Camping trip almost ended in disaster

C

Aug 171 min read

We set up the tent Saturday morning and I realized I left half the stakes at home. Had to improvise with branches and rope. It held up fine but my 8 year old spent the whole night worried it would collapse. He slept in the truck anyway. Next time I'm doing a checklist before we leave.

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CCarlos M.ExperiencedAug 18

Tent stake improvisation is a core dad skill. I've used tent pegs, sticks, rocks, whatever works. Glad you made it work and nobody ended up in a tree.

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AAdam R.RegularAug 17

Did the improvised stakes actually hold? I'm curious what you ended up using.

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JJoshuaVeteran DadAug 18

Almost disaster camping trips are the best stories though. Glad everyone's okay and you've got a good story out of it.

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VVincentExperiencedAug 19

This is why I do a full inventory check the night before now. Lost my stakes twice the hard way.

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