Bukit gasing

If you want something different, not slop campsite pacak atas gravel/sandbox like tandas kucing:
1. Orang orang art camp, Sungai Besar (sawah)
2. Azam Orange, Cameron (orange farm, i think not fruit season rn but still good)
3. Happy harvest campz, Batu arang (hill farm, can get hot best during rainy season)
4. Sg seladang, Tg Malim (forest river, bike/4x4 only)
5. Forest8senses, Tg Malim (semi slop but ok)

Its really you got what you pay most of time. People think they got a bargain with decathlon - thats because they rarely got chance to use legit stuff from MSR, Montbell, helinox and the likes. They never had chance to see the latest breakthrough in material engineering in action where they could actually pay for it rn.

Malaysian market is flooded with prc slop, to most of us vidalido and blackdog and to some extent coleman are some sort of hot stuff lmao. When you compare these cringe with decathlon ofc decathlon sounds like a steal.

This post has been edited by failed.hashcheck: May 20 2025, 02:00 PM

our home is the best camping spot

if you are not planning to camp in extreme weather, then the cheap stuff from decathlon is actually pretty decent. of course you could still get better quality items so that they last longer/more comfortable/bigger but some stuff are really just expensive because of the brand.

malaysia weather dont need the expensive 4 season tents. Any normal tent would do fine imo. Vidalido or kzm or coleman all more or less the same unless you're looking to flex on the campgrounds.

Branded one very expensive...unaffordable for us la. And mostly warmer clothing and untra light gears. In tropical countries really not worth to spend this money, not practical. Some more for car camping is really overkill.

Imo, china made outdoor equipment is really worth it, I buy most of my gears from AliExpress. And if you check most of the beaded gears also made in china or Vietnam.

mount kinabalu, best sunset/sunrise, if u are allow to camp there

I mean don't buy everything in catalogue just to show of. Only buy one that matter to you and make it meaningful.
For car camping in curated campsite it doesn't really matter Any china stuff or whatever household item you can bring is good. Heck, I once go car camping with only Kemah unta and everything else grab from kitchen.
My original context is if its really worth it to pay extra for expensive brand: yea and this will apply when you starting to go beyond - hiking, cold weather, pacak in bush etc.

My style is ride, and I always do highland camps. Low temp needs bulking, but bike has limits for what it can safely carry. So I spent 2.5k for a down sleeping bag. Sounds absurd for car campers but its a best thing money could buy for my use case.
Same with tent. Paid 2.5k for 2p tent, but I got 900g one with all the bell and whistles. Similar rm150 tent from decathlon? weigh 2.6kg with material from 80s. Can you imagine? tent without ripstop in 2025? yea, you got what you paid for.
Holds true for the reverse. For me buying all those fancy chairs are nonsense because I have one ul to rule them all

Where its made doesnt matter. What matter is its engineering design and material. Those prc slop factories would always eventually copy the design, but not material.

This post has been edited by failed.hashcheck: May 20 2025, 02:54 PM

ayam dulu camp use tent
now camping tidur in car saja
malas mau pack repack pack
this weekend ayam go camp at Camperz hideout bukit tinggi lagi

This post has been edited by akecema: May 20 2025, 02:45 PM

any recommendation for suitable car camping + plugpoint availability.

One good example is water filter. CCP cannot copy this one becos it is really about quality and trustworthiness. And then certified by whom? How many microns?

Cant recommend much for this because honestly with few exceptions, I actively avoids campsites that have power plugs
1. Happy Harvest
2. Sg pauh Cameron (good luck getting weekend slot)
3. Semungkis Dataran Camp
5. Forest8senses (iinm power plug is separate addon)

Then open window or back of the car for ventilation?

No issue of insect masuk kereta?

bring your own powerbank

bagan lalang lot of people camping there

All about weight, if you go for car camping of course weight is not an issue, imagine if your desire campsite were in deep of nowhere which need to trek for long hour. Light weight gear always expensive.

if you camp in car sure need fly screen

in warm area, you need extra fan but if cold like frasers, cameron, genting, etc, then no need fan.
those small small fan cannot cool you down if warm night, so you might need few is you use the small fans. Set one fan to blow air out so fresh air gets drawn in

thanks for the list, i keep in KIV first

so far I tried car camping at Hulu Langat.

what sort of temp is your camp? genting type?
temp around 15deg, normal tent, basic 10deg or so sleeping bag with mat + jacket is good enough.....

you need a ground mat, can get either cheap yoga mat or air mattress. else you will get body heat loss due to ground sucking all your body heat.

unless you are walking or hiking then need to buy expensive sleeping bag as they are a lot smaller for the same temp rating.

tent, is also weight, you pay more for the weight. if drive you dont need to pay premium for ultra light tent, just need to wax to ensure water dont go in via the seams.
my dome tent got additional layer, even big storm still dry inside, so single layer water will seep in after a few hours of rain and become damp

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