After 3 and a half days in the woods...

there's only one thing left

...an image was somehow burned on the wall

Now, motherfuckers, now!!

Get there, yo!

FYI.

You should scratch "shampoo" from the list of sundries and to about one quarter of the sundry list add the parenthetical ("fucking covered with shampoo.") Obviously, I had some problems with repacking that I'll need to work to fix.

Also, I had a thought. Anyone have a small broom or small rake they can fit? Insides of tents get dirty and the underside of tents are oft filled with rocks.

See you all in the brush soon.

camping lists...

Your personal checklist: (Stuff you need to bring, no matter who you think that you are or why you are special and unique)


clothes:
[ ]socks,
[ ]undie-roos,
[ ]shorts,
[ ]shirts,
[ ]jeans,
[ ]sweatshirt and/or jacket,
[ ]hat,
[ ]shoes,
[ ]sandals,
[ ]swim trunks,
[ ]belt

sleeping stuff:
[ ]sleeping bag,
[ ]pillow,
[ ]air or foam mat

medication: [ ] any that apply

[ ] Towel: see Douglas Adams

Sundries and good f*ckin inquipment:


[ ]deodorant, [ ]smokes, [ ]flashlight, [ ]chair,
[ ]knife, [ ]camera, [ ]sunglasses (that's the law 'round here, you gots to wear your sunglasses so people know you're cool), [ ]tooth brush, [ ]tooth paste, [ ]ca$hi$h.



If your name is:
PaulH, bring
[ ]Scrabble and
[ ]Connect four;
Nathan, bring
[ ]Bocce and
[ ]keg tub;
Trevor, bring
[ ]accoustic guitar;
Kevin, bring
[ ]crazy camping cooking pots;
Steve,
[ ]another cooler would be nice;
Curtis, bring
[ ]cooler, [ ]fish,
[ ]fishing rod
[ ]keg tap;
PaulB, bring
[ ]auxilliary tent,
[ ]whatever you can fit in the lez-mobile;
Tommy, bring
[ ]horseshoes,
[ ]hilbilly golf,
[ ]football,
[ ]pokerchips

As for the shopping lists, here is a rough idea--
Stuff we need FO SHO (non-food): [ ]firewood and ice will mostly be gotten up there
[ ]First Aid Kit [ ]Paper Towel [ ]TP [ ]Wipes (for your tushy and pus) [ ] Paper Plates [ ]Plastic utencils [ ]Solo Cups
[ ] garbage bags [ ]batteries needed (PaulB please advise)
[ ] fuel canisters [ ]Whiffle bat and some balls [ ]mixing bowl(s?)
[ ]disposable bowls

Kevin's No Surprise MENU:
Thursday night: fish (from Curtis) and snacks (Smores, granola, OCPs, cookies)
Friday Breakfast: Batter blaster pancakes (if available) or regular pancakes possibly
Friday Lunch: Sloppy jims
Friday Dinner: Steaks (or other fine meat) and Hobo Packs
Saturday Breakfast: Bissa Omlets and Bacon
Saturday Lunch: hot dogs and PB&J
Saturday Dinner: No Meat Chili
Sunday Breakfast: No meat sausage and eggs and cheeze on toast, and whatever is left over. Of course, hot dogs are available at any time.

Food and Drink list:
[ ] auxilliary beer [ ]Soda aka mixers [ ] Water [ ]Gator-ade
[ ]granola [ ]hershey bars [ ] marsh mallow [ ]graham crackers
[ ] Oatmeal Creme Pies [ ]other little debbie snacks [ ] No MEAT
[ ]bacon [ ]cheese [ ]bread [ ]buns [ ]hot dogs [ ] ketchup
[ ] Mustard [ ] A-1 sauce [ ] eggs or big ass egg-beater carton
[ ]pancake (blaster or ingredients) [ ] syrup [ ] butter or margarine [ ]potatoes [ ]onions [ ] garlic [ ]Steak or good meat [ ] canned diced tomatoes [ ]beans [ ]tomato paste [ ]more chili powder [ ] Cayenne pepper [ ]peppers (bell, hot, chili) [ ]celery [ ]No-meat sausage
[ ]Coffee [ ]Creamer [ ] Milk

Big thanks to Kevin for help and guidance in constructing these lists of food and Inquipment. and remember, he ain't cleanin no fish

less than a week away...

Alright then, happy scrappy hero campers, we are probably the most organized that we have ever been. Curtis has done some networking and secured a keg. the weather report is for sun and mid seventies. Only a few things still need to happen before we head up north.
-kev is going to do up the menu followed by me doing up the shopping lists.
-trevor needs to let someone know when he thinks he will get to the sites.
-paul, paul, and nathan need to finalize their meeting up plans.
-i should probably find all the confirmation info and put up directions and a map.
-one of the pauls should have "the handle talk" with kevin.
-everyone should spend this weekend eating badly and drinking heavily as preparation
the order is: engage the silent drive!

Keg is ordered

I have ordered the Keg from a store that is not to far off our way to the campsite. I will pick it up on our way there.

Interim Report: UPDATED!

K-Rock coming at you live with no Jive from your nation's capitol. I am coming up with a prospective menu, which I hope to have online by tomorrow afternoon. I appreciate the inquipment inventory on the site: I think it will be helpful not just this year but in years to come. I also have my two nesting camp pots which will have the dust brushed off them and brought to the wilderness once again. I'll take a photo and have those added to the mix.

One question for the group: how would people feel about pancakes for breakfast? Specifically pancakes I get to make using this:



Here's a relevant link.

I would like to use it for the following reasons: It's organic, which fits in with our camping ethos of respect for the land, mixed with our ethos of laziness and it finally gives us something concrete to ask for when someone says "can you get your hand off of your batter blaster?" or "great, you squirted your batter blaster all over my face, AGAIN!" All good things in my book.

What we got.

I've spent the last several hours cataloging and photographing the bulk of the camping equipment (ie. what I have.) As soon as I can find a way to make it work, I'll add my photos to Tommy's visual inventory at the right. Until then, here are two lists--one for shit that is static the other for shit that ebbs and flows.

Notable things missing? Plates, bowls, garbage bags, toilet paper, and any type of firstaid whatsoever. We should get that.

In keg beer and f**king you where you breathe,

P2

inquipment.

8+ sets of silverware
can opener
2 egg holders (large eggs only)
7 skewers
super skewer
stockpot
cast iron skillet
small nonstick skillet
coffee maker
cutting board
coleman "tailgater" table
chefs knife
serrated steak knife
plastic spatula
metal spatula
plastic cooking spoon
2 oven mitts
2 lanterns
2 stove burners (only 1 seems to work)
campsoap
4 sponges
camp shower
insufficient fishing gear
6 misc. flashlights
2 stove lighters
3 hatchets
2 mallets
hand shovel
collapsible camp shovel (NEW!)
sharpening stone
sharpening stick
misc. rope/string
tarp
survival manual
4 work gloves
coozies
2 frisbees
toilet seat
5 purple PJG coffee mugs

sundries.

2 firestarting sticks
3 citronella can candles (half-used)
6 ponchos
duct tape
medical tape
2 decks of cards
hand sanitizer
aloe gel (full bottle)
suave shampoo (full bottle)
sunblock SPF 35 (half-bottle)
ibuprofen (2 fullish bottles)
multivitamins (??)
several philip j. greco patented light-up pens/fish lures
foil (1/2 roll only)
lysol
some white kitchen bags
sugar packets
splenda packets
nasal strips
D Batteries (8)
solo cups (16)
paper towel (1roll)
nutella (still good)
PB (still good)
strawberry jelly (unopened - still good)
black pepper
salt
garlic powder
chili powder
honey
cooking spray
cigarette roller

Getting Down to the Frayed Wire...

here's whats up. It looks like thursday of camping week will see the end of Kenobi and will also see the end of the rebellion. By which I mean Kevin and I (Chewbacca and Han) will be taking the Falcon (Elderly Ford Escort - Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs) up to the River (Dagobah) very early on Thursday. If everyone and everything fits, PaulB, PaulH, and Nathan (Boba Fett, C-3PO, Princess Leia) will be leaving the Livonia or A2 area (Tatooine or Cloud City) around 11 or noon. Meanwhile, Curtis (Lando Calrissian) will be leaving Lansing (Ice planet Hoth) also around noon. If all goes to plan (move along a trench toward an exhaust port) these two vehicles will rendevous in or around Flint (Mos Eisley) buy some stuff and then caravan up to the river (Dahgobah). Sometime on Thurdsday afternon or evening or friday Trevor (Jabba) will head up north as well. Lets all hope the old man got that tractor beam out of commission or that will be a real short trip. Sometime on Friday, Steve (Yoda) will come up and Saturday, John (Wicket) will join the rest.
Now we have to figre out who is going to bring what. Who is going to buy what,etc. Kevin will be providing a rough outline of the menu very soon and we will then assign responsibilities. now man your ships, and may the Force be with you.
NOTE: New Content. Just to the right is the NEW!! Online Visual inventory. We take some pics of our crap and briefly describe what it should mean to you.