Have you ever watched a neighbour get ready for a camping trip? They will research camping sites months ahead of time, buy expensive clothes that they don’t really need, watch the weather every day, and plan out an entire weekend of meals. They will haul in beer, portable inflatable mattresses, Coleman grills, and more. Sometimes, however, the few basic creature comforts that really enhance the camping trip get left behind. The same people who spend hundreds of dollars on junk that they don’t really need will not bother to bring a decent camping chair that they can strap onto the back of their hiking pack! (more…)