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Date: March 04, 2017 at 22:16:39
From: kemokae, [DNS_Address]
Subject: up dating my summer camping supplies.... |
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This is not the same as my bug out bag supplies...but both could be included together I suppose.
Tent..high ceiling holds 5 people..14 by 16 foot tarp for over the top of it.
Bedding...one folding cot adult sized, two twin sized blow up mattresses, one air pump, one sleeping bag, med. wt, one blanket can be folded in half, one sheepskin/leopard print under pad for the to of air mattress. This means my hubby or anyone else would have to bring their sleeping bag and blanket...one pillow.
One burner propane stove. coffee pot and coffee/dry coffee mate creamer...silver ware, two metal plates,
one stack heavy duty paper bowls, one small mixing bowl.
One pancake turner, one cooking sized spoon. One small
plastic sized sink, sponges, gloves, can opener.
Four huge sun bathing towels...two rolls jumbo sized paper towels, six rolls toilet paper. Led light, two Yankee Jar candles, head light and one big spotter light.
Tarps, for under the tent, over the tent and if need be hanging under trees for protection, one silver emergency tarp....100 feet of rope. One long handle hatchet. 8 presto logs, burn 3 hours each. One half gallon water for the camp fire. Fresh water is taken the night before for drinking water. I buy bottled water by the case and store it my pantry, Clothing, extra pair of jeans, fleece top with matching hat,
hoodie sweatshirt, light weight top, rain proof jacket, yellow rubberized proof jacket and pants and rubber boots, 6 heavy duty men's socks, utility gloves. I have an small shovel, but not an big one as yet in the stuff. Car chains, car window washer, extra batteries, hand warmers. Compass, maps. stick candles.
Food...usually keep three days meals...I have instant apple oatmeal (2 days), small package of blueberry mix for pancakes and syrup and canned ham. I have two packets of the mountain house hash browns with scrambled eggs, bits of sausage, and peppers..Lunch, two cans of chili, two cans of chix noodle soup, two cans of beef with barely soup, one box of crackers, 8 jerky sticks, and candy bars. Two wide mouth thermos bottles so if I want I can make lunch at the same time I make breakfast. Dinner, Ham and macaroni and cheese, green beans, spaghetti and pudding, beef stew and pears/peaches. I also have 8 bottles of my 50 per cent protein slim fast drink, 6 small bottle real orange juice, one bottle of cranberry juice and one bottle of Orange mango drink.already popped kettle corn. Biscuit mix/ corn bread mix, both made by adding only water, peanut butter and jam. Last but not least, my cabana cover (looks like an clam shell)
that breaks the wind, and is water proofed also, and two folding chairs...it can set out side the tent facing it and covered with the same tarp as the tent. I'll also add one folding TV tray. One camping set of cookware.
Big box of strike proof matches. Anything else would have to go in the back seat. Not completely done loaded as I'm washing some of this stuff at the moment. But if we are going down the road and want to stay in an campground..no problem..it's already packed. Hubby will have to bring his sleeping bag and his duffle bag with his supplies in it. First aide supplies are in the back of the trunk as well as my purse. Can you think of anything I'm leaving out???
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Date: March 05, 2017 at 08:54:49
From: C, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: up dating my summer camping supplies.... |
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Where are u headed? A road trip sounds fun. We woke up to a
dusting of snow & it's cold. Hopefully you have some place warmer
planned. It sounds like you're prepared, the only other thing I like to
pack is a baggie of clothes pins, small cutting board, a couple lg
garbage bags & a couple bungies. Your sheep's skin is a great idea,
soft & warm. We usually use wool blankets underneath. Have fun.
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Date: March 05, 2017 at 15:31:46
From: kemokae, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: up dating my summer camping supplies.... |
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Next trip will be over to the coast here soon. You know what got me to do this was checking into an place that
has those KOA cabins, couldn't rent it because I didn't have my bedding with me...ended up in an motel instead.
I have all kinds of little places I'd like to check out if I can get my walking ability in better shape this year. Though I am with you in waiting for the weather to be better before taking off any where serious. Good ideas, thank you. I'd forgotten to mention the three cylinders of propane I packed for my portable stove.
Garbage bags are an given thing on every campout. I do
wish that they'd make tents with zippered holes in them so you could have an small fire inside your tent, though I guess the buddie propane heater will suffice.
Same for center hanging rods to hold things like towels....and to tie things to it..esp with my tent that has an higher ceiling in it. WE have different tents for different reasons, one I have comes with an small device to push and inside an light comes on immediately...so you never have to enter an dark tent. Our scouts use to carry an huge octagon tent, they's put over an picnic table and they brought an very small wood stove they set up, as the tent had it's own stove pipe inside it and out the ceiling, and army tent of some kind they found. I have another tent that is made out of light gray and blue material and let's the sun shine in more or less to say, nice on dark rainy days. I ususally use it for setting up an entertainment area for playing cards/games and conversation....food buffet for everyone. This tent I packed for sleeping in though. I could use an small rubber boat for an bathtub also, as I like to soak in Epsom salts late at night. Esp in the summer time.
Come in occupying little kids pretty well also in the summer. My kids belong to an ATV group.
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Date: March 05, 2017 at 16:06:06
From: C, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: up dating my summer camping supplies.... |
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Years ago we had Beckel Canvas on 22nd & Clinton put in a stove
pipe hole in our canvas tent. It didn't zip shut but velcroed shut good.
It worked great & we used it for years. It sounds like fun, I'll have to
plan a couple trips.
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Date: March 06, 2017 at 03:39:29
From: kemokae, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: up dating my summer camping supplies.... |
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I just watched an show tonight on Farewell Bend state Park where you can rent an covered wagon to stay in overnight....then go to the Bend Interpretive Museum.
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Date: March 06, 2017 at 11:10:35
From: C, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: up dating my summer camping supplies.... |
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That sounds fun. My sister took a horseback riding trip with a group
along the Oregon Trail years ago. They slept in Tee Pees, some rode
in covered wagons. She was only gone 3 days but said it was hard
riding.
I was curious to see if they were still doing the trips & found this guy:
"There are lots of books on the trail and lots of academic experts. But
when it really comes to knowing the trail and experiencing it, there
are few who can match Morris Carter.
Morris Carter has not only built wagons that replicate those used by
the pioneers, he’s actually made the 2,600-mile wagon train trip
himself, from its start in Independence, Mo. to the final destination in
Oregon’s Willamette Valley. That 1993 trip was followed by a similar
trip in 1999 along the 2,500 miles of the California Trail."
I found it interesting he said: " There are a lot of misconceptions
about the Oregon Trail,” Carter told me. “It wasn’t just one wagon
most families took. It was two or three. They took everything they
had to set up and furnish their new homes in the west. And the trail
was usually crowded. The string of wagons often stretched out as far
in front and in back as you could see. The wagons would be
sometimes 10 across. They’d average two miles an hour when pulled
by oxen, maybe four if by horses.”
http://roadtreking.com/rv-sidetrip-ride-covered-wagon-along-oregon-
trail/
I had no idea families took so many wagons or that they were
sometimes 10 across.
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Date: March 06, 2017 at 14:08:15
From: kemokae, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: up dating my summer camping supplies.... |
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My family ancestors came out to Oregon in 1847...and took this general trail out of Independence, Missouri.
I have an list of the things they were required to have
in their wagon before they left. Not to many people I know of used multiple wagons unless they were kin to one
another and more like two families traveling together.
I was privileged to know Evelyln Greenstreet whom wrote the "Barlow Trail Book" on the Toll Gate Inn near Rhododenron/Welches area. That was the first over land route into Oregon City after they arrived in the Dalles, Oregon. Your other choice was the Columbia River on an raft. Two Barlow boys married two Larkins girls, my ancestor, their father was William E. Larkins whom married Racheal (Read) Reed Larkins. This is my mother's lineage...through William E. Larkins
and Jeremiah Larkins. I have much information of pioneer travels. Of course they felt the Oregon Country somewhat an "paradise" after arriving....but the toll on them walking an good share of the mileage out here, was an big exertion of their health most the time. As was the thing to due wisely they left in Spring and arrived in early October, setting up their cabins and providing meat for over winter. I like the older books, as to many people these days are changing things about the Oregon TRail and some of it's kind of "iffy" information. Kind of like weather modification these days...just isn't the same as it use to be. I'll have to look Morris Carter up and see what he has to often in information. I was always told they traveled about 5 miles an day...I walk that generally daily..or have been before my leg injury. If your interested by this, you can walk the Oregon Trail backwards...we took the scouts on the path with bikes and travelled the trail in back-up pickups. You start from the old woman's grave and head along the Barolow TRail over Mt. Hood, toward the Dalles. It was an over the weekend trip with our Scouts and they make maps to show you where your traveling...you go past three natural Springs toward the end of the route...near
the Warm Springs Resveration. Only one hill we had to get out and pick up the bikes to help the kids go up
an hill. Rest of the trip was quite nice. They need to be preserving this more then they are these days. Much of the preserving in the past was done by volunteer
helpers or organizations or the family. Go in an group...as we saw bears near White River Glacier taking off. Quite a ways over on the other side of the River, but we had enough pickups to drop the bikes and
put the kids in pick-ups for safety if needed. WE always use to take with us, two 4 wheel drives and one
2 wheel drive with our supplies also. Our own version of the covered wagon of today...LOL. WE went in August also, when creeks were low.... and the ground was
good and solid dry. We camped twice...for overnight.
I was surprised there were as many people there as there were. We got to our destination around noon on Sunday to come back home.
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