What is the oldest thing you take with you camping or rving?

Our tow vehicle is 17 Years old. Looks like hell but still runs like a top.

I have a Brass Telescope that was purchased by My Grandfather in 1896! It doesn't always travel but will be in the Rig again this Fall

My dads 45 year old ash flash lantern.... his Coleman 2 burner stove too

Mike

What is the oldest thing you take with you camping or rving?

Had to think about it a bit - I was pretty sure it's our TV, but then I thought our 1970s Duncan Hines cookware is probably it.

No! It is our card game of Mille Bornes. My mom got it in the 50s, gave it to me and we've always had it with us and played it with the kids when we camped. (Those were the days before electronic devices.) We still get it out and play every once in a while - it's a perfect game to play while traveling. :)

Original steel frame fold up picnic table
The one the plastic and Alu ones copied
At least 40 years old

motorcycle jack wrote:
My grandfather's jack knife - 100 yrs. old.

That's very cool.

I take along a hatchet my dad had for 30+ years.
He's gone now but I always think of him when I use it.

My grandfather's jack knife - 100 yrs. old.

The two of us!

The wool blanket in the Excursion was made by my great aunt during the depression with wool from her sheep and my mother gave it to me. Last year I had to take my mother to have her eyes dilated and she saw it in the back seat. I though she might not like it being out but she was glad to see it being used.

We take lots of old stuff on various camping trips. Uncle's Coleman lantern that we inherited from early 1950s. Mess kit that provides some of pans for motorhome dates from first years of marriage in early 1970s. Ice chest, coffee pot, hatchet, knives, and more came from my father from the 1950s also. Our Coleman stove (real Coleman with gas) we purchased about 1976. Don't forget the cast iron skillets. I actually have 4 Coleman stoves and 2 Coleman backpacking stoves - great for cooking for groups.

Of course, we date from the late 1940s so we are about the same age as our camping gear.

If you are a real camper, the equipment will last for generations. Our children are married and now use some of the equipment we gave them. Happy camping!