Itching To Go Camping?
As spring is in the air and it starts to warm up, I start to think about camping. How about you? So, I went into the garage and opened the cabinets where I keep all my camping gear and started to go through it. What do I need to replace? What needs to be replenished? Take out the sleeping bags and air them out. You know….all that stuff you know you should do but never get around to it. Well I had the “itch” so that’s what I do to scratch it.
I also start to think of where and when I’m going camping. In my mind, with the economy the way it is, camping is still the cheapest way to take your family on a vacation. And with all the tips and tricks on TheCampingGuy website and blog to refer to, you will have a fun time without breaking the bank.
So I thought I would put together a small checklist of things you can do to prepare for the ’09 camping season!
1. Check to make sure everything works - stove, lantern, fresh batteries in flashlights, refill propane tanks, buy more propane canisters, etc.
2. Make sure you’ve got all your cooking gear in shape. Is everything clean or did you forget to clean that pot of spaghetti before you put your cook kit into storage? Check everything that’s in your cook kit or make one by going here.
3. Check the tent for rips, check poles, pent pegs. If you need to do some repairs, here’s a repair kit that I use. If you’re ambitious, this is a good time to apply some seam sealer to the tent. Check out how - right here. This will also give you a chance to set up the tent, air it out, and sweep it out. Then you know you’re tent is ready.
4. Replenish your basics like: matches, propane, soap, paper towels, aluminum foil, firewood, fire starters, water filters, paper cups, plates, etc.
After this you’ve got most of the preparation complete and you’re ready to start the season. So go ahead, sit back and dream about the places you’re going to camping to this year.
Happy Camping!!
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Can you picture this?…you pull up to your campsite, 100 miles from home and start to put the tent up. Everything is going great until the zipper gets caught in the mosquito netting…Rrr-i-p! Now what? You rummage around in your gear box and find your tent repair kit! Don’t have one? Surely you don’t want to ruin your campout by letting bugs get through your torn netting. All it takes is a few minutes to “be prepared”. Ya, I know, that’s the Boy Scout in me talking. But seriously, I found a small kit that I use that has all the essential pieces and it costs peanuts!
. In this little zip-lock pouch is seam sealer, a tent pole splint, ripstop adhesive (for the tent walls), netting, a zipper slider, the world’s smallest roll of duct tape, 40 inches of guy line cord, needles and thread. All the tent repair parts you’ll ever need to do a quick fix or repair. Check out all the details of this 
