i use insect repeller. yang sticker tu.
windows i open half all
then ayam use flysheet

got car camping here?

Cameron and genting. Mostly around 14, only once got 10c during coldsnap erlier this year.
Using 125cc bike, i have self impose limit where everything must fit in 55liter box, total not more than 14kg.

After many nights, I found my perfect balanced setup with least weight - which is a good sleeping bag+thin silver mat.

My bag is only like 5c Tcomfort one, but its the FP900 down is what makes it expensive. However it packs down amazingly compact 0.5kg, 12x24cm. You can't get anywhere near this with synthetic.

This post has been edited by failed.hashcheck: May 20 2025, 03:57 PM

it's always good to have entry level item with this hangat2 tahi ayam hobby
Nowadays so called "camping" = moving fancy / bulky stuff out from your house, cook maggi, canned food, curry chicken etc

Still doing occassional camping (with trekking 1-4 hours into the forest / waterfall) , once every half a year.
Never understand the branded stuff thing when my china / local made stuff still usable.

my 20 years ago stuff still working fine,
-tent rm 60 - 6 pax tent from carrefour if have 6-7 pax
-coleman 2 pax tent - for storage
-20 years old deuter backpack
- mini burner from experiment lab (gift from school)
- swiss knife
- parang from the orchard
- used to have tesco hammock but broken alraedy , used like 6 years

- (this one renewed every few years) Kedai logam cina flysheet 1 feet rm 3, one piece on the floor , one piece for shade, usually stuffy inside forest sleep half naked or just use a sleeping bag.
- (somewhere 2010) mr DIY shovel

This post has been edited by AyamBlend: May 20 2025, 03:52 PM

Bikepacking quite interesting, save on petrol too

dulu ayam use diy Roof Top Tent
now malas mau pasang
cabut 3rd row seat, pasang airbed

this ayam DIY RTT

your flysheet so nice

I tried assemble similar one.. failed miserably, not as nice as your one.

thanks for the location... i go research first.

It all boils down to weight and volume. You can have a really cheap and durable stuff but most of time you ended look like pindah rumah instead of camping.

This post has been edited by failed.hashcheck: May 20 2025, 04:25 PM

once we went to somewhere near genting
4x4 guy came to pick up us, 2 backpack + ikea shopping bag (food + foldable chair/table)

The drivers were casually asking "thats it?"
Didnt know why, until we reached the campsite, yea ours look like temporary setup at construction site vs others camping with lights / tables / fan / countless tag boxes + luggage bags

yeah i understand, but the issue is the so called "legit" stuff are too damn expensive la in our currency due to direct conversion. they were priced for western markets and western money, not ours. to them buy one gear like jacket will cost USD400 which to them is considered expensive. but in MYR its RM2k for the same jacket. really? 4 digit pricing for a jacket only? (i did bought it tho kek, kept me dry and warm during my hikes, but im sure even a cheaper model will do as good albeit 70% of its capability)

same goes for my hiking backpack, my 40L decathlon backpack proved its worth for years ed plus many hike/backpacking trips. only cost <RM300 too. meanwhile western brands like Deuter, Osprey, Gregory, Millet etc all cost like RM1.2k for 40L bags? if youre super into hiking/mountaineering and willing to spend, go ahead la. but its definitely not worth the price/perf ratio IMO

plus gear hoarding is real guys... once you start you wouldnt stop kek and the total costs really stacks up over time. i still pending alot of mountaineering gear like boots, which easily costs RM2k for a pair kek. i still cant justify since i doing simpler mountains which my hiking boots still works.

Naturehike is one of the few chinese brands that are picking up. its good and i would recommend

Legend has it that Naturehike was once MSR's OEM. That explain how if you observe most of their dome tents are all almost 1:1 copy MSR and its quality, down to sewing technique (and all its sealing problem lol). With only compromise in alloy materials to make it cheaper.

ayam punya cheap aja
size 8m X 4.5M
3 hole X 5 hole

not fancy branded punya
sudah pakai i think 5 years

thats exactly why too im so reserved in paying so much knowing that it all came from China which should be very affordable range. but instead its marked up for western markets and reused same price for non western markets kek

for example Decathlon and Salomon share same OEM factories too. while Decathlon shoes have a significantly cheaper material and design used, but quality wise theyre legit.

IRG kan ado rtt.

Cameron, stellar and the other 2 surrounding campground..

others is really nearby luying campsite.. others i wont really go too hot haha.

that's funny hahaha

While there are some truth in brand tax, in context of msr vs naturehike the pricing it's far off actually. The original MSR design uses dac pole which is famously resilient and light but they charged arm and leg for it. Naturehike replaces it with some noticeably heavier alloy. I have old decommissioned hubba hubba with hydrolyzed fabric but its dac pole still holds liek rm1k+ market value lol

For naturehike only their dome tent got pedigree. Other stuff afaik are still homegrown china stuff. Problem with china stuff is these people where got standard one. Their titanium like toaks/keith/lixada whatever feels noticeably cheap compared to other top brands that mostly sourced from Niigata Japan. Chinese would make 5% alloy and still claim it as titanium. Same with their waterproof rating that they pull out of their ass. 10000mm they said. But they never disclose the methodology and likely perform worse than MSR's honest 2000mm.

i would argue its just reflecting its pricing levels. China is notorious for being very price conscious. like if the manufacturer decided that they just want to go cheap no frills, everything else will also be cheap. but if they target quality, they will produce quality products. its just what level you mau nia

most people as usual all want the "CHEAP CHEAP" and ignores the rest then complain when quality is shit kek. what people should be searching for is value for money, not just cheap.

as for their claims yeah ive seen so many stupid claims like saying "this powerbank from china hold 100,000mah! can charge your phone at 200W!" topkek

The cheapest rtt used i chrck is rm2500
My diy just rm500
Solid build

if you do car camping you need stealth.... just to sleep anywhere for the night, drive off in the morning to the nearest kedai kopi for toilet/brush teeth/breakfast

EV is the best, as can use AC to maintain nice temp