We are days away from going camping for the first time in almost 7 years! For a while now, I’ve wanted to go camping like college days but because of a pretty big detail (having young kids), the idea wasn’t very appealing. The notion of running after tots at camp, everyone sleeping in one enclosed space, and hungry mosquitoes circling about, left very little to be desired. Alas, the kids are older now.
The last time I went camping, I was about 2 months pregnant with my first-born, Ellie. It wasn’t the best idea for a weekend getaway considering I was stricken with nausea. Morning sickness and camping don’t exactly go nicely together.
Since the camping trip was to celebrate a friend’s birthday and plans were arranged months before, I decided to
“woman up” and just pack the extra fluffy pillow and prepare my stomach for some food overload that weekend. What is camping without the ridiculous amounts of food being thrown on the fire? My favorite part.
People are often surprised when they hear that I actually like camping, as in doing the “tent” thing. Cabin? I’ve done that once during High School and it’s only because it was a class trip. All other times, I’ve slept in a tent. You see, this city girl can be placed in rugged settings. I somehow feel judged for never wearing sneakers! 😉
I’m looking forward to sharing pictures from this mini “rustic” getaway. If you’re looking to go camping, here are some items to consider: (P.S. We’re bringing all of these with us!)
1) Coleman Tent with Rainfly canopy (Link for Tent)(Link for Canopy)
2) Hanging light/fan for tent (Link)
 3) AeroBed Queen-sized Double-High Airbed (Link)
4) Head lamps (Kids will enjoy these)Â (Link)
5) Lantern for adults and Flashlight for kids (Link for lantern) (Link for flashlight)
6) Camping chairs for Adults and Kids (Link for adult chairs) (Link for kids chairs)
7) Small Weber grill  (Link)
Next week, there will be a full post about my camping adventure with the family. It appears that the campground we’re visiting has everything under the sun. Oh yeah, 2 Â friends of ours will be joining us with their 2 kids too. Our kids are close buddies so let’s hope they keep each other entertained while the adults hover over the food by the campfire! Can…Not…Wait.
Do you enjoy camping? Like this post or have a comment? Thanks for reading!
It’s nice to see blog posts about actual camping. When I hear people in North America talking about camping they usually mean RVing and personally I think that’s cheating ;-). Your blog is beautiful BTW
Hi Sacha! Thanks so much for visiting my blog and I appreciate your compliment! Re: the RV thing, I agree that camping is more authentic when a tent is put up 🙂
I never pegged you for the camping type, T. 🙂 I can’t wait to read about your trip!
Hi Melanie! You’re yet another person who didn’t see me as the camping type :). Can’t wait to share photos (Beware: There will be lots of photos of food. Don’t be hungry!)
We will probably go again when the kids are a little older. It’s good family fun. Just watch out for the raccoons, the sound they make at night is a little scary. I should know, I had one in my shed a couple of weeks ago! Anyway enjoy!
Woodpeckers and raccoons seem to love your property! Can’t wait till we all go camping together with all the kids.
Thanks, Emily! I’m really excited to see how the kids do with their first time camping. I’m sorry to learn about your daughter’s trip to the ER. Yes, definitely try again. Can’t have that be your last memory of camping. Btw, backyard “camping” is the best! Now that we have this huge tent, we’ll probably do that a couple of times this summer (backyard, that is).
Have fun! We have not attempted to go since my daughter was 20 months old and I was 7 months pregnant. She slipped and busted her lip open. We had an ER trip and stitches. I have not tried since, I worry we are cursed. With my youngest now 3 I would love to try again. I think this summer we will do a trial run in the backyard and see how it goes. I hope you have a great time!