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

[Sillybugs2]

Besides living things that is.

We still take my parents old Coleman gas lantern. They acquired it in 1972 when the bought a Minnie Winnebago. They gave it to us in 1992 when we started tent camping. Still works great and have only had to change mantels.

[TXiceman]

May sound funny, but my wife is the oldest thing I take camping with me...she is 3 months older...

Ken

[djsamuel]

My sleeping bag. Got it when I was about 9 years old. I'm 54 now. More likely, some old kitchen utensils that belonged to my grandmother. Some have to be over 60 years old.

[vern_kelly]

Ford model T wrench set I got from my grandfather. The set includes the adjustable straight jaw which is handy sometimes. World war II GI fold up shovel goes with me too. I dig sand crabs with it and always rinse it off and WD40. I love that old stuff!:)

[GaryWT]

My Boy Scout hatchet must be 40 years old now, it is in the trailer so it makes every trip.

[Winged_One]

Toastmaster 1B14 toaster, circa late 1940's early 1950's. Great toaster.

But it really makes the generator chug when in use.

[FunnyCamper]

nothing old.
everything we have is more new.

we like newer things, just us 🙂

[djousma]

A string of 45 year old, very faded plastic owl lights that still hang from my awning to this day. when I was a young boy, I would argue with my younger sister about who got to hang the lights on the old canvas tent when camping with my parents.

My wife says they are ugly, and she is right, but it aint camping for me if those lights arent hanging out.

Dave

[Bigdog]

Me....:B:B

[Mootpoint]

I have a very small socket set that my grandfather used to make instruments for planes during WWII. Very handy for working on faulty gauges etc.

[down_home]

Are you kiddin? Se reads here once in a great while.

[D_E_Bishop]

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.

[C_Schomer]

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

[Jagtech]

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.

[Baileys_Buddies]

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.