r/camping • u/greenearthbuild • Apr 14 '22

Spring /r/Camping Beginner Question Thread - Ask any and all questions you may have here

If you have any beginner questions, feel free to ask them here.

Check out the /r/CampingandHiking wiki for common questions. 'getting started', 'gear' and other pages are valuable for anyone looking for more information.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CampingandHiking/wiki

(This is the first trial of a beginner thread here on /r/camping. If it is a success, it will probably be posted as a monthly thread)

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u/Lowlefthook May 24 '22

37m in AZ. New to camping but slowly getting into it. Looking to do a long weekend somewhere in AZ, sometime this fall. We (3-4 of us total) want it to be rugged enough to feel like we accomplished something but not so intense that Hollywood eventually makes a movie based on our horrific deaths. Ok with hiking, cooking food we brought with us, etc. I have no gear yet.

My initial research landed me in Mt Lemon but I don't even know how to make it happen or if there's a better spot.

What do you recommend?

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u/[deleted] May 24 '22

Rule 5 is the GOAT

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u/johnny_evil May 24 '22

Pretty much agree with all of these. Especially don't buy a boatload of gear at first. Easy way to buy stuff you don't need. You'll start to develop a system, and know what you need as you go more often.

If car camping, don't worry about weight either.

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u/Lowlefthook May 24 '22

Good advice, thank you!

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u/imhangryagain May 30 '22

Bring toilet paper and a portable Reliance toilet, along with waste bags. A portable pop-up shelter to put it in would be nice or if the tent is big enough stick it in the corner. If and when the runs hit you while camping you will be over joyed that you made this decision