teekathepony
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2009
Hello from a fellow Atlantic Canadian! I'm joining in, camping in WDW sounds so awesome I can't wait to hear all about it!
Hello to you Caper! I hopped over to your pretrippie: We just miss each other!
At the moment I land in MCO (same TO-MCO flt as ye!) on Sep 25 MIght like to try for a few days earlier...that's still up in the air...lol.
Loving this tent! Found out the real purpose of the little side door:
And, I'm continuing my wannabe-a-real-campsite-experience with Breakfast cooked outdoors.
Has anyone used these emergency stoves before?
And you can see the Minnie mug that matches my Mickey mug from a prev post!
- You need to use 2 tablets to boil ~2c of water.
- HEAVYDUTY tin foil under the kettle/pan is a good idea as the tablets create soot
- I'll be using my electric auto-shutoff kettle at the Fort, not this!
Loves a cuppa tea!
I would say no one uses those for camping.
Most tenters, if no electricity, would use propane from small bottles or, if they are die hard campers, Coleman Fuel with some sort of single or two burner stove.
And then some get one of these.
1. Mmm, sure would like to see one of these in action!
2. Funny enough, I had never heard of using electricity at a tent campsite before I started planning this Fort stay! I would automatically take my Coleman Stove & IceChest, Flashlights, and Flannel sheets (never a need for a fan).
This trip I'll bring electric Kettle, a Toaster, and an electric Fan (got a great one from Brookstone!, and I might pick up a small electric skillet at a department store!
A real mini-fridge sure would be nice instead of a icechest! Any Fridge swaps on the go at the Fort? Where do I sign up for the October holiday weekend slot?!
(I know it's Columbus day for USA, but it's Thanksgiving for Canada!)
Oh! How short a heavy duty outdoor extension cord could I bring without it being toooooo short? I was thinking my power bar would be okay for addl outlets.
Screen Tent #1
It's okay. It's nice & certainly compact (ie can fit in suitcase w/ tent/airmattress & whatnot). Took me 20mins to put this up the first time (10mins was squaring pegging it and untying knots).
Will it hold up to any wind stronger than a breeze?
I'd like it better if it had 2 doors (I'd like to have one right in front of sleeping tent and then tarp suspended over both)
Glad to have you along!Alrightyyy! I'm in! I'm very very interested in your tent camping adventure as I plan on tent camping at WDW in the future! I'm so excited to see how this works during November too as that would most likely be when I'd choose to camp (Birthday month!)
Thank you! He's super cute in the morning when he wakes me with his little I-got-to-go-outside-right-now dance... I jump out of bed, and he jumps right in! I never learn!Your Pound Puppy, Basil is super cute, he looks very comfy in the tent! Especially when he takes over the mattress.
Pegs?
I have spent a half year camping in my popup over 7 years.
I have nearly one year (365 days yes) camping in tents with Boys Scouts as both a boy and adult leader. So I will take the liberty to respond to this question since I feel qualified.
I got home from another 2.5 weeks of camping/backpacking in the Rockies this summer (highest elevation was 12,441 feet above sea level carrying a 65-70# pack.
Any stake you have with a flat edge (the yellow flared ones, the angled metal ones at 90-degrees) will hold better overall. However, they are usually heavier, bulkier, etc. but they hold best. The round aluminum stakes (used hundreds of them and they don't hold well versus flat sided stakes and they bend) are adequate but not best.
Given the crushed shell pads at the Fort take any flat-sided stakes you have. Angle them in the <sand> back towards the tent and they should hold up. Keep the lines taunt and you will win out. Have a great time Foggie!
Bama ED