Seamus
I am from Louisiana, and would like to take a camping trip in Maine next year. I've heard it is most beautiful when the colors are changing in the fall. Anyone have any insider info on the best time of year to capture that? Also, any advice on where to camp would be helpful too. We like to semi rough it. Camping with tents, but prefer camp sites that offer restrooms and showers.
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Well hello! Glad your thinking about Maine. Right now, 11/12/13 the leaves have changed and it is quite cold (below freezing) in the Augusta region. I suggest early to mid Octoberfor your excursion. Goto central maone as well, or southern, somewhere inbetween. If you go fartger north you will be cold.
Well hello! Glad your thinking about Maine. Right now, 11/12/13 the leaves have changed and it is quite cold (below freezing) in the Augusta region. I suggest early to mid Octoberfor your excursion. Goto central maone as well, or southern, somewhere inbetween. If you go fartger north you will be cold.
What's a great tent for southern Maine?
Cameron De
Hi me and a friend want to do TONS of camping. We've done it before but that's always borrowing tents and stuff. We're wondering what's a good tent for two people (maybe big enough for three person) that's at a decent price? Cash is hard right now, but I'd like to get one of these for a cheap fun long time thing. I live in Southern Maine if that helps at all...
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Backpacking or car camping?
If you're car camping you can get away with less expensive tents, because weight and weather protection aren't important factors. When car camping, if the weather turns bad you can always retreat to your vehicle for protection or just pack-up and go home. Also, you can afford the extra weight of a tarp to shield a less weatherproof tent from a storm.
But when you're backpacking you may be several hours or days away from your vehicle, so when a storm rolls in your tent needs to be able to keep you dry and out of the wind. When backpacking you're also concerned about pack size and weight. The combination of lightweight but waterproof and durable makes for more expensive tents.
Since when I go camping, whether its backpacking or car camping, I fully intend to stay the duration, regardless of the weather, I look for a tent from a reliable manufacturer with a good weatherproof design and thick waterproof coatings for durability. Prices for this type of tent range from around $170 and up.
This spring I bought a Eureka Mountain Pass 3XT, which can legitimately sleep 3 people and has proven to be 100% weatherproof, for about $200. The only drawback is that it's packed size and weight are a little much for backpacking (but in all honesty, most 3-person tents will have the same problem). I went with Eureka because I've owned a smaller/lighter tent from them for over 20 years and it still performs flawlessly in bad weather.
There are a number of other tents in this price range (around $200). http://www.campmor.com is a good place to shop and compare camping gear (they are close enough to me that I go there a couple times a year). REI (http://www.rei.com) is another good place to do your research; their prices are not as low as Campmor but there might be a store near you so you can see and buy your tent in person.
Backpacking or car camping?
If you're car camping you can get away with less expensive tents, because weight and weather protection aren't important factors. When car camping, if the weather turns bad you can always retreat to your vehicle for protection or just pack-up and go home. Also, you can afford the extra weight of a tarp to shield a less weatherproof tent from a storm.
But when you're backpacking you may be several hours or days away from your vehicle, so when a storm rolls in your tent needs to be able to keep you dry and out of the wind. When backpacking you're also concerned about pack size and weight. The combination of lightweight but waterproof and durable makes for more expensive tents.
Since when I go camping, whether its backpacking or car camping, I fully intend to stay the duration, regardless of the weather, I look for a tent from a reliable manufacturer with a good weatherproof design and thick waterproof coatings for durability. Prices for this type of tent range from around $170 and up.
This spring I bought a Eureka Mountain Pass 3XT, which can legitimately sleep 3 people and has proven to be 100% weatherproof, for about $200. The only drawback is that it's packed size and weight are a little much for backpacking (but in all honesty, most 3-person tents will have the same problem). I went with Eureka because I've owned a smaller/lighter tent from them for over 20 years and it still performs flawlessly in bad weather.
There are a number of other tents in this price range (around $200). http://www.campmor.com is a good place to shop and compare camping gear (they are close enough to me that I go there a couple times a year). REI (http://www.rei.com) is another good place to do your research; their prices are not as low as Campmor but there might be a store near you so you can see and buy your tent in person.
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