| So you and the family or you and your
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| | out all your camping gear. Put up the
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| friends have decided to go on a camping
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| | tent. Does it need any new poles or pegs?
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| trip. It's Thursday night and you are
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| | Do all the zippers work? Does it need a
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| going to leave right after work Friday
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| | ground sheet? Do the air mattresses hold
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| evening. Now you go to the garage or
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| | air? Do you have all the cooking
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| basement and pull out the camping gear
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| | equipment including gas cylinders,
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| from last summer and toss it in the
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| | charcoal etc? Do you have Flashlights,
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| trunk. The tent, the stove and the
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| | Batteries, Sleeping Bags, Cooler? Check
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| cooler.(we'll buy some franks and beans
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| | the long range weather forecast. Do you
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| on the way).
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| | need boots, rain gear or warmer clothing
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| It's late Friday night when you reach
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| | (especially if you are heading to the
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| your camp ground and you start to pitch
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| | mountains).
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| your tent when you suddenly remember that
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| | Maybe you need a GPS device or two way
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| you don't have all the tent pegs and the
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| | radios. They need batteries too.
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| zipper broke the last time you used the
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| | If you are going with a group of friends
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| tent. Your buddy said he'd bring the gas
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| | make sure they have the check list too.
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| for the stove and lantern but forgot and
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| | Some things everyone needs others can be
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| the flashlights didn't work and you did
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| | brought by just one of the group. No need
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| not bring spare batteries.
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| | having ten air mattress pumps and nobody
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| This weekend is starting out not so
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| | brought the any toilet paper. There is
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| enjoyably.
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| | roughing it and then there is roughing
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| Let's step back a week or two and start
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| | it! You can bet that nobody forgets the
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| PLANNING a camping trip.
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| | beer and snack food!
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| First decide where it is you want to go
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| | Check your list and go out and buy what
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| camping. If it's the same spot as always
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| | needs to be replaced or order it online.
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| then decision made but if it is somewhere
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| | Basically, what it boils down to is, if
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| new you should check out the Internet to
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| | you Plan a camping trip rather than just
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| get as much information as you can about
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| | go on a camping trip you will have much
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| the camp ground you plan to visit. What
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| | more fun. What does it really matter if
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| facilities are available and what rules
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| | it rains if you have all the equipment
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| and regulations are in place.
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| | you need at your fingertips. You are with
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| The next thing to do is make a check list
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| | friends and/or family, you are warm and
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| of what you need to take and what you
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| | dry and you are roughing it in the great
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| want to take. Make this a group
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| | outdoors.
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| discussion involving all that are going
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| | No planning would mean you are cold, wet
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| on the trip.
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| | and miserable and wishing you are
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| The weekend before the trip go to your
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| | anywhere but half way up a mountain in
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| storage area (Garage, Basement) and pull
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| | the rain, having as MUSH fun as you can.
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