Brown Camping Tent

- Why are the Browning Camping Glacier tents mostly out of stock?
There are very few reviews that's been good. I like it's specifics and want to buy it but because of a dearth in reviews and out-of-stock or discontinued webpages, I am skeptical of buying it wherever they are still available. Anyone has this? Would you recommend it?

A I suggest that you look at tents that have more reviews and are manufactured by major tent companies that will be around to offer easy replacement parts: MSR, REI, The North Face, Big Agnes, for example.

- What are some good places to tent/car camp within 3 hour drive from San Jose, CA?
Seems like every time I go camping, it's always the same no matter where I go. Very dry and brown. Dirt. Slimy or dirty lake. Maybe this time some place with green grass, nice trees, and a nice lake or river to play in.

A - Big Basin, it's in the Santa Cruz mountains. - Big Sur, beautiful drive down HWY 1 and you'll also be able to support the regrowth of the area after the fires last summer. Big Sur has amazing hiking, beaches, waterfalls and near Carmel is "the greatest meeting of land and sea", Point Lobos. - The Pinnacles National Monument (East Side) has a swimming pool and amazing caves to explore. - Sunset / Manresa beach near Watsonville All of the above mentioned places are within 2 hours or less of San Jose. Big Basin is about 40 minutes, Big Sur is about 1.5 hours, and Pinnacles is just past Hollister. Call all of these places beforehand and you will be able to reserve a site and learn about what trails are open.