first camping trip
I love to camp in Maine. Way away from everything and anyone.
I had never camped before. My husband had camped as a child and does the hunting thing every year.
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. I put a lot of things on layaway and then hit the yard sales and flea markets. When our car would not pass inspection without a great deal of work we decided to purchase something that we could haul camping equipment in.
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.
The evening before the big trip I sent my husband to work in my car. My son and I loaded the Blazer with all of my junk. 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 there you have it. The first time I went camping. Pretty cool.
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