Sunday, June 24, 2012

The Great American Backyard Campout!

We participated in The Great American Backyard Campout- it was so awesome! We camped out in a tent from REI- the Hoodoo 3, which is a 3-person tent. It was easy to set up and kept the bugs out. The weather was sunny and warm but not hot- and it got really chilly overnight with a low around 55F which made sleeping comfortable.

We also set up a tarp shelter that we used during the day as a shady spot, and created a different covered area for a camp kitchen. We cooked spaghetti and chocolate chip pancakes using the propane camp stove, hamburgers on the gas grill, and made brownies and potatoes in the box oven. We had S'mores the next day!

We played fun games while we were camping such as chess and Pay Day, and at night we brought out my telescope and looked at the moon and stars. It was really cool!

American Flag at the campsite


Tent (w/fly) and gear (tarp shelter in back)

Tarp shelter

Camp Stove






Homemade charcoal chimney
Box Oven

Tent at night



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