Went primitive camping this weekend

[kendelrio]

I have some friends who are into overland camping invite me and Jak to join them this weekend. I have gotten a lot of solar gear etc for Bertha and my boy asked for a camping trip as a reward for improved grades/behavior, so we loaded up and headed out Feiday afternoon. We went to Red Dirt Recreation Area near Natchitoches, Louisiana.

To get to the site, there was a little (to Bertha) hill that was fun...

Then we set up for the weekend.








Jak got busy helping with firewood.



And that night I got to see how the solar lights worked out...





The next day was Jak exploring around the campsite and making a "fort"



While we figured out "Cowboy Bolo Golf"



Jak helped build the fire for the second night....



And of course there's always "That Guy" at a camp fire...



Today we loaded up, policed the area to ensure nothing was left, watered the fire pit to ensure no embers and came home...

All in all it was about a 80 mile round trip with idling etc and I only used about 14 gallons of fuel. (Of course we avoided the interstate and drove ~50 the whole way).

I think the weekend was a resounding success. We got home and Jak asked "Can we unload later? I want to take a bath and nap a while".... so unloading is later.


And of course, an 11 year olds sense of humor is awesome...

"Dad, Bertha is a boy now!"

 

[Jbulach]

She’ll fit right in with the rest of the “nuts” in the world today…

 

[coxju04]

That looks more like a homestead than a camping trip.. When I get back to the States I need to give you a call and come see that thing..

 

[kendelrio]

That looks more like a homestead than a camping trip.. When I get back to the States I need to give you a call and come see that thing..

Yes, you do.

And it certainly isn't a tent by the spillway like when we were kids, is it?

 

[nayrbrellim]

We did a similar thing this weekend, drove 120 miles one way to the Loch Norman Highland games in Huntersville, NC and camped, not quite primitive bc we had water and watts but we did sleep in the tent LOL.

 

[Guyfang]

You are a lucky man Ken! And by far, Bertha was the best lookin thing on wheels there!

 

[marchplumber]

Yes, you do.

And it certainly isn't a tent by the spillway like when we were kids, is it?

"At LEAST you had a tent when YOU were growing up!"

LMBO!!!

 

[kendelrio]

"At LEAST you had a tent when YOU were growing up!"

LMBO!!!

Actually we all got together, there were about 5 of us and saved up and bought one for all of us to use