my time in the woods
We went on a family camping trip in CA in the woods and mountains.
I was bound and determined that I would not miss this trip. My husband had been working 7 days a week for 3 months and was little to no help.
I got on the Internet and visited as many camping sights as I could find (love your sight! It was extremely helpful!) I printed out checklists, combined a few and came up with one good one. Now that I had some idea what was necessary, I started to shop. Sears had a closeout on last years model of tents. Understanding the sizes a little better after a lot of research I picked a nice two room tent.
A month or so before the trip my son and I put the tent up in the back yard. I let him invite a friend or two and they would sleep out. Sunday afternoon we would take the tent down. The following weekend they would sleep out again and on Sunday we would take it back down. My neighbors thought I was such a great mom, letting my son have a sleep over every weekend. Little did they know I was just practicing so that we would not look like idiots in front of the Boy Scouts.
You can’t just buy any old tent. It needs to be a good one.
He showered and changed and we drove for 4 hours to the camp sight.
I set up everything, the tent, the dining canopy with camping kitchen. I had everything organized. Then the other campers started to arrive. They teased me a bit. Said it looked like the Hilton of camps. Although, every time someone forgot something they would say Go over to the Hotel Fitzroy. They probably have it! Even though I might have gone a little over board, I had a really great time! I could cook and wash up easily!
So my first experience was a good one. I am really looking forward to our next outing! In a few weeks we are headed into the mountains of Pennsylvania for a long weekend. Thanks for all of your great advice!
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