Hey Travel Monkey – tell me about glamping…

Glamping is fabulous and wonderful and all sorts of fun!!

All sorts of things happen in the great outdoors that happen right inside your house every day. You’ll sleep, get up to go to the bathroom, have a delicious breakfast of toast and eggs, Coffee with cream, bailey’s, sugar or splenda, then read your email and fight over who’s done more chores for the ‘household’ this weekend!

Once your mid-morning ‘pep-talk’ (1 part triple sec, 2 parts pineapple juice) is taken care of, a care free afternoon of sunburn and bug bites follows.

Looking at sears outdoor catalog or cablea’s – REI is just the pictorial of people about to have a penthouse forum experience with a few Scandanavian AT thru-hikers – we see lots of plaid, and lots of well fed people.

morning – awake!! bagel & coffee. wash and dress
daytime – work or fun
evening – meal & relax
night – sleep

Hair – either have a hair dryer that works on propane, have a hat or three, shave your head, or go ‘full Monty’ {pic of boo at snuzie camping epic}

Don’t forget tiki torches for anti mosquito work (plus lovely evening lighting!)

Let’s walk thru the house, shall we?
Bedroom –
Air matress?
Linens
Blankets
Pillows
Slippers
Night-light
Reading material
Tissues

Bathroom:
Towels
Soap
Shaving – mirror? Foam? Razor?
Women’s stuff
Deodarant
Teeth care
Eye care
Blister bandaids
Foot powder
Monkey butt powder
Gel insoles??

Hallway –
Dirty laundry bag?
Full length mirror?
Dust!

Dining room –
Comfy chairs and a table to eat at
Spirit central – Vodka even w/o freezer?
Rum
Cinnamon and peppermint for cocoa
Tequila and irish crème for coffee

Kitchen –
Ah, the big one!
Running hot and cold water for cleanup
Soap and sponges
Towels
Plates, bowls, glasses, spork-knife
Spatula, serving spoon, stirring things, sharp knives,
Salad bowls, tongs
Cold place for milk and eggs and soda and beer
Place to warm coffee, burritos, hot dogs, bagels, toast,
Spices
Containers for left overs
Foil
Baking pans
Flour
Salt sugar pepper
Hot pot holders
Bananas potatos
Mapel syrup for pancakes
Powdered sugar
Ketchup
Mustard
Mayo?
Chocolate
m&ms
Ziplock bags
Dog food and biscuits
Drinking water
Cereal
Microwave to clean cleaning sponge
Trash can
Calendar/planner
Binder clips to close snack bags

Living room:
Chairs – camp chairs v. z g chairs (closer to fire)
Cooler to sit on near fire
Tools to roast marshmallows and hot dogs over fire
Games?
Game table?
Candles and romance?
TV and blanket snugglies
Pillows
Feet up
Feet and back rubs
Doggie beds
Place to watch birds
Books
Couch to lay out and take an afternoon nap
Ceiling fan
Speakers

Front yard
Chairs
Plants
Lights
Picket fence
flagpole with flag/banner

Garage –
Car jump starter/ emergency ac/ air compressor
Small meds bag
Anti bug stuff
Tiki torches
Camp chairs
Bikes
Bike lock
Bike pump
Helmets
Rollerblade
Camp fire cooking stuff
Umbrellas
Sand toys
Guy lines and stakes
Shade?
Posts to hang lights from
Rope
Extension cords – monster one plus decent length 3 outlet ones
Power-strip – yellow ‘block’ design?
Conversion plug adapters
Water tight plug boxes?
Tape to hang lights up – blue tape?
Para cord to string things up
Binder clips to clip things to the para cord
picnic table parts that put together form roof “rack” or “basket” for ramona

Black small trash can to turn into shower resevoir … on roof of ramona? Hose from ??? Hmmm…
Food quality containers in the 5 gallon range – fluids? Oils? Lard? Hmmm… restaurant supply shop?
Jerry cans

We should go to the surplus store in carrboro – oh, and the outdoor place to get travel mugs
Folding table – hmmm – didn’t we have a 4 foot one?

Solar charger for electronics?
Folding shovel to put out fire?
Fire poker made of metal?
Watering can to rinse fire?
To rinse dishes?

When it rains – we’ll be wet – rain coats? Rain pants? Boots and shoes? Towels?
Poncho’s for everyone, umbrellas?
Maps to enjoy where the hell we are – topos? History of area?
Jug to keep drinking water in? or just get the 2.5 containers at the store?

Find a led light with 220 lumens on 4 AA bats then pick up eneoloop pack to keep things recharged…

Camera stuff
Cleaning kit
Tripod
Battery
Charger