Well we were able to go camping again in September. Our friends were unable to make it so it was just the family. Around 50° at night and close to 80° in the day.
About the most crazy part of the trip is that our kids always sleep with fans, and our site had no electricity. So being the genius I thought I was I used a AC/DC converter to plug the fan that was in the tent into Little Red Rusting Hood (the old van) for the night. Two problems I found.
1) The extension cords were not long enough. I had three cords that I thought were long… but not enough. Easy fix, Paula drove to the store and got a 100′ cable. Problem Solved!
2) Car batteries are not made to power house fans. ”It’s just a fan” I thought…. and grumbled when I rolled out of the sleeping bag in 50° weather to go jump Little Red after the first 3 hrs, then again after 2 more hrs, and again after another 1hr. The next day, we drove the 40 min. drive home to pick up the keyless starter for Little Red. The second night my cell was set for every two hours on vibrate, I’d awaken, find the keyless start (the keyring from which was on my finger like a actual ring) press the two buttons. Little Red would then startup from about 150′ away and run 10-12 minutes before shutting down again. No more dreams, but Problem Solved!
Camping… wait but Paula despises dirt!
Yeah it was rough for the first 24 hours or so…. but then something happened. The heavens opened and an angel from heaven must have spoken to her because she quit caring. She realized that dirt = entertainment, especialy for our kids. So here’s Hannah, doing what the kids did all week long… getting good and dirty!
