Trial run #1
Jun. 25th, 2017 04:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meecieI took the dogs on an overnight trip with the new setup this weekend. I learned several things:
1) there's a bunch of equipment that's more trouble than it's worth: the big camp chair, the zipper bags for gear I thought were so cool, etc.
2) the bed I created is SUPER comfortable, even though I ended up sleeping the opposite of the way I thought I would.
3) Riley is still the best camping companion dog I've ever had. She's just chill, she loves it, she could sit outside and hang out with me for hours.
4) Jodah is still one of the most miserable camping dogs I've had. He constantly just wants to get back in his crate in the car, and during the short little trips out, he sometimes managed to get horrible, horrible burrs so embedded in his pants and tail that I had to cut a bunch off, and his tail looks all weird and stubby now. He also got at least one tick, I'm still looking, but haven't found more (yet). Maybe I'll just shave him down to prepare for my big trip this summer.
5) The habitent will attract a lot of attention, which is a little weird for this introvert camping alone. People just stopped by to chat and ask about it. (www.habitent.com)
6) The Kelty tarp is still most excellent. Best camping purchase I've made.
7) Closing the hatch while you're lying in the back of the car to test out how comfortable it is with the ventlock/tail-gate lock in place (actually really comfortable!) is maybe a bad idea if you don't know how to open the hatch from the inside. Some contortionist crawling to the doors was involved.
8) you CAN actually open the hatch from the inside, but it's not obvious until you've googled it.
9) you should never leave shade-cloth outside if there's a possibility of rain. That stuff is like a sponge.
1) there's a bunch of equipment that's more trouble than it's worth: the big camp chair, the zipper bags for gear I thought were so cool, etc.
2) the bed I created is SUPER comfortable, even though I ended up sleeping the opposite of the way I thought I would.
3) Riley is still the best camping companion dog I've ever had. She's just chill, she loves it, she could sit outside and hang out with me for hours.
4) Jodah is still one of the most miserable camping dogs I've had. He constantly just wants to get back in his crate in the car, and during the short little trips out, he sometimes managed to get horrible, horrible burrs so embedded in his pants and tail that I had to cut a bunch off, and his tail looks all weird and stubby now. He also got at least one tick, I'm still looking, but haven't found more (yet). Maybe I'll just shave him down to prepare for my big trip this summer.
5) The habitent will attract a lot of attention, which is a little weird for this introvert camping alone. People just stopped by to chat and ask about it. (www.habitent.com)
6) The Kelty tarp is still most excellent. Best camping purchase I've made.
7) Closing the hatch while you're lying in the back of the car to test out how comfortable it is with the ventlock/tail-gate lock in place (actually really comfortable!) is maybe a bad idea if you don't know how to open the hatch from the inside. Some contortionist crawling to the doors was involved.
8) you CAN actually open the hatch from the inside, but it's not obvious until you've googled it.
9) you should never leave shade-cloth outside if there's a possibility of rain. That stuff is like a sponge.
