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    Filed at 8:47 pm under by dcobranchi

    Along with the chicken risotto, this was Tim’s tent.
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    Note the appendage out back.
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    Just kidding. The tent belonged to one of our “neighbors.” And when it comes to being a camping wimp, I think I won the “prize.” After all, no one else bothered to bring an espresso maker that fits on a camp stove.

    9 Responses to “REALLY ROUGHIN’ IT”


    Comment by
    Tim Haas
    June 8th, 2005
    at 9:02 pm

    Yeah, hey, how comes I didn’t get any of that espresso? Sure could’ve used it Saturday morning …


    Comment by
    Lillian
    June 8th, 2005
    at 9:12 pm

    That certainly wasn’t our air conditioner — we don’t even have one at our house! I’d sure have loved a little space heater, though, especially Saturday afternoon. It was freezing!


    Comment by
    Daryl Cobranchi
    June 8th, 2005
    at 9:14 pm

    Next time for the espresso. But I’ll first have to try to find our camping cappuccino maker.


    Comment by
    Rikki
    June 9th, 2005
    at 2:15 am

    I think the tent a/c is a wonderful idea. Seriously, at first I laughed, then I remembered our last camping trip and just exactly how freaking hot it gets in Texas. ha!
    I am soooo gonna talk Jeff into modifying our tent and picking up a 79 dollar a/c at home depot!


    Comment by
    Chris
    June 9th, 2005
    at 8:22 am

    If nothing else, it would have drowned out the sound of the damn gulls that woke us up at 530 AM!


    Comment by
    speedwell
    June 9th, 2005
    at 10:08 am

    I’m with Rikki… this a/c is nifty 😀 Can I get one that runs on solar-rechargeable batteries?

    Oh, I’m a wimp, I’m a wimp; I hated Girl Scouts (except for the arts & crafts). I possess a 100% silk sleeping bag liner, a five-gallon solar shower, a collapsible chaise longue, and a portable bucket potty with a real seat. I know two infallible formulas for herbal, nontoxic mosquito repellant (and use both of them at the same time). I can cook on a campfire using a pressure cooker.

    I think I fail to get the concept of “roughing it,” lol.


    Comment by
    Chris
    June 9th, 2005
    at 11:31 am

    “I know two infallible formulas for herbal, nontoxic mosquito repellant ”

    Do you want to share those? We avoid DEET and have good luck with the Avon stuff – but I’m always looking for a better anti-mosquito defense.


    Comment by
    Valerie
    June 9th, 2005
    at 11:52 am

    Please, do share.


    Comment by
    Daryl
    June 9th, 2005
    at 12:03 pm

    Well, nepetalactone in a 1% rubbing alcohol solution should work well. Nepetalactone is the AI in catnip.

    Or you could wear a bag of catnip around your neck.