On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:45:26 -0400, John H wrote:

On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:53:52 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

"keeps your on the team"??
Queens English please, Ditzy.

As to your tenting question:

Do not set the tent up behind the Highlander and use the Highlander exhaust to heat your tent. This
may weaken the seams.

Do buy a gas lantern. One of these will keep your tent nice and warm.

http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-One-Mantle-Compact-Propane-Lantern/dp/B0009PUR54/ref=sr_1_3?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1380375473&sr=1-3&keywords=gas+lantern

For dryness, use a good ground cover. Make sure the edges are folded under so water can't come over.
I personally think you'd be happier with a good size tent (six man) separate from the Highlander.
Use the Highlander as storage while you're camping. Don't ever think that a three-man tent will be
sizeable enough for two.

Oh, one of these is great for cooking:

http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-2000004124-PefectFlow-1-Burner-Stove/dp/B0009PUR5E/ref=pd_sim_sg_2

My wife and I spent an awful lot of time motorcycle camping in Europe. Both of those items take up
little room and are quite efficient. Buy plenty of mantles, although you probably won't break them
as often in a car as I did on a motorcycle.

And, get a tent with a rain fly that comes all the way to the ground, preferable a foot or more away
from the inside of the tent all the way around. That's the best way to keep your tent dry.

Rain flies like this are worthless:
http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-17-Foot-10-Foot-8-Person-Modified/dp/B000W7BHJY/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1380376040&sr=1-2&keywords=tents+for+camping

Something like this will keep you much dryer.
http://www.amazon.com/Kelty-40815012-Acadia-6-Person-Tent/dp/B005F5L92I/ref=sr_1_53?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1380376222&sr=1-53&keywords=tents+for+camping
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John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 10:32:02 -0400, wrote:

This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5

Softies!

My wife is very, very adverse to sleeping in motel beds. For some reason, those on a Disney Cruise
ship don't seem to bother her. Never could figure that out.
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John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

On 9/28/13 10:32 AM, wrote:
This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5


Agreed.

In article ,
says...

This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5

Harry as well.

On 9/28/13 11:00 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5

Harry as well.


Yup. I like sleeping indoors, and so does my wife. To each his or her own.

iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...
This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5
Harry as well.
He can respond independently, Kevin.

wrote:
This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5

Have a friend whose wife thinks anything less than the Clift Hotel in SF is
camping.never could see those attach to the vehicle tent. Unless it was a
truck camper. Want to drive over to another part of the area for hiking,
fishing, you have to break camp. For warmth, do not use an air mattress.
Use a foam pad, even the foam filled blowup pads are better. Keeps from
wicking the heat away from you as you try to sleep. Put an extra blanket
under the sleeping bag. 99 cent store is a great place for camping stuff.
Get the flexible plastic bowls for having oatmeal in the morning. Mix the
oatmeal, cinnamon, and crasins and put Ina ziplock bag. The. Just pour
some in the cheap bowl, add hot water. Prepare meatloaf and other parts of
the meal at home and just reheat in a skillet. Makes for much more
enjoyable trips. The tents with the outside flexible poles are really easy
to put up these days. I have a Coleman Tetragon 9' tent and takes about 5
minutes to put up. Get a trenching tool and make a small trench around the
tent if you have rain in your area. Make the water drain away from the
tent. Put a Coleman lantern inside before you enter and it will warm up
the tent. Do not run it a long time if you want to survive. If you are at
a campground with electricity, get a ceramic 1500w heater and use that.

In article 699626978402078792.867671bmckeenospam-
, says...

wrote:
This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5

Have a friend whose wife thinks anything less than the Clift Hotel in SF is
camping.never could see those attach to the vehicle tent. Unless it was a
truck camper. Want to drive over to another part of the area for hiking,
fishing, you have to break camp. For warmth, do not use an air mattress.
Use a foam pad, even the foam filled blowup pads are better. Keeps from
wicking the heat away from you as you try to sleep. Put an extra blanket
under the sleeping bag. 99 cent store is a great place for camping stuff.
Get the flexible plastic bowls for having oatmeal in the morning. Mix the
oatmeal, cinnamon, and crasins and put Ina ziplock bag. The. Just pour
some in the cheap bowl, add hot water. Prepare meatloaf and other parts of
the meal at home and just reheat in a skillet. Makes for much more
enjoyable trips. The tents with the outside flexible poles are really easy
to put up these days. I have a Coleman Tetragon 9' tent and takes about 5
minutes to put up. Get a trenching tool and make a small trench around the
tent if you have rain in your area. Make the water drain away from the
tent. Put a Coleman lantern inside before you enter and it will warm up
the tent. Do not run it a long time if you want to survive. If you are at
a campground with electricity, get a ceramic 1500w heater and use that.

The one I had for my SUV was really not any more useful than a decent
tent, if I were to have another SUV I wouldn't bother with one again.
For car camping, I have a (alleged) 6 person tent and use decent
inflatable mattresses.

iBoaterer wrote:
In article 699626978402078792.867671bmckeenospam-
, says...
wrote:
This is our idea of "camping"

http://tinyurl.com/3gjbczn

We prefer

http://tinyurl.com/2owpr5
Have a friend whose wife thinks anything less than the Clift Hotel in SF is
camping.never could see those attach to the vehicle tent. Unless it was a
truck camper. Want to drive over to another part of the area for hiking,
fishing, you have to break camp. For warmth, do not use an air mattress.
Use a foam pad, even the foam filled blowup pads are better. Keeps from
wicking the heat away from you as you try to sleep. Put an extra blanket
under the sleeping bag. 99 cent store is a great place for camping stuff.
Get the flexible plastic bowls for having oatmeal in the morning. Mix the
oatmeal, cinnamon, and crasins and put Ina ziplock bag. The. Just pour
some in the cheap bowl, add hot water. Prepare meatloaf and other parts of
the meal at home and just reheat in a skillet. Makes for much more
enjoyable trips. The tents with the outside flexible poles are really easy
to put up these days. I have a Coleman Tetragon 9' tent and takes about 5
minutes to put up. Get a trenching tool and make a small trench around the
tent if you have rain in your area. Make the water drain away from the
tent. Put a Coleman lantern inside before you enter and it will warm up
the tent. Do not run it a long time if you want to survive. If you are at
a campground with electricity, get a ceramic 1500w heater and use that.
The one I had for my SUV was really not any more useful than a decent
tent, if I were to have another SUV I wouldn't bother with one again.
For car camping, I have a (alleged) 6 person tent and use decent
inflatable mattresses.
Still have that old Jeep, Kevin?