Camping

[osuche]

jseal is taking his son's Boy Scouts troop on a camping trip this weekend.....

((I know 'cause he assigned me to do the "strange days" posts in his absence))

I think he might need a few words of wisdom. :D :D :D

Anyone have a few words of wisdom for someone taking a bunch of hormonal teenage boys camping for two nights? Please post these nuggets of wisdom below, so jseal will see them when he gets back!

[Lilith]

Don't go anywhere they don't have room service:D

[osuche]

Learn what poison ivy and poison oak look like....so you don't wipe your hoo-hoo with it.

:D

[Sharni]

Valium is good (for the adults)

[BigBear57]

Where there are boys and beans there should be adults smart enough to have an open air flap close by.

[Lilith]

ooooooooooooooooooooo...have a full arsenal of fart jokes and scary stories ready

[Lilith]

and avoid their shoes and feet at all cost

[BigBear57]

Let's not forget the pet frogs that wander in the night. LOL

[Stolen Kisses]

Dont know if this applies to boys per say- but here's my advice-

Never sleep with your mouth open! You never know what's gonna crawl in!
( I speak from experience!) :eek:

[Pita]

No advice but good luck and I hope you come back with your sanity intact. ;)

[MilkToast]

One of the more valuable pieces of advice I learned the hard way is that if you have sleeping bags along they do not keep you warm if they are wet. To this end, the nylon stuff sack, that most of them go in, is NOT waterproof. So.... we were always told that before we went on the trip we were to take the sleeping back out of the stuff sack, then put plastic trash bag inside the stuff sack, and then put the sleeping back into that. This way you have a waterproof barrier between the bag and the puddle when one of the little kids puts his bag down without looking.

How do I know this is of great importance. When you're one of the adults on the trip, and the kid gets blue lips because you are winter camping and he did not want to tell that his sleeping bag was soaked... he then gets to sleep in your bag (once one of his buddies rats him out) while you get to tend to a nice fire and stay up all night! So... I also recommend that he bring along a good amount of coffee (instant tastes really good when there is no other!).

And for those cases when you just can't find dry fire wood to start the fire one of those "Duraflame" logs works real nice at getting even damp wood to light!

[PantyFanatic]

Take a good Snip call and extra heavy capture bags.









Why do I keep getting these images? :confused:

[dicksbro]

Rubbing two sticks together is not as good as charcoal lighter and a BIC.

[darogle]

*take some waterproofing spray (ie Campguard) and use it liberally
*feed em heavy...so they might get sleepy and give you a chance for a decent night sleep
*take a waterproof bag and some cord to make a "Bear Bag". Put your food in it, then throw the rope over a tree limb and hoist the bag off the ground to keep critters out of it.
*take extra water and leave the soda (caffeine) at home
*if it's still cold forget the cot. Instead, opt for a good sleeping mat and sleeping bag to sleep on. The airflow around and under a cot will make you colder.
*take enough cash for a hotel room(s) just in case
*don't drink the sparkling clear water from the creek...trust me...a beaver just used it as a toilet not more than a minute or two before you go to take a sip
*camp fire eclairs are AWESOME! Take some pillsbury crescent rolls, chocolate frosting, some pudding cups and a 1" wooden dowel. Unroll some of the crescent roll dough and wrap around the end of the dowel so it covers the end. Toast it over the camp fire until cooked. Let it cool a bit then pull the dough off. Spoon in some pudding and then frost the top with icing.
*pack extra socks
*forget the cologne unless you like small things with more legs than you
*splurge on the first aid kit....guaranteed one of the little buggers is going to do something stupid
*toilet paper is your friend...poison ivy is not
*get an army entrenching tool from your local surplus store. It's a small shovel that folds up. Good for digging, leveling your tent site, even chopping (one side is sharpened). Real handy.
*speaking of digging, dig a small trench around the base of your tent and then one that runs from that away from the tent and down hill, that way if it rains the water will follow the trench away from the tent instead of pooling underneath it
*waterless hand sanitizer is wonderful

Good luck and have fun!

[Oldfart]

Waterproof matches, paraffin based fire starters ( paraffin, beeswax and real cotton wool which only need the spark off a flint to burn), lots of toilet paper (which acts as
firestarter and many other things), several 8' x 12' disposable plastic sheets (to be disposed of when you get back) and bright sunny warm weather.

[Master Scribe]

Make sure that you set up the camp within a 100 yards of the near by girl scout camp....may not be the best idea but it will keep the little buggers busy when you run out of knots to tie,,,,,
Just kidding....but as a former camper I agree with all the advise given so far and would like to add that it is a good idea to make sure that you have at some freezedried soups hands for quick warm me ups....

[osuche]

Sing campfire songs so long and loud that the little buggers are hoarse all night and can't talk in the morning. ;)

[campingboy]

If it is cool at night, wear fresh clean socks to bed. The old saying 'if your feet are cold, wear a tuque and you feet will warm up', is true.

Make pee partners. A pee partner is someone other then the leader that will get up and go outside. That way at least you are not leaving the tent all night long.

A pee parade. Make sure that everyone visits the bushs/washroom before turning in for the night. And limit there fluid intake after dinner.

Take extra clothing. At some point I'm sure you will be lending out something to someone who got wet, or lost there sweater, or never packed one.

An Airstream parked right around the corner is also a great idea. After all the roughing it is for them not you.

I hope that you enjoyed your weekend.

[PantyFanatic]

... The old saying 'if your feet are cold, wear a tuque and you feet will warm up', is true.....
Maybe Sharni will loan you one that she's not using this weekend. :grin:

[campingboy]

According to Sharni, if you live in North America, never leave home without Polar Bear repellent.

[PantyFanatic]

:grin:

[Teddy Bear]

Try not to panic at anything, even if there is a dead mouse in the laterine. Well, that might only freak out girl scouts, not sure. :D

The best thing you can take with you is a good sense of humor!! Try to find fun in all the weekends activities. And laugh with the kids! These are memories both you & your son will never forget!!

:)

[PantyFanatic]

.....The best thing you can take with you is a good sense of humor!! Try to find fun in all the weekends activities. And laugh with the kids! These are memories both you & your son will never forget!!

:)
Heed her words. :)

Powell's program is a source of life long bonds. :thumb:

[jseal]

Gentlefolk,

Thank you all for your suggestions. We incorporated many of them. A good time was had by all. :)

[Lost]

dont just pack ectra sock, pack extra soxk in a ziplock bag!!!!!



dont forget the plastic zip ties to lock up THEIR tents when you go to bed,
and earplugs for you so you dont hear the screaming in the morning and can sleep