You want to have a water
impermeable tarp down and put the tent on
that. This will make the tent less wet and
save on wear and tear of your tent bottom.
"Yes
there are two paths you can go by, but in the
long run, there's still
time to change the road you're on."
- Robert Plant/Jimmy Page (Led
Zeppelin)
Camping Joke Of The Day
The
story is told of a lady who was rather
old-fashioned, always quite delicate and
elegant, especially in her language. She
and her husband were planning a week's
vacation in Florida, so she wrote to a
particular campground asking for a
reservation. She wanted to make sure the
campground was fully equipped, but
didn't quite know how to ask about the
toilet facilities. She just couldn't
bring herself to write the word "toilet"
in her letter.
After much deliberation,
she finally came up with the
old-fashioned term BATHROOM COMMODE. But
when she wrote that down, she still
thought she was being too forward. So
she started all over again, rewrote the
entire letter referring to the bathroom
commode merely as the BC: "Does the
campground have it's own BC?" is what
she actually wrote.
Well, the campground owner wasn't
old-fashioned at all and when he got
the letter, he just couldn't figure out
what the woman was talking about. That
BC business really stumped him. After
worrying about it for awhile, he showed
the letter to several campers, but they
couldn't imagine what the lady meant
either. So the campground owner, finally
coming to the conclusion that the lady
must be asking about the local Baptist
Church, sat down and wrote the following
reply:
Dear Madam:
I regret very much the delay in
answering your letter, but I now take
pleasure in informing you that a BC is
located nine miles north of the
campground and is capable of seating 250
people at one time. I admit it is quite
a distance away, if you are in the habit
of going regularly, but no doubt you
will be pleased to know that a great
number of people take their lunches
along and make a day of it. They usually
arrive early and stay late. It is such a
beautiful facility and the acoustics are
marvelous...even the normal delivery
sounds can be heard.
The last time my
wife and I went was six years ago, and
it was so crowded we had to stand up the
whole time we were there. It may
interest you to know that right now a
supper is planned to raise money to buy
more seats. They are going to hold it in
the basement of the BC. I would like to
say it pains me very much not to be able
to go more regularly, but it surely is
no lack of desire on my part. As we grow
old, it seems to be more of an effort,
particularly in cold weather. If you do
decide to come down to our campground,
perhaps I could go with you the first
time you go, sit with you, and introduce
you to all the other folks. Remember,
this is a friendly community.
Learn to Sail - Fold Your Sailboat Sails For Maximum Performance! Did you know that you should fold your mainsail, Genoa, or jib sailboat sails at least once every sailing season. If you sail on a racing sailboat, each sail should be folded at the end of each race.
Automatic Identification System Update For Sailboats and Yachts As more of these AIS products for sailboats and yachts come onto the market, I thought it was time again to run a brief review of what might be best to suit your requirements for you and your sailboat. Like GPS, when that technology first hit the market, it was slow to be taken up by recreational yachties, and was several years before it was embraced fully by the sailing community. I believe that at the time, that was partially due to the general unreliability of its predecessor, Satnav, and folks took some time to understand that GPS was...
How to Dock a Boat - How to Undock Your Boat With One Line! You are squeezed between two huge power boats ahead and astern of you at the fuel dock. A breeze from ahead threatens to send you into the power cruiser astern. Unless you know how to dock a boat or undock a boat the way the pros do! Follow these five easy steps to undock your boat with perfect control!
How to Survive at Sea - What If the Steering Fails? The closer your boat is to danger, the faster you will need to deal with steering failure. If, for instance, the wind and tide are pushing your boat towards the shore, you need to implement your solution quickly. Similarly, if you are in a busy shipping lane where there's increased risk of hitting or being hit by another vessel, you have to know what you should do to regain control of your boat quickly.
Make Sure You're Stocked Up With Sailing Accessories Before Setting Out Sailing accessories are a large part of what makes sailing such a fun experience. Without some of the most important sailing accessories, the experience is lost in hard work and little time to enjoy the view. Here are a few of the more popular sailing accessories based on popularity on the Internet.
Look the Part When Doing Your Hobby With Yachting Clothing Yachting clothing is available in many different styles and can be found through multiple online retailers. As a part of your yachting hobby, dressing the part can help others on the docks to recognise you, as well as to help you feel more professional about your time spent on the boat.
Improve Your Sailing Experience With Sailing Gloves A great way of finding the size for your sailing gloves is to check your shirt size. If you wear a large in shirts, your glove size will also normally be a large. There are many types of sailing gloves available in varying colors and designs. Here are a few of the most popular sailing gloves on the Internet. The Gill Deckhand Glove with short fingers or 3/4 fingers are top of the line gloves made for sailing professionally as well as wind surfing and water skiing.
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