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New supplies for this summer?
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Posted by JEN_ (My Page) on Fri, Feb 25, 05 at 8:08
| This is around the time of year I really get the bug to go camping! This is the first year that I really can't think of much I have to purchase! My french presses broke last summer after many years of use but I already bought new ones in the fall. I already purchased my daughter's new tent (after she broke the zipper in her other one--one too many times!) in the fall as well! I think the only thing I need to check are tent stakes but I'm sure I have a ton of them as well! I used a bunch at the cemetary to hold grave decorations down for Christmas and was unable to make it back to retrieve them all!
What purchases are people thinking of for this year? |
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RE: New supplies for this summer?
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| At the very end of last season we purchased a new tent, a Eureka. Haven't even taken in out of the box yet (meant to, just never got around to it). It's significantly larger than our previous tent, probably more space than we'll need but what the heck. I'm REALLY looking forward to camping, unfortunately it's a few months away for us. In the meantime I have lots of pictures from previous trips to look at when I get really antsy. (And yes, we will be putting the tent up in our back yard before taking it anywhere, just in case there's anything broken, missing etc.!) |
RE: New supplies for this summer?
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| Gentian, the new tent I purchased was the Eureka Sunrise 9. It's not real big but big enough for my daughter and a friend! She is really rough on zippers and I know that if she breaks this one Eureka will fix it at a reasonable price. The last tent I sent (last year) was a fairly good size tent and they only charged me $20 for the new zipper! The one that was hers that she broke for the final time last year was an inexpensive one (Wenzel I believe) that she used for two entire summers so it wasn't too hard of a decision to just get a new one! |
RE: New supplies for this summer?
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| Well Jen, as I've been posting and carrying on about tents ... Finally found the Coleman Exponent Vagabond tent I had been searching for. It's a 9'X 9' (6' interior height) and has the rain fly that goes all the way to the ground. A little more snug then the Sunrise9 that happened to mysteriously disappear on me last summer. Now, I like this size tent. Big enough for two people, can stand up in the thing to put my britches on (or get a cramp out of my leg!) - and easy to set-up and not too much weight. Looking forward to giving it a try this upcoming season. Had picked up a Coleman Exponent Ocala before I found the Vagabond, so gave that tent to a family for Christmas. But I liked my Eureka Sunrise9, think it was a well made tent, and would still have it had it not been for the aliens. Dale |
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