard to book. DPP is nice, for sure pay for the guided interpretive hike.
For the cost of the comfort camping, you could do one of those RV rentals with delivery as well, similar outcome. I guess the RV rental is slightly more money in the end, but barely.

[haggis88]

I'll have access to a well kitted 3/4 ton this year to pull our trailer, hoping to do some off grid weekends if possible...any good recommendations for the road less travelled?

[ExtraSlow]

You mean like crown land random camping? Or just longer trips?
My favorite place I've camped is south of Revelstoke at McDonald Creek, Blanket Creek provincial parks etc. Love the arrow lakes area, and not too busy, although the reservations are competitive.
Dutch Creek, Livingstone Falls etc along the foresty trunk road are nice. Some people don't like to tow on gravel though.

[ExtraSlow]

I have booked my first reservation of the season. May 26-29 at Elkwood with 30A power. If it's cold, having a plug-in sure helps a lot. Might be doing a boys trip, or taking the family. Guess I should get off my ass and buy a trailer now too, lol.

[ExtraSlow]

@haggis88 did you get any ideas or have more questions?

[Brent.ff]

We're booked may long at Kinbrook.. hoping for no wind so i can pike fish..

[SJW]

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We're booked may long at Kinbrook.. hoping for no wind so i can pike fish..

That's a tall ask.

[Tik-Tok]

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Guess I should get off my ass and buy a trailer now too, lol.

I found a nice hybrid pop-up for you...

https://www.lightshiprv.com/l1

[Brent.ff]

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That's a tall ask.

had 3 back to back weekends last year of glass.. and also one of being blown to all hell and stayed in the boat launch bay

[haggis88]

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@haggis88 did you get any ideas or have more questions?

I didn't even notice your reply at first man, sorry!

Those look like some good options, definitely not averse to gravel roads, trailer and truck aren't exactly concours

[ExtraSlow]

Well that's my first suggestion if you want to get away from the crowds. Gravel cuts down on the city folk quite effectively.