...what things did you find yourself needing... but not having?
or maybe
what things did you have that you were glad that you brought, or used often?
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or maybe
what things did you have that you were glad that you brought, or used often?
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Re: what should you have packed last year?
Thu, July 17, 2008 - 8:27 AMEvery single year I tell myself to make a list of the things that i forgot, or could have really used. And every year I forget to do it. -
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 8:35 AMI forgot my list of things I forgot to pack the previous year. -
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 8:58 AMAir Conditioner - and the generator to RUN it...
If I had the vehicle and the balls... - last year SUCKED weather-wise. Gimme the year before ANY ol' time... Or frost on my canvas...
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 9:27 AM... i needed a tube cutter last year... for all kinds of repairs and scavaging parts...
plastic hangers for drying out stuff...
bailing wire, plyers / cutters... screw drivers : )
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 9:28 AMextra batteries for the silly cell phone... just in case stuff
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Re: what should you have packed last year?
Thu, July 17, 2008 - 9:25 AMThings I wished I had:
--canopy
--more rain gear
--MORE ADVIL
--Larger satchel for carrying supplies
Things I was glad to have:
--Collapsible laundry basket (to sort between "reusable" and "WAY FUNKY")
--cutting board
--extra gallon sized ziploc bags
--extra sheets for the bed
--Baby wipes
--salt and pepper
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 9:48 AMGiven last year's weather - my SCUBA gear would have been a good addition. -
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Re: what should you have packed last year?
Thu, July 17, 2008 - 10:03 AMMake a list of what you forgot. Buy a calendar from Darter, which runs from Pennsic to Pennsic. You can write down what you don't want to forget next year on the July of '09 page! -
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 11:58 AMI'm super glad I had last year:
- Large battery operated fan
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Things I wish I had last year:
- Huge tarp to cover my entire leaky tent
- Febreeze to help combat the mildew smell I had in my tent by the second week
- A Gordon Fisherman's raincoat & hat
- A hair dryer (there's nothing worse than a week of having damp hair)
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 3:13 PMLast year I forgot the canvas floor for the pavilion and the extra canvas tarp for blocking the morning and evening sun from my door.
Last year I had the boat, too bad it was on the trailer at the marina where I was getting the leaf spring that broke replaced.
Gee, I had the tubing cutter in the toolbox from the time at Gulf war when I forgot the six corner sections for the pavilion frame and had to refabricate them.
I was really, really glad to have the large battery powered fan. -
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 5:04 PMmore snacks, less beer....I know weird but even with all the rain and staying in camp more we still didnt drink all the beer and mead. Maybe I bring way to much to begin with?
A different bed...solved that one.
Sunshine...working on it. -
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Thu, July 17, 2008 - 7:26 PMA stilted platform and tarp for my tent that leaked.....solved that one yay...... -
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 7:13 AMMore friends that couldn't make it. -
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 8:13 AMA boat , to keep me afloat , on the lake that used to be my tent , before the rains came.....
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 8:46 AMI actually bought a little notebook at the Coopers store last year right before I left. On the way home I made a list of things we needed and didnt have, things we needed more of and things I wanted for next time around.
Shockingly, I was actually ABLE to find the notebook again when I started preparing for this year, so hopefully, I will be well set :-)
On the list were things like non-staining PABA free sunblock, more water, more white wine, extra hair pins and hair ties, more towels (I am taking triple what I had last year), single layer linen garb like early period tunics, etc. -
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 11:04 AMAll my ugly/stained/torn towels, dish cloths and dish towels come with me to Pennsic every year. If they survive, they come home as rags. If they don't, then it was no big loss. -
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 3:01 PMany favorite stain removers?
oxi-clean?
i usually use dawn dishwashing detergent to pre-treat stains... it works pretty well on fabrics
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 3:09 PMWet naps are a must. I keep a few antibacterial wipes in a small ziploc in my pouch.
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Tue, July 22, 2008 - 8:36 PMThat is a really awesome idea. I will have to borrow it!
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Wed, July 23, 2008 - 5:44 AMThey're great for porta potty seats! Also handy if you're out shopping and decide to get something to eat and aren't close to the real bathrooms.
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Fri, July 18, 2008 - 6:16 PMWish I had but i didn't:
packed more time. Some sort of Silent alarm pest control device. (nothing like waking up to feeling something on your chest and when you go to wipe it away you get a hand full of spider, which you then fling and hear the little pitter patter of it's giant legs padding across your tent floor)
Had and LOVED:
muslin. I've found so many farkin uses for the stuff it's amazing. My personal fav is dipping it in a mostly melted cooler (perferibly not the one the meats were in EW) then wrapping it around my head like a turbin. It cooled me off so well, then when it got warm, i'd unwrap it, flap it about a bit, then put it back on and it was cool again. GLORIOUS!
This will be my first year in a perioid tent, I'll probably learn very quickly what I wish i had. -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 1:28 AMI really mean to every single year, but somehow always forget to pack the serfs. I get there, break open the trailer and those little suckers are nowhere to be found! Every single year, I'm forced to set up the camp! I leave the serfs at home and they seem to be packed with all of my sanity! What's a girl to do?
The very bestest thing to bring for when the "monsoon" season hits: a large pick! Make those trenches run that water away from my stuff!
Now, if only someone can come up with the anti-slip and slide footwear.................come peeps, y'all be smart like.
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 6:55 AMA female midget -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 7:34 AMWas your male midget lonely? -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 8:20 AMCowboy we actually came up with a decent idea for a battery powered AC unit.
Get yourself a inline water pump for a portable shower system, a good cooler, a bunch of copper tubing (the pricey part), a heater core to a junker, Ice, and a fan. Low tech AC. -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 3:53 PMWhat doesn't cabela's have? I doubt I would cool a yurt or a pavillion very well. A lot of air space. But wow for a tent that would be very ...cool.
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 4:36 PMBe careful, my sister just broke her wrist in "crocks" after the rain -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 4:38 PMHey, has everybody else started writing notes around their house like I have ? -
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Sat, July 19, 2008 - 7:01 PMbut are you finding this years notes or last years? :)
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 1:19 AMFYI ... best purchase ever, which I forgot to bring last year but will never forget again:
Ryobi personal 18-volt fan, from the Ryobi tool system exclusive (I think) to Home Depot and 18-volt batteries.
Buy a few batteries, precharge them and then bring the charger, too. (It takes about an hour sitting around the barn to recharge the batteries; but with a full charge you can get at least 5 hours of a blissful breeze that's strong enough to rival the most powerful electric fan.)
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Sun, July 20, 2008 - 6:39 AMSomething to kill the billion or so ants and spiders that took up residence under my yurt after the ground got saturated. And more beer. -
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Re: what should you have packed last year?
Sun, July 20, 2008 - 10:56 AMThat thing looked neat, but it only runs for 24 hours per load of batteries.
Mine would run all war, and will cool an even bigger space. Heck you could even use a small cars radiator from the junkyard instead of heater core if you really wanted to use a big fan.
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Sun, July 27, 2008 - 2:11 PMI don't know if it works on spiders at all, but one of my campmates sprinkles dry grits all around our campsite as soon as she arrives, and we have almost NO ants in our site.
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Re: what should you have packed last year?
Mon, July 28, 2008 - 7:25 AMIve found that Cedar mulch keeps most insects away. Can be acquired at Home Depot or walmart garden center, or any other garden center. I also use a battery operated silent alarm that repels spiders from entering the tent. Of course, this year, I got a Sibley tent with an integrated ground sheet, so the only entry point for bugs is at the door, which will make it easier to manage against them
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Re: what should you have packed last year?
Thu, July 24, 2008 - 2:10 PMA trench around my tent, which sits in a ditch (on pebbles). Fortunately I had a good ground tarp and ended up with a water mattress for a floor rather than a stream for a floor.
But this year I'm definitely buying a trench once I get there (actually, it's pre-paid).
I shoulda thought of this years ago - offer a free ride and lunch to a man (or two) without a car in exchange for truck-loading and tent-setting-up. And trench digging. -
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Thu, July 24, 2008 - 3:01 PMA couple of large plastic sheets... a couple of bucks each at Wally World...
Don't have to be thick or heavy duty, just something to throw across the top of everything inside the tent if the rain outside gets to be too much or the roof leaks like mine does once in a while...
This assumes water is from above, not flowing in the side of the tent...
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Re: what should you have packed last year?
Fri, July 25, 2008 - 10:07 PMI should have brought: more garb!
Glad I brought: my camp bed! my rugs got saturated but everything I owned was protected either by that bed or the plastic bins stuff came packed in. My shoulder bag was also invaluable. -
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Mon, July 28, 2008 - 3:20 AMLess vodka. Definitely less vodka.
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