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

I guess that the oldest thing we carry is a 1944 U.S. Army pick. It was designed to carry in a pack to use where an entrenching tool won't work. I bought it when my youngest was about 8 or 9 at the Famous Army/Navy Surplus Store in downtown Los Angeles. The youngest is 51 today. Her son and daughter use it when we visit rock hounding areas or just for fun.

I don't smoke but I have thought seriously about carrying my 1959 Zippo Light from the boat I served on back then.

I don't know how old our cast irons are but I'd bet from the 20's or 30's.

Too much old stuff that I would hate to have lost or damaged that reside in my wooden toolbox or in my dresser.

I have some old tools that I throw in. Many of them are 60s, like a JC Penneys socket set. Some of them are much older than that. Craig

I take my great grandad's ax. The head flew off into the lake one time, so that's been replaced. Then the handle broke, so that's new also. But its still my great grandad's ax.

An old 60's era Coleman Lantern purchased at a garage sale for $5, just needed a globe and mantles. My trusty Revereware Copper bottom coffee percolator, a $3 garage sale find, and those melamine dinner plates from the 60's.... pretty sure those were a garage sale bargain too! I started collecting my camping back in the 80's when had picked up a 17' Corsair Trailer and did some pretty fun road trips..... lots of great memories.

Well, lets see, The TT itself is 21 years old. My sleeping bag is 35. (It's had a new liner sewed into the inside once). Boy, there are some good memories in that old sleeping bag. (some of those memories involve girls. lol) My pillow cases are old cloth feed sacks that animal feed for farm animals was sold in back in the 40's and 50's, before they went to paper sacks. One of my fishing poles I got for Christmas when I was a kid so I'm going to say that it's about 37. Most of the rest of my stuff is newer then that so it's all new stuff to me.

The 1950's Coleman lantern and 3 burner Coleman stove my Dad gave me the year before he died.

My grandmother's ceramic sugar bowl. Must be at least 80 years old. And a huge kitchen carving knife that my grandfather frequently sharpened. Great memories!

We've used our little 1 burner camp stove countless times. We found a carrying bag for it which can hold 2 propane bottles and a collapsible shield for the wind. The whole kit was just passed to a grandson and knowing him, he'll enjoy it very much.

Thanks all for answering. Love some of the cool old things people take with them. Especially those with memories of loved ones gone.

The oldest thing I take is my M28 S&W; it dates from the late 50’s. Next would be my old tent camping Coleman gas stove and lantern dating from the 60’s. But I only take it on winter hunting trips in frigid weather. It saved my rear end when everything in my PU froze and the propane wouldn’t light. And I have an old coffee percolator of unknown vintage that we routinely use since I don’t carry any electronics or electrical appliances. Oh, and my old down jacket, also 1960’s vintage but still better than the new stuff with feathers in it. And my 60’s vintage Vasque mountain boots that I’ve worn out two sets of vibram soles on and they’re finally starting to look a little beat up. I notice they’ve put on weight, though; they’re a lot heavier than they used to be.:) I guess I’m an aficionado of the old stuff.