Happy Camper Part 1

J and I went on our first camping trip of the summer at Watsadler near the Hartwell Dam. I say "first" because we had such a great time that we already have a scouting trip this weekend to check out some other camping areas. J is going to begin building a small camper for us, but until then, we are in a tent. Yes, it is hot, but we do have a fan and the only reason we go in the tent is to sleep. We also have wonderful friends who let us spend some air-conditioned moments in their campers when we just need to be out of the sun. I have several pictures of our trip, but today I will start with the set up.

This is the tent "foyer". We put our food, pots, pans, sunscreen, etc. in this area in either totes or the cooler. It is sort of an extension of the tent before you go into the "sleeping quarters."

The other side of the foyer.

This is one side of the tent. We have a 6-man Kelty tent. We hope to never sleep six people in it because it is nice to have room to walk and keep our clothes and towels away from the great outdoors

This is our sleeping corner. We found that we need to find something more comfortable to sleep on. This time we only had some thin foam pads and our sleeping bags (which we slept on top of, not inside of), and it did not make for the most restful of nights.

And this is the outside of the tent. We have a rain fly on our tent (that helps to provide the "foyer" space) that covers our whole tent. It looks like we have no ventilation, but it is either (a)lots of ventilation or (b) no privacy and getting soaked in the event of rain. Remember, we don't spend much time in the tent. We tried to go to bed when it got dark, because when you sleep in a tent, you are up with the sun and birds around 6:00.

My next post will be about cooking, which I found to be very fun. Stay tuned for more adventures in camping!