Like I said in the previous post it was hot… We headed to Marble Falls to visit Wal-Mart and to get some car AC. While at Wal-Mat we picked up a $50 shade canopy and, here is the kicker, a $100 AC window unit. What I figured that during the day we could cool off by swimming and seeing the sights but at night we needed something a little more. We picked up a few more small odds and ends and headed back to the park.
Once back at the park first priority was to get the shade canopy up so that we had a decent place to sit outside. It took about 10 minutes to set up the canopy for the first time, (I don’t see it taking more than 5 minutes in the future) it was instant relief. With that done the next order of business was to figure out a way to AC the tent. Now our tent had 2 doors so I took the door we were not using, opened it just enough for the AC to fit in, placed the AC, zipped it up as tight as I could and turned the AC on. The sun was still out so the AC couldn’t do much yet so we waited to the sun started going down. During this time I made some adjustments to get the AC off the ground then before it got dark we went for a swim, came back and made hot dogs then turned the AC on.
Surprisingly the AC worked rather well despite the fact that the tent had a large mesh roof. That night we slept rather comfortably and woke in the morning feeling rested. The rest of the camping trip went well; we canoed, swam, grilled, fished and went for long evening strolls. When the trip was all said and done and the morning for us to pack up and head home dawned we were both sad and happy for this 1st trip to be over. Sad that it ended but happy that we had a chance to recoup, take our lessons learned and apply them forward and begin planning our next trip. With all of our gear packed up we began the drive back down HWY 281 to San Antonio stopping once at Chili’s for some lunch.
Next step is to take advantage of the State Park pass and visit as many parks as we can to decide what where we want to camp next.
Happy Camping
A very nice start to what I see as a sensational BLOG to come. There are many bloggers on here as well as a lot of other camp web sites such as PopUpExplorer.com and Canvascampers.com. They are all very interesting and a great way to get some wonderful ideas. I am not at all new to camping but the DH is totally new to it. At 63 he has never camped in his life. We got a NTU PUP just a few weeks ago and our maiden voyage will be next week ( 8-16,17,18-2011.) We live in Delaware and due to budget restrictions we will explore only our state's State Parks. Which for a small state there are many. Good luck to you and yours as you explore the PUP world when you are ready. Can't wait for you to get your PUP and show us some pics. Cindi
ReplyDeleteHi my kido and I are in the Dallas Texas area so I am interested to see all your Blogs on Texas camping!!! We have just got our 1st pop up but have camped in tents a lot!! I also love Oklahoma camping!! My faves in Texas are Inks and Garner State parks!! Good Luck with your Blog and Happy Camping :)
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