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This article is from the Outdoor
Activities for Young Children FAQ, by Gloria Logan
glogan@atk.com with numerous contributions by others.
32 GENERAL CAMPING: Tough Traveler backpack, a sleeping bag, and dirt.
I got all sorts of wonderful information in response to my posting a
couple of weeks ago, asking (1) whether I really needed a Tough
Traveler backpack instead of a Gerry, (2) what to use for a sleeping
bag, and (3) what to do about dirt.
Very brief summary: (1) Almost everyone says that the Tough Traveler is
so much better than a Gerry that you shouldn't even bother with the
latter, although a couple of families had success with adding a hipbelt
from a real backpack to the Gerry pack. (2) For a sleeping bag, you
can substitute a couple of blanket sleepers, use an adult's parka, or
buy polarfleece from the Rain Shed and make stuff. (3) As far as dirt
goes, remember what Connie says: "A dirty child is a happy child.
(Repeat this over and over...)"
Oh boy oh boy oh boy, my husband says the TT Kid Carrier just arrived
from REI this morning, and I got my fabric swatches plus a beautiful
3' x 5' piece of Polartech fleece in the mail yesterday from the Rain
Shed. There are scads of great patterns in the Rain Shed's catalog
(503-753-8900), for baby stuff, sports clothing, sleeping bags,
luggage, etc.--and all of the specialized materials needed to make
any of this. I just wish I had more time to do anything. The stretch
Polartech 200s looks like the ideal material for winter baby clothes.
(I'm not going to use a pattern, because I think it's more fun without
it.)
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Just a note to let you know we are back from our camping trip. We all
had a wonderful time. I took her playpen. It worked great.
I used a generic brand of Coppertone Water Babies for suntan lotion.
It also worked great. The only one's who got burned were Daddy and
Mommy who did not use the lotion. :-(
We did not use any mosquito repellent, even thou our doctor told us any
kind would be okay as long as it was not prolonged use. If it had
gotten really bad we would have used some Off lotion. We could not
find any store that carried Skeedaddle.
We brought lots of toys for the car, and stopped every hour or two and
let Isabel crawl around. She had a particularly fun time chasing and
squashing ants.
She got cold in her own bed, so we let her sleep with us. She got a
good night's sleep, although we did not. I am going to make her a
down comforter for next time.
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