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So, today I broke out all of my camping gear including my tent, bivy sacks, sleeping bags, and thermarest pads to get ready for a flying camping trip to Idaho this spring.



Here's the air mattress you want. Those 2 inch thick Thermarests are for the birds. I've had 2 of these for the past 8-10 years. The carrying case is the pump and takes about 1 minute to inflate.

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Whoa! I want... :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: My New (to me) Cessna 182M
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Check out a Paco Pad, made in Aztec, NM. Typically at raft supply places. A tad bulky, but comfortable and tough.


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Except for the week of the 16th, we will be there all month. Let me know your dates and we can show you around a bit.

Andrea and a couple of her buddies are backpacking the Middle Fork Salmon River trail the second week of june. They are trying to go ultralight so ill be stashing supplies at the various airstrips along the route. Should be fun.

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Except for the week of the 16th, we will be there all month. Let me know your dates and we can show you around a bit.

Andrea and a couple of her buddies are backpacking the Middle Fork Salmon River trail the second week of june. They are trying to go ultralight so ill be stashing supplies at the various airstrips along the route. Should be fun.


Mike,
Thanks. Still don't know my schedule yet but I'll keep ya posted.

Also, do you take the back seats out of your 182 when taking your Labrador on camping trips? Or is there enough room with the seats in it and all the stuff? Just curious about the configuration. :scratch:

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Except for the week of the 16th, we will be there all month. Let me know your dates and we can show you around a bit.

Andrea and a couple of her buddies are backpacking the Middle Fork Salmon River trail the second week of june. They are trying to go ultralight so ill be stashing supplies at the various airstrips along the route. Should be fun.


Mike,
Thanks. Still don't know my schedule yet but I'll keep ya posted.

Also, do you take the back seats out of your 182 when taking your Labrador on camping trips? Or is there enough room with the seats in it and all the stuff? Just curious about the configuration. :scratch:

Dave


Dave,
I have the Atlee Dodge Jumpseats so they are folded up and stowed about 95% of the time. But, when you come out to Idaho, don't sweat it. There is a HUGE variety of strips for all levels and planes. I'd love to get you into some really sweet places other than smiley or Johnson........ like Sulphur or Indian. Much better wilderness experience. If you want to arrange a day where we fly into several strips in my plane to get acquainted with the place, I'm happy to do it.... done it with several BTrs. You will soon realize it aint that big of a deal. :D Hell, Newpower can even do it. ;) ............seriously, he'll tell you it isn't as big a thing as people make out.

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Hell, Newpower can even do it. ;) ............seriously, he'll tell you it isn't as big a thing as people make out.

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Bwaaaaaahhhhh...let me know I'll zip over there.

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+1 on the Paco pad. I’ve had two of the full length 4” models for years. It’s not something for backpacking, but great for OSH and plane/car camping. They are big items for river rafters. I got mine at Down River equipment in Denver. Tad pricey for a pad, but you’ll appreciate it in the morning.

https://www.downriverequip.com/camping/sleeping-pads-and-bags/jacks-plastic-welding/jacks-plastic-welding-paco-pad-silverback-pid-1874

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Last night I spent some time in the 182's POH digging into the weight and balance section so that I could plug in the arms of everything into the weight and balance function on my Garmin 796. Now I know why everyone likes the 182. I did a bunch of sample loading's on the 796 and you'd have to be real careless to get that thing out of CG. Getting it over gross is easy but going outside the CG envelope not so much. My useful load is 1033 lbs. :thumbup:

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The 182 is a really well made plane. W&B is good, useful load is great, resale is great, cost of operation is low. Flys easy. Just not as fast or sleek as a Bonanza.

When you run the numbers, not much is better than a 182. On another thread, someone said that in (25) years around airports, he never heard “I regret buying a 182”.

I think the 182 and A36 are probably the most useful and practical singles built. The next step to something better than a 182 or A36 is a huge jump in cost of purchase or operation.

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The 182 is a really well made plane. W&B is good, useful load is great, resale is great, cost of operation is low. Flys easy. Just not as fast or sleek as a Bonanza.


Agree. My dream airplane has always been an A36 or F33 but I know that my mission just doesn't fit those airplanes. But I can dream can't I? :dancing:

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182 is a great plane and does some things a Bonanza will not.

I made the 182 & A36 comment because I think those (2) planes are the best GA singles ever built.

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Also, do you take the back seats out of your 182 when taking your Labrador on camping trips? Or is there enough room with the seats in it and all the stuff? Just curious about the configuration. :scratch:

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Dave,

I take the rear seats out because it is easier to get stuff in and out from the main door vs the small baggage door.

Removing the seats is not difficult and the learning curve is short. I had my mechanic do a W&B with the rear seats removed and insert it in the POH when they are out. I also have a "normal" and "cargo" W&B excel spreadsheet for which ever configuration I am using. I would be happy to share them with you, just PM me with a good email.

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Don’t overlook the option of folding rear seats.

http://lakevueaeronautics.com/id3.html

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Don’t overlook the option of folding rear seats.

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Interesting... :scratch:

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