Thread: The camping kit

I was going to say you need somewhere to hang it...

I've been thinking (now it's camping weather) firstly IF I'll shave while camping (and the photos here tell me it'll be a GOOD idea) and secondly what to take...I was going to buy the TI travel box thing, but it was too expensive really. Good idea though...

But a piece of stiff wire might be able to act as a mirror holder stand; and not take up too much room in a pack. It could also double as a 'Wait'. Now I'm going to take the time to tell you what a 'Wait' is...(and I shall digress from shaving but remain On Topic on camping).

Many years ago (5?) I was camping at Deep Creek Conservation Park (photo below) with my sons. We decided we needed a coat hanger for marshmallow toasting before we left; and had packed one. Over the course of several nights where we found we needed to say "Can you get the marshmallow toasting thing?" or "Have you seen the coat hanger marshmallow thing" we (I) decided it needed a name.

So I Explained the dilemma to my son and said, "Aaron", you've got ten seconds, the next word you say will be the name of the marshmallow thingy, 10, 9, 8 7, 6..."

So, (you've guessed it) panicked, he stammers, "wait wait wait!!!".....

Geez, and I was starting to think it might have been something related to the "Wait awhile vine" theat grows up north in the jungle. Big, huge thorns on it and in plentiful supply, so as to make you wait awhile, while you extricate yourself. It is never a blood free experience. I like your 'Wait' much better though. Going to have to do something like that for a mirror stand, but more than likely it will be a combo leather/wire holder/hanger thingumy bob...Named 'Wait'.


Mick

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I was going to say you need somewhere to hang it...

I've been thinking (now it's camping weather) firstly IF I'll shave while camping (and the photos here tell me it'll be a GOOD idea) and secondly what to take...I was going to buy the TI travel box thing, but it was too expensive really. Good idea though...

But a piece of stiff wire might be able to act as a mirror holder stand; and not take up too much room in a pack. It could also double as a 'Wait'. Now I'm going to take the time to tell you what a 'Wait' is...(and I shall digress from shaving but remain On Topic on camping).

Many years ago (5?) I was camping at Deep Creek Conservation Park (photo below) with my sons. We decided we needed a coat hanger for marshmallow toasting before we left; and had packed one. Over the course of several nights where we found we needed to say "Can you get the marshmallow toasting thing?" or "Have you seen the coat hanger marshmallow thing" we (I) decided it needed a name.

So I Explained the dilemma to my son and said, "Aaron", you've got ten seconds, the next word you say will be the name of the marshmallow thingy, 10, 9, 8 7, 6..."

So, (you've guessed it) panicked, he stammers, "wait wait wait!!!".....

Camping is such a dreadful activity... really... the un-airconditioned heat (could never get anyone interested in camping unless it was in the summer - when the air feels and smells like it was recently blown through a yeti's buttcrack). I could really do with two homes - one on Hatteras Island, NC for winter and the other in Barrow, Alaska when the tundra just barely thaws enough for mosquitos to come out for a couple of weeks. I hate summer.

On the other hand if you were roasting sugar daubs on the wait with your sons...

Still begs the question: where is your rod and reel suitable to launch a bait about 150 yards into that cove? My guess is that over there by those rocks sea mullets as big as your leg lay in wait... ready to be roasted on the wait... over an open fire.

Now THAT's campin'!

Hang the Wait! Pack those fish in clayish mud and bake in the fire-y coals till the mud is hard and ready to be cracked open. It'll take skin and scales with it, leaving a beautifully, stewed-in-its-own-juices, clean white fish meat. Yummo!


Mick

Oh, I know about the 'wait a while' vine, a lot of experience IN it in the Border Ranges at the Jungle Warfare Centre, Cunungra. That area is one place on Earth where man was NOT meant to live. I spent only 10 days in the jungle and my skin was falling off as I was constantly wet. And about the fishing. I only like the drinking part of fishing. My fishing method is: Bait your hook, throw it in, drink beer, [loop x times] bring bait back in again, go home, buy a snapper at the fish and chip shop, use Mick's recipe, drink more beer, [loop x times] fall in fire, curl up in sleeping bag, wake at 2 in the morning wondering why you feel SO parched....

Thanks mate, not I REALY HUNGRY!!!!

Camping that way sound OutStanding, I miss those days's, but now I suppose just to addicted to A/C!! I suppose that makes me just a 250LB [apx. 18 stone] woosy/boy, right ??
I do love a good camp fire though, great memory's, great !

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Oh, I know about the 'wait a while' vine, a lot of experience IN it in the Border Ranges at the Jungle Warfare Centre, Cunungra...

Sorry mate, I forgot you was an old Digger too.


Mick

Hey! Go easy on the 'old'!!
Yep, 10 years, Sergeant in Charge of a Surface to Air Missile System. The jungle warfare Centre was my first bush trip. A nightmare, fell through my Battery Comander's hootchie on the first night and put a huge tear in it, he wasn't impressed.

Plain 'old' (sorry) rifleman myself, always in trouble over something stupid. KP duty a bit, worst I think I did was blow up a 'Woofer' (not the four legged kind). Best thing I did was point out an unexploded mortar round, that was unearthed by the rifle rounds hitting the butt directly behind and above us, to my Corporal while on target duty. Never seen anyone hit the panic button so fast (understandably so of course). He later congratulated me for being so cool about the whole incident.

Ok back to what ever it was this thread was about again .


Mick

I hadn't considered the camping and shaving combination. But, since camping is supposed to be relaxing, I think that they are a great combo. Definitely something to consider.

Bri