Camping And Hiking Gear

Sonny answers:

Camping equipment can be rented from a variety of places. Sports chalet and REI both have locations in Lost Wages, I mean Las Vegas,

sportchalet.com
(702) 255-7570 - 8825 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV.

Rei.com
(702) 896-7111 - 2220 Village Walk Dr, #150, Henderson, NV.

If you want an RV El Monte Rv rental has a location there

http://www.elmonterv.com/rv-rentals-las-vegas/rl-7.aspx

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REI has a registry: http://www.rei.com/giftregistry

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There is a checklist of field equipment in the (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions)ANARE Field Manual.

As for food, I usually dont recommend high sugar foods, but you can if you want go with energy bars but I usually dont spend more than 3 days eating them. I have not tried them myself but you can get meals ready to eat (MRE) over the internet or at Ebay, These are the same at the US Army uses but maybe near their expiration dates. They are high in calories but low in fiber.

In my opinion, what you need depends on where in Antarctic you go and when as "severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing"

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You can even become a gear tester here:

http://www.backpackgeartest.org/

Some reviews, but you might have to sign up or pay to read:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/gear_reviews.html

Reviews on each product page:

http://www.backcountry.com/store/KEN0002/KEEN-Newport-H2-Sandal-Mens.html#reviews

Reviews on each product page:

http://www.rei.com/

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Www.denniskirk.com
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Firstly, think "Things can be worse".
Secondly, think of one resource at a time. Toilet paper? Go old school. Leaves.
Tent poles? Psh, sticks and branches. Same with matches. Small twigs and brush light easy with a little heat. Think simple. Don't make it so complex.

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Im sure your trying to stay in style, so i'll give you the cheapest best options. Cheapest as in , new cars.
I would go with the Tahoe or Yukon. They off them as a hybrid also.

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In general camping supplies the manufacturing company with the strongest reputation world wide is Coleman. You don't have to spend big dollars to get great equipment and Coleman gear is often the most copied. Most everything is made in China these days though be it Coleman, North face, or Eureka. Also often the same gear is made in the same factory with different names glued on it. What tells you if a product is any good or not are the reviews you get from the people that have used it. Have you ever heard a complaint about a Coleman lantern for example? I have not, so why even buy a knock off century brand or primos. Now of course I can't say that for every Coleman product some of their gear is just plain to heavy for backpacking and that's not even their primary market. Now as for suppliers like L.L. Bean, who by the way do what I said before they stick their lable on other manufactures goods, when they offer name brand goods like Coleman or MSR or others and the price is right go ahead and buy it you know you won't be disappointed. I like to buy from places that I can try it before I buy it and REI is a supplier that has that feature. They also show the reviews of all the products they sell and if it sucks they dump it. So check them out and compare.

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Cabela's, they have EVERYTHING, but it most likely wil not be cheap, also try looking around online, ebay maybe?