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I still run plucker/spinner.
I’m not too crazy about the configuration apect, but I like the finished product in my pda.
Back on topic….
The Campout has also proven to introduce many newbies to camping. I’m amazed at how many people take up camping for the first time in order to attend. Camping is a great family activity, and a group setting is a great way to get help and advice when learning the ropes.
The evening bon-fires are a fun time to socialize. You are sure to find some roasting hotdogs, and smores. Many people also take the opportunity to share some unique beers, however, this isn’t a drunk fest.
The kids seem to bond well, and will be running around having fun, and making up games. Plenty of trees to climb and places to hide and seek as well.
Like Rogheff said, It’s important to have a rain fly that reaches almost to the ground. Many cheap tents will have a rain fly that only covers the upper portion of the tent. This leaves the sides exposed to the elements, and water sature the sides, and pool at the bottom of the tent. Look for urethane coated rain fly and floor.
A good rain fly will come to within a few inches of the ground, and will be about a foot away from the tent. This helps keep rain from pooling at the bottom of the tent, and under the tent.
Simple design and setup. Many of the cheaper tents wil boast multiple rooms, and might have little decorative awnings that stick out here and there. All these “extras” make it more complicated to set up the tent.
A simple dome design (round, square, or other) with 2 or 3 arched poles, is very easy to set up.
For the price, Eureka makes some pretty nice tents.
Sounds like you are in the market for a BIG tent. It seems like the bigger the tent, the smaller the rain fly. It might be tough to find a good quality tent with good protection from the elements.
Generally speaking:
Friday:
- Set up camp
- Registration
- Evening bon-fire
- Socializing
- Sometimes special caching game.
Saturday:
- Registration
- Spend the day hiking and finding lots of temp caches throughout the park
- Special Geocaching games
- Group picnic at noon. (optional)
- More geocaching
- WGA Meeting at end of day
- Night caching after dusk. Special caches with night themes.
- Bon-fire (S’mores, Hotdogs, refreshments)
Sunday:
- Pancake breakfast fund raiser
- Geocache retrival
- Breakcamp
Sunday night:
- Pass out on couch at home 🙂
I remember sleeping next to someone who had a propane Buddy heater.
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It had a piezo electric ignitor, like many gas grill have. All night it kept flaming out, and you could hear them clicking away on the ignitor.. CLICK-CLICK-CLICK-TANK-TANK-TANK-TANK-TANK. Sounded like someone banging on empty coffee can with a metal spoon. Ah…Memories 🙂
Governor Dodge became my favorite park after the 1st WGA Campout. This place is the crown jewel of the State Park System in my opinion!
Sweet !
WOW, that is awesome.
Try this, click and drag the screen down. You can see actually see the car that is driving around taking photos.
You can seem it’s a small vehicle with some sort of camera and gps strapped to the roof of the vehicle.
I’ve been a little concerned about the increase of Chupacabra sightings.
Hopefully our colder climate will prevent the expansion of this horrible creature 🙂
So, they accidently found the cache and used the info to help searchers find them.
Or, they were there looking for the cache, and couldnt remember how to use their gps to get home?
I get a kick out of the YouTube video.
Oops, I dropped it 2 feet onto a pile of soft rope, landed display side up, and it survived !
Oops, I dropped it 2 feet into a 4″ inch deep creek, landed display side up, and it survived !
Oops, I dropped it 2 feet onto the car seat, landed display side up, and it survived !
What a durable unit!
My buddy lost two dogs to Blasto. His brother-in-law also got it and almost killed him. They have a cabin in Eagle River, and they figured they caught it up there.
It’s good to know about it just in case you have symptoms. I don’t think that most Dr’s are too quick to pick up on it. If you can plant the seed, they may catch it quicker.
I always wear a respirator mask when geocaching in Eagle River area. 😛
My one-stop-shop for all my weather needs:
http://www.mke-skywarn.orgAthelstane Weather
Weather conditions and lots of web cams at this guy’s cabin. Fun to watch the time lapse of the camera. Lots of wildlife caught on video.@greyhounder wrote:
Bella will go live in a cage with a few other rescue bats, where she will have food and warmth, until she is released back to the wild (I believe, in the spring.)
Bec
Bella will live in a cage until spring, then return to her home…. with Bec 🙂I like bats, but the outdoor variety. I’m not sure I would do the right thing either. My first thought would be to snipe it with my pellet gun, but then I might have a bleeding rabid bat spraying blood around the room. I think the shop vac would be my second choice. Hornet and wasp killer does a number on anthing that flies! 🙂
@greyhounder wrote:
Bella will go live in a cage with a few other rescue bats, where she will have food and warmth, until she is released back to the wild (I believe, in the spring.)
Bec
Bella will live in a cage until spring, then return to her home…. with Bec 🙂
I like bats, but the outdoor variety. I’m not sure I would do the right thing either. My first thought would be to snipe it with my pellet gun, but then I might have a bleeding rabid bat spraying blood around the room. I think the shop vac would be my second choice 🙂
@Team Hemisphere Dancer wrote:
@GrouseTales wrote:
@Timberline Echoes wrote:
Did anyone list TP?
TE
Yup, I listed it. Beats a pine cone or cat tail.
Hey a pine cone against the grain really scoops it away fast.
Reminds me of a grade school project. Next you roll it in bird seed, and hang it in a tree. Makes a handy bird feeder 🙂
Yuk.
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