A few camping gears

A successful camping depends on a number of factors. Some of these are the selection of proper camping site, having proper equipments and a good team. The place and team depends on personal preferences but camping gears are something that should be in best condition. Equipments like tent, food, camping clothes, camping stove, other utensils, camping fridge, camping toilet etc. are very important. One should take good care of all these so that camping goes on smoothly.

Yes Sir, Campfridge--you hit the nail on the head!
When we started camping, we had an old WW I Army wall tent, an old gasoline stove, a card-board box full of utensils, and a home-made ice box. Took some blankets and a roll of plastic sheeting, a hank of clothesline, a bag of snap clothes-pins! Stuffed it all into a 20 year old Mercury Station wagon, and went out to Shawnee State Park, in Pennsylvania! Put the tent up on a site, the wife did the cooking, and the kids (2) had a blast. (The other campers must of thought we were Gypsies, because they wouldn't let their kids talk or visit with ours!)
The first night, along about 3 a.m., there was a very bad thunderstorm, and that old tent leaked like a sieve, the rain ran inside (no floor), and there was a no-ditching rule in camp!
It didn't take us long to find out how dry and comfy it was inside the car, for the rest of the night.
Next day, i strung the clothes-line between the trees, and placed the plastic sheeting on it, and clamped it on with the clothes pins! that covered the picnic table, but didn't do much for keeping the rain out.
By the second day, my wife had enough, everything was soaked, and we packed up and left for home! And, 20 miles from the park, the sun came out! And that was the catalyst for my wife to buy a new tent, an ice box, and some sleeping bags! And, we bought a better looking car! The old one was a '53 Mercury Station Wagon, that the previous owner had pried off all of the wood trim, covered the holes with masking tape, and painted it with spray bombs! UGH!! But, it ran good! So good, the guy i sold it to ran it for a long time!
And, that was our first camping trip!

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