car camping

my backpacking daze are over

and have been for a long time

the convenience of car camping and excursions or forays from base camp

is far too comfortable

I do not have to sleep in a got am coffin sized tent

I set up a jumbo tent

I can set up two cots a camp table and two camp chairs

and still have room to move about

which is nice when the weather dictates yer confined to the tent

I love that

plus I like to be able to stand up in a tent

and w/ a cot I've got somewhere to sit while getting dressed or changing clothes

all that makes it a no-brainer for me

but...

this weekend at the ferry we didn't even bother bringing a tent

just two cots and a tarp

the tarp was stretched across one end of the shade structure as a windbreak

a little noisy w/ the wind

but I jrank enough to pass out and not notice the noise

we fully expected a miserable cold night

but it was right comfortable

this has me rethinking things a bit

at least for overnight burner fishing trips

a buddy of mine camps from a hammock

and has learnt himself how to build them and has built one for me

(he said you have a sewing machine you can make another and he's right)

photo credit to jason jones

we will be giving this a shot right soon

especially since the weather is getting nice again

(recent cold snap be damned)