Camping's Little Luxuries

Now don't get me wrong, in my little 12' long A-frame camper by the lake I have plenty of luxuries myself. Indeed, I have a tremendous amount of comforts that our family did not have when we camped for two and three weeks at a time in the family 4-man tent for vacation each year.

Then, we slept in sleeping bags on the hard ground, lined up like sardines, mom and dad on an air mattress for added padding.

Then we stored all of our dry goods in trunks and our cold goods in coolers which we refilled with ice everyday, sorting through things that got waterlogged and tossing them out.

Now I have a refrigerator that runs on electricity or on battery/propane and keeps food not only cold for endless days, but has a freezer compartment too.


Then we cooked dinner outside in the fire or on a propane stove perched on the picnic table, now I prepare meals INSIDE my camper, though still on a gas stove.






Then we washed dishes in a tub of hot water sitting on the edge of the picnic table, tossing the water into the woods after we were done.

Now I wash dishes inside, in my sink with either carried or running water and let the water drain down the sink's drain and onto the ground.





Then we lit a lantern when the sun went down and used it to light the way to the bathhouse for brushing teeth and using the facilities before going to bed.

Now I use the bathhouse for most things, but have a port-a-potty in my little camper, and halogen lights too, to make using the facilities a little more comfortable after dark.

And then we gathered sticks and built campfires to see who could roast their marshmallow into the perfect crisp, light brown color that meant gooey goodness inside. (When my siblings burned theirs, they actually claimed they preferred the burned, charred flavor, though I highly doubt that!)

Yes, those were the days, yet even now, the good times are here too. They are ours for the asking, ours for the taking, ours if we'll venture out of our comfort zones to see what is out there, what is calling out to us, what is only waiting for us to do.





In Joy,
Ronda

Location:Apex,United States