Q: What is the best thing about camping?
Eric: Getting in the woods and away from people.
Q: What is the worst thing about camping.
Eric: Spider bites. Lynne was bitten multiple times — see photos I took. Also, the whole bathroom issue. When you have to use a gross bathroom first thing in the morning is not the best way to start the day. (Editor’s Note: Eric did take pictures of several of my bites but the images may make some a little queasy. So I decided not to post them. This is not exactly a medical blog. If anyone is that curious, I’ll email you the pics. I will say that all the bites really hurt! And one of them is now three inches in diameter!)
Q: Any new things you learned about camping this time around?
Eric: Yes. Tent camping at an RV site can be limited, but if you find the right campground, it can really be a good option. We found a place in Tennessee that only had five tent sites. We were the only ones tent camping there which makes for a perfect private camping experience. And since most people have bathrooms in their big fancy RV’s, the campground facilities are hardly used! So they were very clean.
Q: How about any new camping cooking tips?
Eric: Have a back up plan for when the weather is bad. This Camp’s Chef has a great little butane stove that will cook what you need under cover when the rain is pouring down. Have a can of beans or canned potatoes for home fries. A stove like this can boil water for coffee or heat up tomato soup. It also makes for an emergency stove when the power goes out at home.
Q: So glad you brought up the butane stove. Do you recall any incidents that happened with it that you might want to share with others?
Eric: Yeah. Don’t put it too close to your tent screen. It will burn a nice hole in it. Even worse if your wife tells you that you’re too close and you could burn a hole in the screen and you ignore her advice.
