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    Making an awning for a tent

    Hi there, The link to the pictures appears to have some type of permission , it won't me to view. So are trees a requirement ? Trying to figure How to do this without trees we don't know if trees will be close enough or placed where we want them. Thank you, Sharon
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    Making an awning for a tent

    Hello, We will be headed up to Aspen/Redstone, CO at the end of this month and have read to expect daily rain showers in the afternoon. *I would like to create a covered area that we can get under while it rains. *I gave read about using a tarp with tent poles but we can't seem to get the...
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    The Smells

    Yep, the wonderful smells of those fires going and just the smell of pine is the biggest attraction for me in tent camping.
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    Bug repellant that's safe for kids

    Another here that uses Skin So Soft as a repellant.
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    Fan for tent need recommendation.

    Thank you so much, I checked the website and there are a few sizes. Do you recall if you have the 5" or 10" size? Thanks again, Sharon
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    Fan for tent need recommendation.

    Good day ! Hoping to leverage y'all wisdom on the subject of fans for use in the tent. * I had originally purchased 2 of the Coleman free standing fans with the soft blades off of Amazon. It received lots of great reviews. **However we used them this weekend and they were perfect at first...
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    Screened in shelter for rainy days

    Good tip on Costco, love me some Costco;) Has anyone had experience with these shelters during a mild to moderate rainshower? I would like to find one that would hold up to a rainshower. Thanks, Sharon
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    Screened in shelter for rainy days

    We are fairly new car campers (2nd year). I was considering purchasing a screen shelter for meals etc. I thought if I could find one that would also work for playing board games and cards in on rainy days that would be a smart purchase. Browsing Amazon I don't see any that suitable for...
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    Happy to be here..

    The kids LOVED it. The SP had volunteers who ran different activities every few hours during the two days. We were able to sample Geocaching, kayaking, fishing, Dutch oven cooking class, nature trail activities, stargazing and a session where they took us and helped us identify sounds...
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    Just reserved our campsite for summer vacation - CO

    Thanks. I have read that snow in June is a possibility. Does anyone have experience with the Rockies in June to help me determine how likely snow or rain is at the end of June? I figure the end of July and August would be the rainy season. Need to do a bit of googling on weather I guess.
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    Just reserved our campsite for summer vacation - CO

    Hi Chad. We are planning 5 nights (might be 4). Ford Expedition. Camping right next to truck. It will be husband, kids and I. I enjoy cooking and I am thinking we will purchase non pantry items once we get to CO. Thanks again- Sharon
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    Roasting marshmallows

    We went camping this past week and I slipped some wonderful dark chocolate into the s'more kit and the kids (7,5) finally got the wonders of dark chocolate. My DD age 5 said " mommy there is a party in my tummy" ;)
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    Just reserved our campsite for summer vacation - CO

    I am pretty excited. Just reserved our campsite for our family's summer vacation in the White River National Forest in Carbondale, CO near Aspen. This will be our 4th family camping trip (we have our third scheduled over Memorial Day). Coming from the DFW area in Texas I am sure the cooler...
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    Happy to be here..

    Thank you Grandpa ;)
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    Happy to be here..

    Hello! My name is Sharon and my family (DH and two kids DS 7 and DD 5 ) are new comers to the beautiful outdoors. We participated in a state program back in Oct called Texas Outdoor Family. The program provides a weekend of camping with a group of families and a couple of rangers for the low...
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