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| Do you have a weekend without anything to do | | | | at [ Our Education Center is loaded with up to |
| or a weekend when you don’t want to do | | | | date camping information. |
| anything? I know what I’d do. I would pack | | | | Here are some things I take along when I car |
| up the truck and head for the woods. Sitting by a | | | | camp: hiking gear, bird watching binoculars and field |
| camp fire with your favorite people solves many | | | | guide, a radio for music and weather updates, |
| problems, so you shouldn’t wait too long | | | | tent, cot, sleeping bag, grill, shovel, fire starting |
| between fires. My favorite thing to do on a | | | | gear, lots of food and drink, first aid kit, a stack |
| weekend is to camp. Are you looking for an easy | | | | of reading material – this can also be used |
| way to camp? How about car camping? I love it! | | | | for building a fire – such as newspapers and |
| First of all, let’s define car camping? When | | | | magazines, rain gear, hammock, dogs and dog |
| you can drive your vehicle right up to the camp | | | | food, folding chairs and table, stove, table service |
| site, that’s called car camping. Even if | | | | and utensils….you get the idea. I take all that |
| you’re driving a truck it’s still called | | | | I need to be comfortable. If you don’t |
| car camping. The advantage of car camping | | | | have these things, don’t fret, all you really |
| versus primitive or base camping is that you can | | | | need are food, shelter and common sense. |
| take anything you want with you. If you want to | | | | Camping is a great way to renew and strengthen |
| take a hammock or huge grill or a stack of | | | | relationships. Take your spouse, your children, |
| magazines, you can. Load your car or truck with | | | | your siblings, your friends. Without the distractions |
| food, clothing, shelter, bedding, games and | | | | of television, telephone, internet and alarm clocks, |
| anything else you want to take along and get | | | | you will have a wonderful time. I’ll always |
| going. It’s really that simple. | | | | remember something a dear friend of mine told |
| So where can you car camp? Just about | | | | me years ago, “Time spent in our great |
| anywhere. National and state parks don’t | | | | outdoors is time added to your life.” That |
| allow car camping except in designated | | | | sounds like a good reason to go. Use this |
| campgrounds, other than that, you can car camp | | | | information and you’ll Get It Right The First |
| virtually anywhere on public lands. The internet is | | | | Time. |