I consider myself a veteran camper. I camped as a child and my husband and I have been at it through the entire ten years we’ve been together. And yet, the first camping trip of each season inevitably reminds me of some things:
- When your mother-in-law tells you that it’s going to be below 40 overnight, pack accordingly. Teenage-esque rebellion should be reserved for your own mother.
- When you check the weather forecast, pay attention to the overnight temperatures. Then, when you learn it will be below 40, don’t pack short pajamas. You will freeze.
- Obnoxious neighbors from other campsites are even more annoying than obnoxious neighbors at home.
- Drinking 16 ounces of tea, followed by wine…not a good idea if you are afraid of the dark and don’t like to whiz in the woods.
- A full bladder, cold and loud music make the night seem very long.
- Forgetting things like food, lanterns and tent poles make for very amusing anecdotes, but aren’t all that funny in the moment.
- Raccoons are not remotely afraid of people.
- It’s harder to find the clean socks you’re looking for in your pack when you have to pee really badly.
- A whole day of outdoors and fresh air is better than Benadryl for getting kids to sleep.
- Open spaces make it much easier to get along with people.
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