But wait, you say. You can't live in a tent all the time. What about the kids? How are you going to stay warm? Cook? Sleep? Shower? This is not how people live.
My response:
People have actually lived in tents for a very long time. We are not exactly trying something that has never been done before. Kids have lived with these people, and they do fine. Our particular kids are excited to be living the camping lifestyle. They look forward to being outside more, and learning how to cook over an open campfire.
Warmth: We already own a tent heater, and we are currently looking at some alternatives, like woodstoves and other types of heating. We will have nice comfy sleeping bags, and will be investing in cots.
We have a two burner camping stove, and some nights we will cook over a fire.
We are joining the YMCA, so we can shower there, as well as swim and workout. We will be clean. : )
I am looking forward to not having to maintain an entire house, and having time to write and play with my kids. October 1 is the date! Those of you in the Prescott area, come to our yardsale September 23 and 24!
Beware of fires in your tent!! Don't use your stove or any other type of heating mechanism in your tent!! I'm not sure how a tent heater works, but it sounds like it's at least made for heating a tent. But other types of heating may produce carbon monoxide (or dioxide?) which needs to be vented properly. You really shouldn't need to heat a tent, as your sleeping bags will supply enough heat. And you're in Arizona! I can't imagine it gets cold during the day, but at night, well, again you'll be sleeping in sleeping bags. Are you staying at a campground or in your yard? You should ask Corey for camping recipes, I bet he has a gjillion.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Em. We are being cautious about fire. It does get pretty cold here at night, and it's been getting cold this past week. We are camping at a dispursed camp site in a national park.
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