top of page
Search
  • Writer's picturebalzaccom

Out of Practice

Since we had spent the last month car camping with our kids, we were a bit out of practice with the backpacking gear. And M took a new (very old) Kelty pack to see how that would work.

Here's camp, with M's pack on display:



We managed to forget/misplace/not think through the following items:


> The foam seats we normally bring were left at home.

> The whistle and thermometer on M's old pack stayed right there....on M's old pack at home.

> M brought the nearest cooking gas canister, which had us quite nervous about breakfast on the last day. (We just had enough to cook the oatmeal!)

> I forgot our cutting board, which made slicing up the sausage and cheese a bit more of challenge

> And since were were only going for a couple of nights, we each decided on a minimum of gear. which meant that when the weather got cooler than expected, we were wearing everything, including our PJs, to stay warm.

The good news? It was a great trip, and we survived just fine.

19 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

This lake is one of the most highly visible beauty spots along Highway 120 in Yosemite National Park...and a new video offers lovely images, nice music, and some real insight into climate change over

It is now officially winter. Highway 120 over Tooga Pass in Yosemite is closed until spring. Here's the full story

bottom of page