My husband was bound and determined to get us in a tent camping this summer. The idea did not thrill me, I am not a camper. It’s too much outside. Like, I like to be outside and do outdoors things but at the end of the day I like to be in a house or a cabin or a lodge or hotel room or something. Not a tent that is basically like being outside, where it is hot and stuffy or cold or just smells weird or bugs can get into or bears can take out the side with one swipe of a mighty paw. But… the guy puts up with all my whims with barely any complaints so… I made a reservation for a campsite through hipcamp. Baby steps guys. This one is on a farm nearby and looks super cute, and is only two sites, and they are not close to each other. I thought it would be a good starter camp for us – well, Wyatt and I. Billy camps all the time. Just not with us.
Of course, this meant though that I had to browse the internets to see if we needed anything for our overnight camping trip. Which led me down a path of adding things to a camping list. I mean, we don’t need all this for our intro trip, but if it goes ok and we do more camping, we may need to add to our stuff. Billy has all the actual things we need, those things that are useful and actually needed for camping – my list is more…. extra.
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This nifty neat picnic table cover that is fitted is calling my name. I love a citrus fruit pattern in the summer, and I am always a bit squeeged out by picnic tables. They always have yuck on them. This looks perfect to cover up the yuck and keep the table area clean while we are camping.
Um, fun right? I would like to see unicorn flames in our fire. Not like burn a unicorn obviously, but just pretty unicorn and mermaid colors. These magical flames would probably be cool for Wyatt to see too!
If you read here, you already know that coffee is an important part of my morning. I am a literal zombie until I get at least a cup in me, so the coffee situation needs to be a high priority. I really like this percolator! I love that it is stainless steel, a good sturdy material, has a lifetime replacement guarantee, and the company is veteran owned. This is something I am probably going to get for our upcoming trip, for sure, because I think we could even use this on the stove in our kitchen, so dual purpose! Or what about in case of a power outage? We could make a fire in our firepit in the yard and still make coffee! Coffee is so important! LOL.
So this is something else I am thinking about getting before our little trip. I can’t decide though between the quippy little phrases or the names. I think it would be a fun surprise. I mean, it would be even better over magical flames, do you agree?
Remember, I said this list was going to be a bit extra. Look at this! A cutesy little s’mores caddy!
And for a little in-tent comfort…. a tent fan and a giant mattress. Confession: Billy purchased a giant mattress already for camping. He did it last year in hopes that I would agree to go. So we do have this already. He used it alone on his last camping trip and he said it was really comfortable!
And of course, one of my own camping journals!
And just for me things! If I make it through this camping overnight, I could definitely wear that shirt. The headband might be a necessity though! With my insane hair I will 100% have camping hair and sometimes I just don’t feel like braids or a pony.
So are you a camper? Or an outdoorsy non-camper like me? Or are you more of a city or beach vacationer?
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I refuse to camp. I have a lot of friends who camp and went to a wedding at a campsite last year (we stayed in a hotel,were kept awake by church bells all night and had a nightmare getting to and from the venue, so … ) Our camping friends who were there had to look after us: who knew that it got so cold when the sun set and you were still outside??! Anyway, have fun, I’m sure it will be fine. I just refuse to stay anywhere that doesn’t have an en suite!
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I get it! LOL. We are camping 20 minutes from my dad’s house so I already told him and Billy that if things go awry I am going to head to my dad’s with Wyatt. LOL.
And yes! I hate the whole feeling of not being able to get indoors, if that makes sense?
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I’m definitely not a camper but Rick is. Still, I’d like that picnic table cover, just for road trip picnics!
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This is going to be an experience. I am not great at camping. I have gone like three times ever and have been freaked out every time, and that was without a child. Lol. That table cover is really neat right! And oo good thinking!! Picnic tables are always so ick!
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I’m not really a camper either for the same reasons as you but this is a fun list! I adore that shirt and I think I’d go camping just for the mermaid and unicorn flames. Oh and thanks for mentioning g the National Park podcast. I’ve added it to my podcast app.
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This should be an experience. Let’s hope it is a good one! LOL.
I know right, those magic flames are awesome! I think I might get them for the fires we have at my brother’s house in the fall for sure.
It’s a really good podcast! I hope you enjoy it! I started with the bears one, I think it is called Night of the Bears or something like that? It was pretty horrifying.
I’m glad that you enjoyed the list! It was fun to make!
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I love to tent camp, but I hate the part where I wake up in the middle of the night, and then I have to go outside the tent in the dark and walk down to the campground bathroom all by myself. It’s terrifying. 🙂 Those magic flames look like fun for the grandkids. I will have to check those out. Oh, and coffee over the campfire is the best!
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I almost went camping once. Until I got to thinking about the bugs in my tent and the bugs in the bathrooms.
I almost ate outside at a picnic table once, until I saw the ants…on the picnic table. Back to the car I went to eat my lunch.
I almost attended a church fish fry with my grandparents in Indiana, until these swarms of tiny black “picnic bugs” appeared. I ate my fish in the car.
I dreamed of S’mores my whole life. Finally got a chance to try one, took a bite of it and remembered I’m not a fan of graham crackers. I don’t even eat the crust of a cheesecake cuz, graham crackers. I do like a graham cracker straight out of the box with nothing on it.
Enjoy your camping!!!!! I do love all the fun camping stuff you discovered and shared with us.
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Lol at all of that! I like that you know what you like and don’t like! This will definitely be an experience for me, and for Wyatt. I am curious how Wyatt is going to like it. Lol.
Plain graham crackers out of the box are the best kind. I am weird about s’mores. I don’t like a really gooey or melty marshmallow (too sticky, I am not a fan of anything sticky or that makes my fingers sticky) so I barely roast it before I put it on my s’mores. Lol.
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I am a camper, I love the tranquility and serenity of being away from the hustle and bustle of a big city. I love being away from my phone with no internet. It makes me feel relaxed and inspired
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