Camping
Support Vehicle. This is a 1961 3/4 ton GMC that has a 8 foot wide
by 9 foot deep flat bed on it. It has 3 foot high headboard and stake
sides with 2 hinged gates at the back. This truck hauls all the "heavy"
stuff. Our firewood, lawn chairs (8), tools, food, ice chests (9),
tent poles, dogs (2) and anything else we can think of. Fortunately
we camp locally so we can afford to fuel this truck!
Our
"headquarters". A 1979 Apache Pop-Up trailer. We purchased
this used and in great shape at a garage sale. When we first bought
it, we actually used it for camping. We slept, ate, cooked and did
dishes in it. Now all we use it for is to sleep in and as a kind
of headquarters for our camping trips. We no longer camp with just
the immediate family, now we camp in a large group and so this camper is
a bit small now.
Our
dining room. This is the second dining canopy we bought. The
first was bought brand new, a small 9x9 canopy with 6' legs (which means
that a 6' tall person will still have to duck when going under the canopy).
This replaced that canopy. This is a canvas screen room. 11x11
with the sides a bit taller than 6' (I don't have to duck as much to get
in it). We bought this at a garage sale for about $20. I had
to make the poles for it as the poles that came with it were not the right
ones, but a little electrical conduit and a bit of thought and it works
great.
Coming Soon!
It's Here!
The camera worked, I got the pictures. Read below to see what
equipment we normally take as well as what we were expecting, and follow
this link to see what actually was taken and how it was setup. Info
and narration to follow as soon as I find someone to do it (I am NOT an
author!)
August 2000 Camping Trip
This year, there shouldbe plenty to take pictures of as we once again
invade our favorite camping ground.
Equipment usually includes:
3 - vehicles : 1991 Aerostar van that pulls the Pop-up trailer and
carries the kids
1986 Buick that carries some clothes and people
1961 GMC truck that carries everything else
1 - Pop-up Trailer
2 - 2 room tents : 1 is 9x13, brand new
1 is 10x15, several years old but still keeps the weather out
1 - Canvas Tent, first tent we bought. Great buy and a durable
tent. Lots of holes but still watertight.
2 - dome tents, these are little 2 man tents. One for each of
the 10 year olds....
2 - Screen Dining canopies. Both are 11x11, one is the canvas
one, the other we just bought, used, this year.
1 - Dining canopy, this is basically just a tarp with 4 poles.
The first one we bought. We cover the kitchen with it.
Kitchen : Barbequer, 2 burner
coleman stove and a large folding table (3x7)
Approx. 12 old school cafeteria plates
a dozen or so cast iron pans and a cast iron griddle
2 large stock pots, for cooking and for doing dishes.
1 - Sun Canopy. This one is a mesh, designed to let light and
some sun through, but still provide a bit of shade as well.
There should be the normal compliment of crazies as well, 4 adults,
2 teenagers, 2 children and 2 dogs. Although last year there were
supposed to be more people joining us... so we have no definate ideas this
year.