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Same exact way I car camp. Bins are awesome. If I go rock climbing I just grab the rock climbing bin. If I'm going Scuba Diving I grab the Scuba bin. Bins rule! :)

Bins are bulky if you don't have a big car or a truck. I use very sturdy canvas tote bags so they fit so easily in my car. Basically the same storage idea. They work really great. Just remember to put them back in the car at night in case it might rain, or the critters mess with them. Critters get into bins too I guess. Happy camping.

I would include chairs and small camping table, which is great for food prep and stove.

Make spread sheet inventory tape on inside of lid sealed plastic. Make second copy for shopping

I found that Rubbermaid Roughneck bins were the best overall for long term storage. They came in 10 and 18 gallon sizes and two colors. When empty they nest. When stacked, the base of an upper one nests into a recess of the lower one. The plastic doesn't get brittle in the winter. The lids have no moving catches to break, snap in place.

I swear by bins as well. That's how I was able to decide on Friday to go camping when my 3 kids got home from school. Grab the buckets, load the car, stop at the market on the way out of town. Done. Not to mention, when you get home, you don't have to load stuff back into your kitchen. You have designated camping stuff, including some food.

It does look like a nice tent. Thank you for sharing your camping setup and the tent. You have given me some ideas.

Good system...my wife and I have bins in our Ford E350 van...good for van camping!

I live in my car I like the bin solution for under bed storage keeps it organised 👍.. also have a big pop up tent when I’m staying put 😁

I wish this guy had his own channel. I would definitely watch.

This video is very helpful thank you for sharing. I love to have a camping like

I live in my car thanks for the video love it !!!

I also use bins. Using them has eliminated so much frustration when it comes to organizing and storing my gear, supplies, and food. I love the tent! A little elbow room in a tent makes everything easier. Nice video. Thank you.

I had much the same stuff organized the same except I used the flip-top bins because their stack securely and I don't have the lid to worry about. One negative is they will let water in so I kept them in the car or tent. also had a Coleman dual fuel stove. It all got stolen from my site near Lake Shasta back when fires were breaking out there a couple of years back.

Love your container system. Thanks a lot.

Organization is essential. Great video.

Thanks. I love that tent. It looks easy to put up.

Great information. Thanks for summarizing your bin system. We're always trying to get more organized and recently added another bin. I'm kind of curious if you use this gear just for Summer camping or if you add anything else for Spring and Fall camping. Nice production quality, btw. :)

I’m new to your channel! Thank you for showing all your neat and essential things for camping. Always, MommaFaye

That tent is quite nice. I like it. Great video.

Thumbs up O. Love the bin idea. I'm on the road to making these ideas a reality with the idea of going car camping ... within the year.

You have reaffirmed my want to get a bigger tent than I need once I’m able to go camping just to make sure I have a big enough covered space outside my car that I can stay in.

Thank you for this video, its a good start up.

Big tens for car camping are great. Enjoy the space! Great video. I have subscribed! :)

Its a huge pain in the a88, but once ur set up, its a blessing (sooo enjoyable, sooooooo much fun!!!)

Love it thank you !

Thank you Alex Honnold!

I loved how organized you are...I will definitely buy those bins. I'm wondering, if you read an Atomic Habits by James cleare? ;D

Bins are good at home keeping things ready, however on a trip they take up the same amount of space whether full, half full or nearly empty. (Note bins in video, none are full) Also they are set shape/size so may be difficult to fit in your vehicle, especially cars. Why put sleeping bag, tent, etc in a bin. I use river dry bags and those bags they sell a stores so you do t use the plastic bags, by end of trip some are empty a folded away. If you have a big tent, buy those moving blankets (about $3 at Harbour freight, get free light too). The blankets are used to pad the floor. Less holes in gear, gets rid of noise inflat. Mattress makes when you turn over. And yes, table and large water container, or make DIY shower.

Love the organization!

Great video, thanks!

Great ideas... Thank you..

*Great Video! Where’s your First Aid Kit?*

Add one folding table cooking and prepping ;)

Nice tent I really like it!

Great idea!👍🏻

Thank you!!!

Plus folding chairs and camp table.

What size are the bins? What brand?

Good info. Thx

Nice tent great info.

Very nice video, thanks for sharing

I aways thing truck are for work but your set is real cool I would get a double cab put all the bins in the back seat area put in a air bed in the back 2 could sleep in there I would add chairs & the beer but love the bin idea

How do you secure your shell for safety from the inside?

Yeah those bins are big! I think being able to see your stuff through the sides is a plus, but size is prohibitive. Dry or river bags also come in clear fabric- the small ones do, anyway. I like the way this guy categorized his load of gear.

Me gusta su forma de pensar. Buen video.

What is the exact name of the tent? It looks great.

By “car camping” I wasn’t sure if you didn’t mean sleeping in the car itself. BTW, I notice that is a truck. Nice campsite location. I am debating whether to sleep in a truck-bed tent or a freestanding tent. I might try the pvc bin system. Just getting started but I have “camped” in the Army extensively.

Amazing review ❤️ I bought the The Original Pop-Tent after watching your video from Terra-Explore,com and it’s been working amazing thank u again for reviewing (replace comma with a dot can’t post link on RU-vid) thank me later ❤️

The bins are great. I use them too. The tent however is a pain in the rear. Get yourself an 'Instant Cabin Tent.' Mine is bigger than his and erects in less than a minute. It takes longer to stake it down than to set up. Coleman makes good ones but don't be afraid of the Walmart tents. They have an Ozark Trail Instant Tent that's 14'X10" for less than $180. It sets up in a minute.

Ditto on the question, what stove is that in the video?

Thanks for the video. I'm getting started with car camping like this. What size are your bins?

Thanks

As somebody with a small car, that's way too many bins to bring along. I have a cooler and one bin. Everything else like sleeping bag and the tent stays out. You can stuff them in smaller places that way. Want a towel to swim or shower with, a body size pack towel or the REI one. I don't even bring a lantern anymore, just a headlamp. Have a giant car? You can bring tons of stuff. Have a small car? You figure out what you absolutely need.

a large tent that one person can put up alone. cool.

Very good organization.

What about tarp for under tent?

It was nice seeing a basic car camping video that wasn't about glamping

Jeremy from Jersey just subscribed

what tent is that in this episode?

What kind of stove is that?

I solo camp in the REI 6man Base Camp. People are stupid when getting a 2 man tent for two people when car camping. I call my tent the Tent Mahal

A folding table is a godsend for cooking. Don't forget adult beverages

I just received the same tent, for free 😊

What size bins?

One small thing, would it hurt to consider a small stand like maybe a wooden tv tray to set your stove on so you'd have access to your cooler while cooking....just a suggestion

What size are those totes

What sandals r those

Buy a Canyon Cooler. They are cheaper than Yetis and have some cool accessories.

Im getting a bin for my first camping

A FIRE EXTINGUISHER! Campers are starting fires all over the west. Put your fires out. Take a fire extinguisher.

I got that tent. It's awesome.

-Alex Honald's humble cousin. 😎😎😎🤨👍👍

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Is the tent bear-and-mountain-lion-proof? If not, how do you protect yourself against that risk?

I have two kids and two dogs that stay in the tent at night. My list is just a little bigger. Haha

Great video! :-) I am exclusively a car camper (though also exclusively dispersed; I like the adventure!); I find a spot, stop, stake & stay. I, like you, am precious about my tentspace; I have my Summer tent, an 8 man cabin style, my foulweather tent, a 6 man dome, & last, my holy-crud-it's-cold tent, a 3 man dome. I only use that one when it's mid-Winter, & I'd be miserable in anything larger (read: less economical for body-heat). Otherwise, I have to have at least 9msq to myself, or I get physically claustrophobic + socially overextended - + thus crabby + unpleasant - within like 2 days, which isn't great because I never go on trips of less than 5 days (if you count the day of arrival, & the morning of pack-up). I'm married, but my husband doesn't camp, so getting that space to myself is rarely an issue though I have had to explain to a friend once or twice, when they asked why we can't just take 1 tent, & save the extra cargo space. I'm an unrepentant glamper; elevated bed w. memory foam topper, inflatable sofa, zero gravity recliner as fireside chair, chemical toilet...the works. Though I stop short of the AC unit, the little heater + the TV, as I have seen some family campers bring; if it gets too hot in my tent, I leave it, if it gets too cold in my tent, I line the walls with foil blankets, & if I get bored, I go for a walk. I camp to be in nature - comfortably so, but still in nature - & maybe it makes me a fuddy-duddy, but I feel like there's a big difference between bringing your phone, or even your tablet, & bringing your TV. So, that's my line, but everyone has their own. Thankfully, I'm a very skilled cook, + since I plan the menu & do all the cooking for the entirety of each trip, none of my friends ever complain about the extra weight of all my 3-star, humble homebrew glamping gear in the trailer. ;-) P.S. I am now enjoying exploring your site! So much great reading material. :-D

List please

A tent, blankets, cooler, etc. I never would have guessed to bring all of that.

Kingdom 6 is $499. I bought a Kingdom 4 for $210 at the garage sale.

Do you ever sleep in your car and how is that done?

Lesson learned! always bring plastic bins on camping :)

Hi Lena... It's Jeeim ;)

Nice and simple... I don't recommend cooking on your YETI ice chest, I had a similar type of stove that I put on a plastic table... it melted it... Check out my camping setup video. Thanks for sharing.

By car camping I thought you were sleeping in the back. I ditched my tent last year and now sleep in my 4Runner. I make this possible by using the same toe system. I run a tarp off the side of the truck and use custom screens for the windows. It's comfortable, quick, and organized. Also one thing I'd say you missed which is essential to camping is a good table. I bring a 6' folding table. You can check out more of my set up and ask me questions on my instagram @48thStateOverland

First aid kit?

I keep my stuff in totes too. The last time I went car camping with the family I had so much crap I looked at my Tacoma and the bed was literally packed full. I was looking thinking wtf do I have so much shit? I had two totes which is my cooking stuff in one and keeping bags and stuff in the other,cooler,lantern,propane tanks,stove,giant mega tent cause the wife needs a massive tent the size of a mansion just to stand up in,now she has to have a air mattress,three bikes, and firewood. It’s jus overwhelming how much crap I had to pack and do all the work myself. It makes me not even want to go camping their is so much to pack and unload.i feel like I’m moving and not camping.

I’m guessing I need a 4x4

Snow Peak IGT

No small table and chair?

What happened to camping 🏕 all I needed was a tent a sleeping bag and a sandwich 🥪

If you have a van or suv then just sleep in it instead of outside in a tent. Sleeping inside your vehicle is way more secure than sleeping outside in a tent.

What is this "outside" place everyone keeps talking about?

This is what I suggest guys So leave your house without packing any thing well if u have stuff that u sure u need then drive out of town but stop by a mall and buy the things u need

Storage bins is space waisters

Thats how I pack...until the wife adds her stuff 😡

Where did you get those high quality bins?

I thought for coming you are supposed to keep your cooking gear and food away from your tent to keep bears out of your sleeping area

No chairs ??

HOW COME YOU HAVENT GOT THE KITCHEN SINK