The Good Ol’ Bare Necessities of Camping

Jun 30, 2017

If you’ve ever been camping before you know that there are a lot of things that you need to bring with you to be prepared. Now I’m not talking about camping in a cabin or in a camper. I mean old fashioned tent camping. No electricity to rely on, no toilet easily accessible. Just you, the woods and a prayer. My last camping adventure was less than successful because I neglected to remember several rather important things and, let’s just say that leaves are not nearly as soft as Cottonelle. It was a rough weekend, to say the least. So this time I will be SURE that I’m not missing anything.

This weekend is the 4th of July weekend, so naturally, a few of my friends and I decided that this would be the perfect way to celebrate. These friends have never been camping before so we decided to get together to figure out what we’ll need to pack with us.

When we gathered at my apartment it immediately became apparent that they just packed everything they could think of. Maybe even over packed. They each had like 3 suitcases for a 2-night camping trip. That in addition to the tent, wood for the fire, tarps in case of rain, a small grill in case the rain is a pain, Sleeping bags, pillows, food AND TOILET PAPER, it was looking like we might have trouble fitting everything in my 2017 Nissan Versa. Don’t get me wrong, I could fit all of our things in there, it’s got a lot of space, but I wouldn’t be able to fit my friends too.

One of my friends announced that her mom JUST got a 2017 Nissan Armada from Destination Nissan, and we could probably borrow it. Her mom drives a and I promise you, I’ve never felt more sure that a vehicle was meant for a camping trip in my life. We were able to pack LITERALLY everything and still have plenty of space to spread out for our long drive. Upon arriving at the campsite, we quickly realized that we had to drive up a steep unpaved hill. The Armada drove up that hill like it was nothing. Smooth as butter, friends.

In short, this time our trip is shaping up to be a MUCH better experience. The only thing we forgot was sunscreen…but…how burned could we get really? Right? RIGHT? *Skin starts burning*