Joyce bought me a Six Moon Designs Deschutes Silpoly shelter for my birthday.
The Deschutes is, in my opinion, the best buy on the market for a ultralight one person shelter.
After several days of rain, I finally got the chance to set up the shelter to seal the seams. While doing this I took a few pictures.
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Yesterday I wrote about turning 75 and shared some of my thoughts on aging.
This morning when I opened my email there were two messages from bloggers who also just posted articles about aging. As it is often said, things seem to come in “threes.”
My 75th birthday rolled around on the 15th of this month. There was no big celebration. No party. This was, as it has always been in the past, my preference.
Joyce bought me a new backpacking tent, some tent stakes, an 8L Exped dry bag, a couple polycro ground sheets for my floorless backpacking tents, and a small REI Flash 18 backpack for our day hikes on camping trips.
I may be old by some measurements, but I can still do most things I did decades ago. I must temper this with the fact I have been lucky to inherit good genes, been fortunate not to develop any disease, and never been involved in any sort of serious accident. Good luck is nothing to discount! However, at 75, I am beginning to notice I am not as fast nor as strong as I once was. It is a reminder that we don’t live forever.
I’ve had this cup for just over 5 years. Typically I’ll wait 10 years before doing a “long term” review. I have taken it on every backpacking and car camping (trips without our travel trailer) trip since I bought it. This cup has worked out so well I can’t picture myself wanting something else.
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Yesterday I shared a post, Campground Etiquette: We need to talk about trash. One of the main points I wanted to make is so many of today’s campers just haven’t been educated on the rules and regulations, nor taught proper campground etiquette.
In this post I’ll cover campground etiquette with a focus on teaching kids to respect nature and their fellow campers.