Over the years we have settled into a pretty standard routine in camp;
After arriving (hopefully in low range four wheel drive) we break out the chairs & relax/celebrate with a drink (sometimes a cold drink from the cooler sometimes coffee from the thermos).
Then the site is examined for trees (shade), flatness, smoothness & levelness of potential tent locations.
The cooler is unloaded from the vehicle and located in a shady spot (sometimes covered with a solar blanket shiny side out).
The ground is then gone over and rocks, pine cones, sticks etc. removed.
A heavy ground cloth/tarp is spread out.
the tent is unloaded and spread on the ground cloth.
Some fine tuning of door direction and distance to the (future)fire is often done (don't want any (more) holes burnt in the tent by sparks).
the corners are typically staked first.
the tent is erected, then the sides staked (seems to result in the tent being more evenly stretched)... some times the corners are relocated slightly.
The rest of the stuff is unpacked.
At shadeless sites (desert) a canopy is erected & staked sometimes with a ground cloth more often without.
...time for a shady sit down to admire the result...
If the site includes an existing fire ring it is cleaned out and often rebuilt (inorganic trash is bagged in a heavy duty trash bag.
The site is policed up and the debris bagged.
Time for lunch and a shady sit down...(perhaps a beer...)
After a short post lunch walkabout its time to search out some standing dead wood snags, push them over, and drag them back to camp.
they are typically cut up with a folding bow saw (Svensaw, large) and the evening's firewood stacked.
Time for a beer and some shade...
What routine do you use to establish camp?
Enjoy!
After arriving (hopefully in low range four wheel drive) we break out the chairs & relax/celebrate with a drink (sometimes a cold drink from the cooler sometimes coffee from the thermos).
Then the site is examined for trees (shade), flatness, smoothness & levelness of potential tent locations.
The cooler is unloaded from the vehicle and located in a shady spot (sometimes covered with a solar blanket shiny side out).
The ground is then gone over and rocks, pine cones, sticks etc. removed.
A heavy ground cloth/tarp is spread out.
the tent is unloaded and spread on the ground cloth.
Some fine tuning of door direction and distance to the (future)fire is often done (don't want any (more) holes burnt in the tent by sparks).
the corners are typically staked first.
the tent is erected, then the sides staked (seems to result in the tent being more evenly stretched)... some times the corners are relocated slightly.
The rest of the stuff is unpacked.
At shadeless sites (desert) a canopy is erected & staked sometimes with a ground cloth more often without.
...time for a shady sit down to admire the result...
If the site includes an existing fire ring it is cleaned out and often rebuilt (inorganic trash is bagged in a heavy duty trash bag.
The site is policed up and the debris bagged.
Time for lunch and a shady sit down...(perhaps a beer...)
After a short post lunch walkabout its time to search out some standing dead wood snags, push them over, and drag them back to camp.
they are typically cut up with a folding bow saw (Svensaw, large) and the evening's firewood stacked.
Time for a beer and some shade...
What routine do you use to establish camp?
Enjoy!
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