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Jay
Me and a friend or two are graduating college and want to drive to Vancouver and mostly camp along the way. I want a reliable two man tent, I have always trusted North Face gear but of course it can be a little expensive. I need one that is good in the rain and that can withstand wind. Any ideas? Also any suggestions on where to camp? Our main destination is Vancouver Island, hear its a pretty cool place.
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If you're mainly car camping, I'd recommend something bigger than a strictly 2-man tent. They're pretty cozy, and if you don't have to carry it far (maybe even just have to dump it out of the trunk) the extra space is worth the slight weight gain to have some elbow room, more height to sit up or get dressed, etc. Some good brands include TNF, Sierra Designs, MEC, Mountain Hardwear, Hilleberg...
Experienced BC campers usually set up their tent, no matter how waterproof it is, under a good sized tarp (the blue ones found at any hardware store) to scare the rain gods away. It doesn't actually rain much here in the summer, but a storm or two is never out of the question, particularly on the Island. Have fun!
If you're mainly car camping, I'd recommend something bigger than a strictly 2-man tent. They're pretty cozy, and if you don't have to carry it far (maybe even just have to dump it out of the trunk) the extra space is worth the slight weight gain to have some elbow room, more height to sit up or get dressed, etc. Some good brands include TNF, Sierra Designs, MEC, Mountain Hardwear, Hilleberg...
Experienced BC campers usually set up their tent, no matter how waterproof it is, under a good sized tarp (the blue ones found at any hardware store) to scare the rain gods away. It doesn't actually rain much here in the summer, but a storm or two is never out of the question, particularly on the Island. Have fun!
Quiet beach spot around Vancouver that you might even be able to set a camping tent just for a day?
mohsen
I'm looking for a beach in Vancouver with minimum traffic that ideally you're the only couple in there. Any suggestion?? Thanks :)
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It's illegal to camp on beaches around Vancouver (for public health reasons, among others). That's true of any densely populated urban area like it anywhere in the US or Canada. If they did not enforce such measures the beaches would be clogged with squatters and the cities would have to maintain toilet facilities and other services to avoid befouling the areas.
Closest place nearby I can think of would be to rent kayaks in Deep Cove, northwest of the city, and paddle up to the end of Indian Arm fiord to camp there.
Or take the ferry to Vancouver Island and find camping areas near the shores there. Most areas restrict camping actually on beaches anyway. You have to be set back a ways from the actual beaches for various reasons including interfering with day use and natural habitats and the fact that most people are clueless about the levels that the tides reach on coastlines.
It's illegal to camp on beaches around Vancouver (for public health reasons, among others). That's true of any densely populated urban area like it anywhere in the US or Canada. If they did not enforce such measures the beaches would be clogged with squatters and the cities would have to maintain toilet facilities and other services to avoid befouling the areas.
Closest place nearby I can think of would be to rent kayaks in Deep Cove, northwest of the city, and paddle up to the end of Indian Arm fiord to camp there.
Or take the ferry to Vancouver Island and find camping areas near the shores there. Most areas restrict camping actually on beaches anyway. You have to be set back a ways from the actual beaches for various reasons including interfering with day use and natural habitats and the fact that most people are clueless about the levels that the tides reach on coastlines.
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