Campsite housecleaning
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:36 pmHey all.
Well have got the chicken in the crock-pot cooking for supper tonight. It was a mutual effort getting it going but we should eat good tonight!
The only thing left to do for supper is cook up some rice later. Couldn't find the regular liners when we went grocery shopping so bought the oven bags instead. I have one of the bigger oval crock-pots so the bags don't fit quite right but they work. Thanks Barbz for the heads up on them. Truly does save on clean up and while camping we can use all the saving on dish washing that we can get! 
I have gotten the ceiling of the screen house sprayed again to try and further waterproof it. The spraying I did the other day worked pretty good but still had some drippies. With all the freaking wind we are getting? I am really not sure just how good the waterproofing spray will do on the seams of the roof? The poles run on the inside of the ceiling and have little velcro strips holding them in place. With this wind it stresses the seams and velcro strips so it might still end up having small drips. I really don't want to have to put a tarp over top of the screen house it would just be something else for the wind to grab, flap and pull on. If it wasn't for the strings in the dead center of the ceiling that tie around the poles to keep it stable I could put a tarp between the poles and roof. ~sigh~ We will probably go the money and get a heavier metal framed canopy. While they are a lot heavier because of the metal frame and legs they are a heck of a lot sturdier too. Would save some grief in the long run. We had one but gave it to David. I got rid of it because of the weight now I'm kicking myself in the butt. If we get the heavier one I will probably ask some of the neighbors if they want this one. Never know, someone might want it. For sure wont throw it away.
If nothing else? The storm yesterday has gotten Kelly into her Organizer Bunny mode. She had been cleaning, straightening up and sorting thru stuff like crazy. She's a good little Bunny when she gets going! She has cleaned her tent again and said the bottom corner of her bed is drying nicely. I cleaned off the one end of the picnic table so that I would have room for the crock-pot. But Kelly is going thru all the totes here in the screen house. We have 2 big wheeled totes, one for camping supplies and one that I put my pots and pans in along with the crock-pot. Then we have other totes that hold our groceries and stuff. So she has her work cut out for her. Not to mention "Mom" has the laptop, Sprint stick and Kelly is bored! But we do have dishes that have to be done up so I will be needing to get off my azz and wash dishes. Kelly has suggested that we bag up the dirty dishes and take them with us when we go take our showers.
We are talking and cogitating about getting another big wheeled tote from WalMart? Need to figure out what we can use for dividers and store our kitchen type stuff in it, ie. paper plates, cups, cutting boards, seasonings, plastic silverware and utensils. Keep them neat, clean and all in one place. That's not something we need right now anyway, but an idea to kick around. I like the big totes with wheels on them, they are about the size of footlockers. Hold a lot of stuff!
Yep tent camping in and of it's self is an on going adventure!!!! Trials and tribulations!!!
For some reason? The wind has gotten a little quieter? Probably the calm before the storm!!!
The sky has gotten darker but hasn't started raining again yet!! Well guess we will find out how the waterproofing is gonna hold up! 
Tomorrow is "suppose" to be nice? Hmmmmm?
If this dang weather ever calms down and it gets nice again?? We will finally get into Q and look up Sheila. Plus we will be able to look around and see what there is to see. But after yesterdays storm and mess while we were in town, I think we will stay our buttocks right here in camp!
Well have got the chicken in the crock-pot cooking for supper tonight. It was a mutual effort getting it going but we should eat good tonight!
The only thing left to do for supper is cook up some rice later. Couldn't find the regular liners when we went grocery shopping so bought the oven bags instead. I have one of the bigger oval crock-pots so the bags don't fit quite right but they work. Thanks Barbz for the heads up on them. Truly does save on clean up and while camping we can use all the saving on dish washing that we can get! I have gotten the ceiling of the screen house sprayed again to try and further waterproof it. The spraying I did the other day worked pretty good but still had some drippies. With all the freaking wind we are getting? I am really not sure just how good the waterproofing spray will do on the seams of the roof? The poles run on the inside of the ceiling and have little velcro strips holding them in place. With this wind it stresses the seams and velcro strips so it might still end up having small drips. I really don't want to have to put a tarp over top of the screen house it would just be something else for the wind to grab, flap and pull on. If it wasn't for the strings in the dead center of the ceiling that tie around the poles to keep it stable I could put a tarp between the poles and roof. ~sigh~ We will probably go the money and get a heavier metal framed canopy. While they are a lot heavier because of the metal frame and legs they are a heck of a lot sturdier too. Would save some grief in the long run. We had one but gave it to David. I got rid of it because of the weight now I'm kicking myself in the butt. If we get the heavier one I will probably ask some of the neighbors if they want this one. Never know, someone might want it. For sure wont throw it away.
If nothing else? The storm yesterday has gotten Kelly into her Organizer Bunny mode. She had been cleaning, straightening up and sorting thru stuff like crazy. She's a good little Bunny when she gets going!
She has cleaned her tent again and said the bottom corner of her bed is drying nicely. I cleaned off the one end of the picnic table so that I would have room for the crock-pot. But Kelly is going thru all the totes here in the screen house. We have 2 big wheeled totes, one for camping supplies and one that I put my pots and pans in along with the crock-pot. Then we have other totes that hold our groceries and stuff. So she has her work cut out for her. Not to mention "Mom" has the laptop, Sprint stick and Kelly is bored! But we do have dishes that have to be done up so I will be needing to get off my azz and wash dishes. Kelly has suggested that we bag up the dirty dishes and take them with us when we go take our showers. We are talking and cogitating about getting another big wheeled tote from WalMart? Need to figure out what we can use for dividers and store our kitchen type stuff in it, ie. paper plates, cups, cutting boards, seasonings, plastic silverware and utensils. Keep them neat, clean and all in one place. That's not something we need right now anyway, but an idea to kick around. I like the big totes with wheels on them, they are about the size of footlockers. Hold a lot of stuff!
Yep tent camping in and of it's self is an on going adventure!!!! Trials and tribulations!!!
For some reason? The wind has gotten a little quieter? Probably the calm before the storm!!!
The sky has gotten darker but hasn't started raining again yet!! Well guess we will find out how the waterproofing is gonna hold up! Tomorrow is "suppose" to be nice? Hmmmmm? If this dang weather ever calms down and it gets nice again?? We will finally get into Q and look up Sheila. Plus we will be able to look around and see what there is to see. But after yesterdays storm and mess while we were in town, I think we will stay our buttocks right here in camp!
Glad you are surviving the messy weather and keeping your sense of humor.