fading memory
November 15th, 2007I haven’t been tent camping in several years. So I decided to experience the journey once again. Certain aspects of camping have faded from my memory. How soon we forget stuff.
Like
1. the actual size of a pup tent
2. sand is hard
3. sand is cold
4.hard, cold sand is not fun to sleep on
5. sharing one sleeping bag with another warm & gassy body
6. rough heels making contact with a nylon sleeping bag
7. sleeping in sweats
8. sparks from the campfire hitting the pup tent
9. sand inside the sleeping bag
10. zippers stuck
11. tent stakes protruding 3 inches from the hard, cold sand
12. ropes attached to the tent stakes protruding from the hard, cold sand
13. chips left on the picnic table
14. raccoons
15. flashlights (2) with dead batteries
16. temperatures dropping
17. lost key to the locked restroom
18. damp matches
19. finding a secluded bush at 3am
20. morning dew on a nylon pup tent
21. hot coffee
22. ice in the cooler - now water
Things about tent camping I dislike!
People camping (HA) in a climate controlled 30 foot RV powered by a 100 watt generator with a king size bed encased in 600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets, fleece blankets, an unlocked bathroom,toilet tissue, heated floors, microwave, plasma T.V., chips in a sealed container, automatic levelers, electricity, ice maker and hot coffee in porcelain cups.