I've been feeling a bit 'stir crazy' having spent most of the week lurking about at home.
I decided that my boys and myself would head out for a trudge in the woods so they could get some practice in at getting their hammocks up.
So far, my kids have mostly been camping at campsites which involves the car filled with far too much gear, a big tent and toilet blocks within a couple of hundred yards so I'm trying to get them used to more basic 'rough camping' and carrying your own gear.
We got my hammock & tarp set up first...
The boys then got their hammocks up and clambered in...
I turned my back for a minute and I had two little stowaways trying my hammock for size.
We'd planned to cook lunch while we were out (nothing fancy just hotdogs & rolls). Getting back to basics though the boys wanted to light the hobo stove using flint and steel...this is a video of my youngest son sparking up the tinder...
I decided that my boys and myself would head out for a trudge in the woods so they could get some practice in at getting their hammocks up.
So far, my kids have mostly been camping at campsites which involves the car filled with far too much gear, a big tent and toilet blocks within a couple of hundred yards so I'm trying to get them used to more basic 'rough camping' and carrying your own gear.
We got my hammock & tarp set up first...
The boys then got their hammocks up and clambered in...
I turned my back for a minute and I had two little stowaways trying my hammock for size.
We'd planned to cook lunch while we were out (nothing fancy just hotdogs & rolls). Getting back to basics though the boys wanted to light the hobo stove using flint and steel...this is a video of my youngest son sparking up the tinder...