Outdoors

Terah and I will be camping at Kanopolis State Park sometime in the next few days. When I say camping, I mean "pack the tent and gear into the backpack and hike at least a mile from any motorized vehicle or electricty." Some things we will not be doing while camping (and these are real questions people have asked us):

• Staying in a hotel


• Using any sort of RV


• Using portable TVs


• Staying in any sort of permanent structure at the park

So, yesterday I got out the camping gear. It's been several years since I've used it, and I wanted to make sure it was all in order. I set up the tent (which is lightweight and rolls up very small, great to fit in a backpack). It is looking good. (And I'm a big fan of The North Face -- their backpacking gear is great)

But there's a problem. Terah is a much more picky eater than I am. I have never bothered with a heat source at a campsite, since my camping trips tend to be short enough that I don't mind eating 1) things that last awhile like apples and carrots, 2) dried or dry things of various types, and 3) canned items that are ready to eat.

Terah is not going to go for this. So I think we will go to the Coleman factory outlet store and buy a small backpacker's burner and bring along some materials for things she likes to eat.