Camping with the Whitakers

 Do you have someone in your family that loves to camp?! 

Three of the four of us love camping. Bella has never been camping, but that will change soon, hopefully. Christian went real camping for the first time in October 2019 with Cub Scouts and he loved it! Before that he had been camping in a tent, but in the house. Since last year he has camped in the tent in the house, we’ve camped in the backyard, and last month he went camping with his Cub Scout Pack again. 



He loves camping so much, that he kept the tent up in his bedroom for almost five months, one weekend a month I would camp in there with him. Last month I got to go camping with his Cub Scout Pack the weekend after I got back from Disney, and we had a lot of fun. 


What is your favorite thing about camping?

C – Being at the campsite, and playing games and sleeping in the tent. 

H – The opportunity to unplug.

M – Being in nature, and eating food that’s cooked over an open fire. 


What is your favorite campfire snack?

C – S’mores 

H – Mountain pies.

M – Peanut butter and chocolate mountain pies. 




What don’t you like about camping?

C – Fishing. (He’s very impatient.)

H – Sleeping on the ground. 

M – Having to walk to the bathroom, I have to get up at least once in the middle of the night. Haha. 


What do we recommend taking for a weekend campout?

Essentials

Tent

Tarp for under the tent

Sleeping bags

Pillows

Extra blankets

Dishes (Pans, griddle, mess kit with plates, cups and utensils)

Food for meals

Snacks

Coffee

Hot Chocolate Mix

Water

Soap

Flashlight(s)

Clothes

Camping Chairs

Toiletries

Sunscreen

Bug spray

Fire starters

Shovel

For Fall/Winter Camping Trips – Extra warm clothes.* 


Extras

Bedroll

Lantern

Mountain Pie maker

Sticks for s’mores

Tent broom

Cot

Table

Propane burner


*Both Cub Scout camping trips have been in the Fall. It has gotten cold on both trips. Yes, it gets cold in Texas. Last year it got to about 32 degrees overnight. This year it got down to about 40. That might now seem too cold for some activities, but remember, the tent is only a thin layer of vinyl, which means it isn’t going to do too much in terms of keeping you warm. In order to be warm while we were sleeping, we slept in a t-shirt, a long sleeve shirt, a sweatshirt, sweatpants, socks, and a winter hat. After all of this we were in our sleeping bags with an extra blanket on top of that. With all of that I was quite comfortable while I was sleeping even though it was about 40 degrees outside and in our tent.



Do you have a favorite place to camp? Do you have a favorite camping memory?


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