
02-26-2005, 12:47 AM
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*take some waterproofing spray (ie Campguard) and use it liberally
*feed em heavy...so they might get sleepy and give you a chance for a decent night sleep
*take a waterproof bag and some cord to make a "Bear Bag". Put your food in it, then throw the rope over a tree limb and hoist the bag off the ground to keep critters out of it.
*take extra water and leave the soda (caffeine) at home
*if it's still cold forget the cot. Instead, opt for a good sleeping mat and sleeping bag to sleep on. The airflow around and under a cot will make you colder.
*take enough cash for a hotel room(s) just in case
*don't drink the sparkling clear water from the creek...trust me...a beaver just used it as a toilet not more than a minute or two before you go to take a sip
*camp fire eclairs are AWESOME! Take some pillsbury crescent rolls, chocolate frosting, some pudding cups and a 1" wooden dowel. Unroll some of the crescent roll dough and wrap around the end of the dowel so it covers the end. Toast it over the camp fire until cooked. Let it cool a bit then pull the dough off. Spoon in some pudding and then frost the top with icing.
*pack extra socks
*forget the cologne unless you like small things with more legs than you
*splurge on the first aid kit....guaranteed one of the little buggers is going to do something stupid
*toilet paper is your friend...poison ivy is not
*get an army entrenching tool from your local surplus store. It's a small shovel that folds up. Good for digging, leveling your tent site, even chopping (one side is sharpened). Real handy.
*speaking of digging, dig a small trench around the base of your tent and then one that runs from that away from the tent and down hill, that way if it rains the water will follow the trench away from the tent instead of pooling underneath it
*waterless hand sanitizer is wonderful
Good luck and have fun!
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