Took the family camping and forgot basically everything

Apr 191 min read

We get to the campground and realize we left the lantern, the good flashlights, half the camping chairs, and I forgot my sleeping bag. Just left it sitting in the garage. Spent the first night in the car basically. But we stayed the whole weekend and actually had a great time just hanging out by the fire, roasting marshmallows, listening to the kids be dumb. Didn't even need all that stuff as much as I thought. Going back next month and I'm making a checklist this time though because my wife is still not over me forgetting the sleeping bag.

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Comments(4)

EEricRegularApr 21

Half the camping stuff left behind is kind of a camping rite of passage I think. Did you have to cut the trip short or did you make it work with what you had?

MMason T.New DadApr 19

This is why I keep a camping checklist laminated in my van now. After the third time I forgot something important I just committed it to paper. Game changer.

MMitchell R.RegularApr 20

At least you made it to the campground before realizing. That's still a win in my book. Some dads don't even get their families out there.

PPhil M.RegularApr 20

Missing the lantern and flashlights is rough but honestly camping without optimal gear might have saved you from another night of dealing with unhappy kids. Silver lining?