tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35407768884912837572024-03-12T17:31:34.038-07:00blah...blah...BLOGBOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-22166741016504423992022-02-05T08:34:00.009-08:002022-05-28T04:56:52.364-07:00The saga of B4B's One-Pot Pasta Fagioli (Recipe Included)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXVvXLAxwGUyeaNRMiizHoDQt7xFn2r1YJCaGf1M4xd9H1Z2wW_RoTqpq3F3J52dToHceV14sCdhjjjOEg3z20r3VeLA73rV9TANt1zAbEjmi5pXwGIpICpAZsvjuEqPUAi774i3UF8rE7VacUe0UHCMrjPfIAjLNSduT0tkIN-7YsGlSw6sIil7MD" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="400" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXVvXLAxwGUyeaNRMiizHoDQt7xFn2r1YJCaGf1M4xd9H1Z2wW_RoTqpq3F3J52dToHceV14sCdhjjjOEg3z20r3VeLA73rV9TANt1zAbEjmi5pXwGIpICpAZsvjuEqPUAi774i3UF8rE7VacUe0UHCMrjPfIAjLNSduT0tkIN-7YsGlSw6sIil7MD=w244-h294" width="244" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Some people camp just to creatively cook, others merely choose to survive on PB & Js for the weekend. I guess you can call me a middleman. I love the experience of cooking over the campfire (or camp stove), but as soon as the sun starts setting, I realize what a hassle the prep work, serving, and cleanup is probably going to be. I'm a big fan of foil packs... but pizza/beer at the local pub is great camp food too! I do get a laugh (maybe agitated) at many pictures on these so-called camping profiles/accounts on Instagram... not that there's anything wrong with a loving couple in designer clothes lounging comfortably on a colorful Navajo blanket...eating a 5-course meal by the light of a lantern's glow. I must argue that a real-world scenario is much different, especially for families. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1MXiLaGaFNkgPWlHeJDp32aEM_IMkogo75xWIPm4Dkj_z2dUFxNqVrp4MhN4Ctw9y0oWdAJG4l54oieTGNfa7j7rnbn0ZjuETZAi4nT1UDWf3qGsu1uXkm1xyWHklvIsidaDEt4CMez3GFhjTJWG5NU78wubPYHPOPK-AAYnMS9e8vnWOGeU7LOhW=s4032" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1MXiLaGaFNkgPWlHeJDp32aEM_IMkogo75xWIPm4Dkj_z2dUFxNqVrp4MhN4Ctw9y0oWdAJG4l54oieTGNfa7j7rnbn0ZjuETZAi4nT1UDWf3qGsu1uXkm1xyWHklvIsidaDEt4CMez3GFhjTJWG5NU78wubPYHPOPK-AAYnMS9e8vnWOGeU7LOhW=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What you’ll need!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Is there such thing as a relaxing meal when your camping crew numbers four or more? Our one-pot Pasta Fagioli might make that a reality. The recipe is easy to half/triple by buying the 15oz. can size. Like more garlic? Go for it! Watching salt intake? Buy low sodium items. Ground turkey and turkey sausage could even be used! Lots of prep options too! </span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. Make the whole meal at home and just reheat at camp. Dole out the bowls and spoons. Dig in!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. Brown meats and chop/dice veggies at home then throw them in a gallon ziploc with the needed seasonings. Pack up the remaining ingredients (which doesn’t take up precious cooler space)- a pot, a large mixing/serving spoon and a can opener.</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I often precook my pasta separately in the broth and drain it right into the pot, and then set pasta aside to mix in later as needed. If you don’t eat the whole pot in one sitting, the pasta swells as it sits. Mushy pasta is so gross!</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. Break out that <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cast+iron+dutch+oven+5+qt&i=garden&rh=n%3A289818%2Cp_n_feature_twenty-nine_browse-bin%3A17381825011&s=price-asc-rank&dc=&crid=1U6TWH1XH70QA&qid=1644075942&rnid=17381822011&sprefix=cast+iron+dutch+oven+5+qt%2Cgarden%2C197&linkCode=ll2&tag=bound4burling-20&linkId=2cfb401af40b0dfa755d127995ea6be5&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">dutch oven</a> and make it all at camp! This recipe is worth the hour wait! Ready, set…GO!</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">First, drag in from the day's adventures, unload the car, organize campsite, sit for a minute or twenty to gain a second wind, attempt to get a fire going, corral the kids that took off on their bikes, get kids showered/cleaned/dressed in pajamas, attempt to keep kids out of fire, retrieve dog that kids let loose, run to camp store for more wood, make rude comment to significant other who's still relaxing, yell at kids to stick near campsite, start prep work for dinner, start cooking, yell at kids to get out of the marshmallows because they're starving, go to grab ice out of the cooler because you just burned yourself, go to camp store for more ice, set up picnic table while trying to cook, shut down generator because neighbor just yelled "quiet time" … is it 8:00 pm already? Time to finally eat, in the dark. Grab the lantern. Now force a smile, say "cheese" for that REAL camper photo and throw it up on Instagram and Facebook!</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The overall jest of the recipe; Brown meats, sauté veggies in, add spices, add tomatoes, broth, sauce & pasta when time to. Cook till done. Voilà! Whichever way to choose to prepare this dish, it's a crowd pleaser!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><u>Camper's Favorite One-Pot Pasta Fagioli</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-26 c1-27 c1-b c1-96 c1-4d c1-97 c1-98" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;">In a large pot, brown:<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOVBHUOZ73PC4h7hYukne6JKbmLq7rEgWL0yPYCjdGI6ddTF6i99X3kaObKxFG4ZIIicCSmVK72Gklgv2RI1cG6Jx9r5yxgs5swRpPdYAVtn6Ii-U_mCG9cBKwTgl8D8h1ra8qN7LxnXnPY5f0y5OYfSH07ze9s5iT2iaege6UdInh0wyOYW5hB8TI=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOVBHUOZ73PC4h7hYukne6JKbmLq7rEgWL0yPYCjdGI6ddTF6i99X3kaObKxFG4ZIIicCSmVK72Gklgv2RI1cG6Jx9r5yxgs5swRpPdYAVtn6Ii-U_mCG9cBKwTgl8D8h1ra8qN7LxnXnPY5f0y5OYfSH07ze9s5iT2iaege6UdInh0wyOYW5hB8TI=w320-h320" width="320" /></span></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-26 c1-27 c1-b c1-96 c1-4d c1-97 c1-98" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"></span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: auto 16px; padding-left: 1.3em; text-align: left;"><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1/2 lb. ground beef</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;">1/2 lb. loose </span></span>sausage (<span><span style="letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;">sweet or hot)</span></span></span></li><ul><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;">Hot gives an extra burst of flavor!</span></span></span></li></ul></ul><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-26 c1-27 c1-b c1-96 c1-4d c1-97 c1-98" style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"><b>Add and </b></span></span><b>sauté</b><span><span style="letter-spacing: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"><b> over medium heat for 7-10 minutes:</b></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: auto 16px; padding-left: 1.3em;"><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 cup diced carrots</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 cup diced celery</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 cup chopped onion</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 tablespoon chopped garlic</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-26 c1-27 c1-b c1-96 c1-4d c1-97 c1-98" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Add and cook over med-high 20 minutes or until vegetables are near tender:</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: auto 16px; padding-left: 1.3em;"><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 carton (32oz) chicken or beef broth</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 can (28oz) tomato sauce</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 can (28oz) fire roasted diced tomatoes</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 tsp. heaping of sugar</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 heaping tablespoon Italian seasoning</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-26 c1-27 c1-b c1-96 c1-4d c1-97 c1-98" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Add and cook 11 minutes until al dente</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: auto 16px; padding-left: 1.3em;"><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;">1 1/2-2 cups dry ditalini or t</span></span>ubettini<span><span style="letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"> pasta</span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-26 c1-27 c1-b c1-96 c1-4d c1-97 c1-98" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Add and cook over medium 5 minutes more:</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: auto 16px; padding-left: 1.3em;"><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 can (15.5oz) white cannellini beans, NOT drained</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1 can (15.5oz) red kidney beans, NOT drained</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">salt and pepper to taste</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span class="x-el x-el-span c1-26 c1-27 c1-b c1-96 c1-4d c1-97 c1-98" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-transform: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Before serving (optional):</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px;"></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: auto 16px; padding-left: 1.3em;"><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">grated fresh Parmesan cheese</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">fresh chopped parsley</span></li><li class="x-el x-el-span c1-7q c1-7r c1-b c1-c c1-d c1-e c1-f c1-g" style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: unset; text-transform: unset;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Slice up a loaf of fresh Italian bread</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">PRINT RECIPE HERE: <a href="https://bound4burlingame.com/camp-cooking" target="_blank">B4B's Camp Cooking Page</a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_fuWKLifc3_eJi-0nNa7E7_u-gQFd1QGN8bWTz0zVTLHJWgOyooOpoykatY_7Y9pF1hyujmMPYolBjSxoM_R76aS4W1u8khlgTLs1-zTyN-MYlkxfEjyYMPyAWYgZUUA_gfpKmtMK3OFqxoIN9OPePcYiw72Btknz1V0MPLgGFEluSatKZufJmhaS=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>* The above blog post many contain affiliate links which allow B4B to earn from qualifying </i><i>purchases. *</i></span></div><br /></div></div>BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-33317339402066261632021-10-21T18:26:00.002-07:002022-05-28T04:59:59.004-07:00BEHIND THE B4B LOGO...<p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq4QIXlostKIg2v2yAGSc7fklAwLPkw-PY9CsGAYIMjPUUzwauCAO8tz7cCLW1gnJja4KkZ9axHPlUatohOVuJE9vLh_Cvv_DdaV1kHs2nZjVBtQJNRCxlg9vM50smLcP1jtJYPfF1EU/s250/250png.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfq4QIXlostKIg2v2yAGSc7fklAwLPkw-PY9CsGAYIMjPUUzwauCAO8tz7cCLW1gnJja4KkZ9axHPlUatohOVuJE9vLh_Cvv_DdaV1kHs2nZjVBtQJNRCxlg9vM50smLcP1jtJYPfF1EU/w200-h200/250png.png" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Believe it or not, It took me about 10 years to finalize the very simple Bound4Burlingame(B4B) logo! For years I sketched, scribbled, and copy/pasted, often spending days on end experimenting with fonts, colors, shapes and graphics. In the end, I reverted to the simplest of logos. Despite the fact that many campers outside New England probably don't realize that Burlingame is a camping destination near the beaches of Rhode Island, it was still pretty important that my logo portrayed B4B's underlying identity and stood apart from RI DEM and/or the RI State Park Department logos.</span></p><p></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p></p><p style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRVTFFc4sVrUktNSPm833eu63kg8QWIJUY3tI4aRps5Dfi7EXqlaNo-yrqKGy81Tq-UB8POBs3DhMgGcbb9AsQLcUQprPfMiAr0QliPxasGNRuupNjT9_YqoqAlKWxZddga7CgB8By54/s1024/346ef163776b9e85998661620411e1b5.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRVTFFc4sVrUktNSPm833eu63kg8QWIJUY3tI4aRps5Dfi7EXqlaNo-yrqKGy81Tq-UB8POBs3DhMgGcbb9AsQLcUQprPfMiAr0QliPxasGNRuupNjT9_YqoqAlKWxZddga7CgB8By54/w150-h150/346ef163776b9e85998661620411e1b5.gif" width="150" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">W</span><span style="font-family: arial;">hen it all finally fell into place, it was like an "Oprah Ahh-ha Moment". I can't believe I wasted so much time and effort when the answer was passing me by on every road trip I took. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">What would be more obvious for a brand/social network logo, then one that closely resembled what most people already recognized as the universal symbol for campground? And so I ran with it. Okay...skipped. That was right after I jumped for joy. Took long enough! I patted myself on the back and called it a decade. </span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I wanted the B4B social pages to expand beyond the Burlingame camping population, to include all outdoor enthusiasts, so originally, I expanded the logo as well. I stuck with the simplicity and immediately settled on a "ROY G BIV" scheme. If you didn't attention in art class, its the color of the rainbow...<b>R</b>ed, <b>O</b>range, <b>Y</b>ellow, <b>G</b>reen, <b>B</b>lue, <b>I</b>ndigo, <b>V</b>iolet. If its good enough for Mother Nature and the Olympic Rings, it's good enough for me! </span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I fell in love with these crisp, vibrant and bold colors as a kid, and never outgrew them. (Kind of like my love for camping). I've since realized that a solo circle makes the biggest impact, but you'll occasionally still see colorful icons on our pages.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><b>ONE OF BOUND4BURLINGAME'S FIRST LOGOS (2011):</b></span></span></p><p style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQj2gUs81iHreqfJV3uSgvDLUXMF0i_-dbGdhcP0lzNB-c_eCKF-9kUwYsIDPIbzhPFTwibS1xp6ryJPox4bNZTeRuaGWC-jfCS-K4AqYAi3nt9RSttP__4bW-p1hEOpoARI2mjsjdxeE/s788/iu.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="788" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQj2gUs81iHreqfJV3uSgvDLUXMF0i_-dbGdhcP0lzNB-c_eCKF-9kUwYsIDPIbzhPFTwibS1xp6ryJPox4bNZTeRuaGWC-jfCS-K4AqYAi3nt9RSttP__4bW-p1hEOpoARI2mjsjdxeE/w320-h114/iu.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">THEN:</span></b></p><p style="clear: both;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivVkUU5xH1tR8IOU1DbWQeqcFTncLSw5szII2jVYE5ucfuxvhOvncNug2J6luVUZeTfEoUw8GFJaObLD6vMmYbeTRa3Jtt_9zkUyL2lXd-PWh25oNqLQ_aeQlu4I_at6H6YORRTUWxhg/s640/website+logo.jpg" width="640" /></span></span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>NOW:</b></span></p><p style="clear: both;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpvoEcbL2t6_c0BNXm9D4_APgFx-pCevfpNNXlk51Ru7ansA5kSqKlgNb2ETf3YgDsn0Qss4t6bLEbmt4b9MFETDt8uCJXLzF6cl7C0VYnxEPzYNsZMwvtUHFJ-5dxtw-u1kpMCGhdzg/s937/qt%253Dq_95+%25281%2529.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="76" data-original-width="937" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpvoEcbL2t6_c0BNXm9D4_APgFx-pCevfpNNXlk51Ru7ansA5kSqKlgNb2ETf3YgDsn0Qss4t6bLEbmt4b9MFETDt8uCJXLzF6cl7C0VYnxEPzYNsZMwvtUHFJ-5dxtw-u1kpMCGhdzg/w640-h52/qt%253Dq_95+%25281%2529.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhmKN6Uxot6sFwJOTK6F-i4QsmmwGgx7gYrr70k-d8Rk7VJEPL_c8MAdUBbM1Wy7vsmuskFHNQ89cpq6Xly9q647RG6lmyMNC-6JSGvDa9u2spqqbDQSEsUx5mPgl-ugzbcAA8xvlXFs/s1600/tshirt+giveaway.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span><span><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIgdWWRszzUMk33Nw6oiAJeIxxyQrMEv4E2NKW6zKcJqUcHvtL5Uf9d1NiBby-UwCLighbLvMZ4cggP8lpqjWNZc060ZexcPIujuy5dXYQO8WVvYq7PmdHc2IAI2-tk1PD1a5LyI7-c2QHQy4nrr3GWhNknBrQ7pLBDvzShJoi_Bp6UJyHCu0ZN-uY=s440" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIgdWWRszzUMk33Nw6oiAJeIxxyQrMEv4E2NKW6zKcJqUcHvtL5Uf9d1NiBby-UwCLighbLvMZ4cggP8lpqjWNZc060ZexcPIujuy5dXYQO8WVvYq7PmdHc2IAI2-tk1PD1a5LyI7-c2QHQy4nrr3GWhNknBrQ7pLBDvzShJoi_Bp6UJyHCu0ZN-uY=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>It's doubtful B4B will ever be a known brand like Nike or Pepsi, so I have freedom to change it up a bit. However, I found the key is to stick with easily recognizable icons across social media, the internet and advertising. Some early B4B devotees may remember when our tent was square, and our identity was a bit more complex. One of our early t-shirts featured an "eat-sleep-camp" design... a popular slogan which will return soon, I promise. </span><span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">S</span>ometimes I do a little logo tweaking on our Pinterest, Facebook, Amazon storefront, and Twitter posts/accounts, so it grabs the attention of the followers and alerts them to a great gift idea, a neat DIY idea, or a product that B4B loves! All B4B YouTube videos are copyrighted with our logo too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love our B4B #redtentdistrict logo! (even if the tent is actually white and the circle red). As we grow and more campers join our B4B community, I wanted everyone to know what the B4B logo stands for and why it's the color/shape it is.</div></span></div></span></span><p style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b>**THE COLOR RED** </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Red is a strong, stimulating color that represents protection, excitement and energy. This color can create physical effects such as enhanced metabolism, increased enthusiasm, high levels of energy, and increased confidence. Red is </span><span face="ff-dagny-web-pro, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">assertive, daring, determined, powerful, enthusiastic, impulsive, exciting, and aggressive. Red represents physical energy, lust, passion, and desire. It symbolizes action, confidence, and courage. The color red is linked to the most primitive physical and emotional expressions needed for both survival and self-preservation. In feng shui, red is the most powerful color and supersedes all else. Pretty much sums up the soul of a camper!</span></span></div><p></p></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face="ff-dagny-web-pro, sans-serif"><b>**THE COLOR WHITE** </b></span><span face="ff-dagny-web-pro, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">White creates a sense of space and is </span><span face="ff-dagny-web-pro, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">an inherently positive</span><span face="ff-dagny-web-pro, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"> color. White is often associated with mental clarity, purity, innocence, light, goodness, calm, safety, brilliance, illumination, understanding, cleanliness, faith, beginnings, spirituality, possibility, humility, sincerity, protection, softness, and perfection. White refreshes one's soul. White is the feeling of camping.</span><br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>**THE CIRCLE**</b> Roundness </span>implies an idea of movement, travel, and symbolizes the cycle of time, the perpetual motion of everything that moves, the planets' journey around the sun, the circle of the zodiac, and the great rhythm of the universe. It symbolizes potential, or the embryo. It possesses a protective agent and indicates striving towards a psychic wholeness, self-realization and completeness. For B4B, it also represents a campfire ring (our place of solace) and togetherness. The joined circle is our camping community, a roundabout of friends bonded by the spirit of camping.</span></p></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pi3MN9hAaiMMeriLaOLB-vZIOzyQIG458Xs5P6PUcVHUvWj3_b0aedNkTd5I0eUcdFel7t0DzIBA8xBsZ8eProj_PalOq06Jonx2AWN1dzHxctyr_GakcCBVURvfBlRmlMbHqaLuXc8/s1242/148891989_3923938410962900_8481213582754963576_n.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1242" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pi3MN9hAaiMMeriLaOLB-vZIOzyQIG458Xs5P6PUcVHUvWj3_b0aedNkTd5I0eUcdFel7t0DzIBA8xBsZ8eProj_PalOq06Jonx2AWN1dzHxctyr_GakcCBVURvfBlRmlMbHqaLuXc8/w200-h200/148891989_3923938410962900_8481213582754963576_n.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Did you know that we have group decals available at a minimal cost? Our B4B decals are 3" x 3" matte UV resistant vinyl. Waterproof & tearproof for outdoor/indoor use and will adhere to most surfaces. Peel and stick application. We have garden flags too! When new B4B swag becomes available, we announce it in the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">Private Facebook Group</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxfRt15VlWS5SmxF7aKZUCo8tQWdUqUZ74Jo0gzuD-yzmRbgEjSVMZNNPacHpX4KIzpIsnnQIhVQZ7Dx4chBV4hwFHIeteOQtsPS7JQ2dMbcU1WlJfv-4lQWiyZY7Lgvq9yOGiZ-1qVc/s2048/246714898_458519752242059_1003207397024514822_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxfRt15VlWS5SmxF7aKZUCo8tQWdUqUZ74Jo0gzuD-yzmRbgEjSVMZNNPacHpX4KIzpIsnnQIhVQZ7Dx4chBV4hwFHIeteOQtsPS7JQ2dMbcU1WlJfv-4lQWiyZY7Lgvq9yOGiZ-1qVc/w200-h200/246714898_458519752242059_1003207397024514822_n.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You'll notice that I've incorporated the B4B logo on our <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">Facebook</a>, the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">Private Facebook Group</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">Pinterest</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">Blogger</a>. I like to find clever ways to include it in posts and the graphics I create for our social media pages. This is for your entertainment (but mostly mine), but also a way to deter others from copying our content. Its FREE to belong to our community of campers. I just ask that you find, follow, like, comment, participate in, and share our Bound4Burlingame pages. Make sure your friends/family arrive at the correct pages/places by using the invite/share buttons and by mentioning our #redtentlogo and B4B directly. All links can can be found on the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3540776888491283757/6509213966742896841#">bound4burlingame.com</a> website.</span><p></p><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>DID YOU KNOW? </b>Many people have trouble remembering <b>BOUND "4" BURLINGAME.com, </b>so B4B owns all of the following domains and you they will redirect you to the right place!</span></span></div><div style="clear: both;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">www.bound4burlingame.com</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">www.boundforburlingame.com</span></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">www.burlingamestatepark.com</span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;">Please take a couple minutes and visit the "About Me, About B4B and our non-affiliation disclosure statement on the website page: <a href="https://bound4burlingame.com/about-bound4burlingame" target="_blank">https://bound4burlingame.com/about-bound4burlingame</a>. If we haven't met in person yet, it will give you a little insight into who I am and how/why Bound4Burlingame was created. And read through one of my very early blog post here of how it started: <a href="http://bound4burlingame.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-concept-of-bound4burlingame.html" target="_blank">http://bound4burlingame.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-concept-of-bound4burlingame.html</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">See you round the campfire!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">#forcampersbycampers</div></div></span></div>BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-68452885080304122012020-11-01T16:54:00.001-08:002022-05-27T07:49:28.866-07:00THE COMMON COURTESIES OF CAMPING<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nothing puts a damper on a camping trip faster than misbehaving neighbors. You've planned for months and just as you sit down to enjoy your dinner, campfire, or sleepy time... someone (or something) decides to tempt fate and aggravate your very last nerve! Your own flesh and blood should get the message with a cold stare and a flash of a parental hand gesture. However, a complete stranger who may/may not have overindulged in adult beverages or believes they hold rights over the entire campground, is an entirely different story. There is nothing worse than paying good money only to endure bad manners by fellow campers. Well, maybe getting attacked and eaten by a bear...but there's a fine line there! A reminder to all camping on those holiday weekends.... YOU put yourself the war zone. 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First of all, there is no such thing as a super quiet generator when the next campsite is 10ft. away... even if you paid $3,000 for it. We do want to say thank you for actually obeying the official quiet time rule. Unfortunately, I'm aggravated by my neighbor on the other side who runs their generator from 7am until 10pm every day. Certainly they don't hear it because they are inside the RV with the stereo/tv on. Meanwhile, I'm contemplating forcibly planting a tent stake in their behind. Maybe I'll heat it in the campfire first too. So, if you have to ask yourself "I wonder if I should shut off my generator for a while?" Yes... and thank you. FYI- If you are a newbie RVer, "primitive" campgrounds will be 90% tenters who frown upon generators. Research campsite locations and distancing so everyone enjoys their stay. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Set up </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">camp</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> </span></b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><b>quietly.</b> Many people work Monday through Friday nine to five. Add an hour or two drive time and there's a pretty good chance that it may be dark when you arrive at camp. Have a plan in place on everyone's responsibilities. No one should be relaxing and watching while others work. Small jobs like collecting twigs to start the fire keep youngsters engaged and out from under foot. Insults and name calling seem to escalate pretty quickly during campsite setups, and trust me...your voice is traveling far and wide. Thus leading to the next suggestion. (And maybe you should apologize to the neighbors in the morning.)</span></span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6mXvcFd2NiMI3nBKbLf5S6WYMkPBbj7Pzy_6aBL9qB8MiGZkGQC4B_-Oi1NBHcgJk94YvS3y1EnOnzNJh2kk81exeEJsWQEqWrnBspFmLxfYzBkdOlbxJvJ4JlX9TpvhiidNmIZnGZw/s247/download+%252816%2529.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="247" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6mXvcFd2NiMI3nBKbLf5S6WYMkPBbj7Pzy_6aBL9qB8MiGZkGQC4B_-Oi1NBHcgJk94YvS3y1EnOnzNJh2kk81exeEJsWQEqWrnBspFmLxfYzBkdOlbxJvJ4JlX9TpvhiidNmIZnGZw/w200-h165/download+%252816%2529.png" width="200" /></span><b>Watch the language.</b> Just when I think I've heard everything, people manage to create a new slang, swear, or suggestive term that baffles my mind. If you spew garbage, keep your tone down, especially in front of children. Or visit adult only establishments. You are going to rub someone the wrong way with your graphic language. Be warned... if you get knocked upside the head with a bar of soap flying through your campsite, chances are someone is on their way over to cram it down your throat and wash your mouth out. And by the way, soap is a laxative. Shines new light on the term "shitty neighbor", doesn't it?</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Respect space.</b> Campsites come in all shapes/sizes, but maybe you made a wrong choice in picking your site. This doesn't mean you can infringe on another camper's paid space. Know the boundaries between campsites and stick to yours. Do not allow campers or pets from your site to play, walk through...or relieve themselves on neighboring sites. Also, I know its a public bathroom, but if you can help it, please don't stand directly outside the bathroom stall door when I'm trying to go #2. Come back in five minutes please. Don't you think I'm stressed out enough in there having to poop in a public place? </span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfH5Sb_FSAsJEMFNiJckJ0nm7Sj4Z6Hk-eVl-WRhM872A4oviXfVXqVWKxK-xEzgC1vkTjolp_FkANC7VLygh8JpazyMxB1_rzTiLI0NwaSwYZA5JN1Mf-zmhjFMFi6yKt8YxhwWpMJM/s400/massive-auto-stereo-speakers.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfH5Sb_FSAsJEMFNiJckJ0nm7Sj4Z6Hk-eVl-WRhM872A4oviXfVXqVWKxK-xEzgC1vkTjolp_FkANC7VLygh8JpazyMxB1_rzTiLI0NwaSwYZA5JN1Mf-zmhjFMFi6yKt8YxhwWpMJM/w320-h240/massive-auto-stereo-speakers.jpg" width="320" /></span><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Turn down the speakers.</b> Not everyone enjoys the same music genre as you. Especially if the lyrics are 75% profanity. Just because you and I are both wearing flannel, doesn't mean I'm into country music. Your disco tunes are giving me a Saturday night fever. That feverish pitch resonating from your favorite operatic performer is attracting every coyote and bigfoot within a 25 mile radius. So, I'll tell you what I want...what I really really want... and that is for you to invest in some ear buds. Campgrounds are not concert venues and very very few campers are impressed with the size of your woofers and tweeters.</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z45K1xIQklsyhM6ec2wZiIn52Tiij_N0-4YyDj-urcCgB6_-fENVldoeLmSH-V54Ue0C6EmWlx3PQfQ-kKuMgC-tG6tmvFEjQzQCRxwuRJzx9hYk-RCZkUo2P-G5bavyCsd0SUnRJ-k/s976/_108376867_sanctuarywoods.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Clean up after yourself (and your kids/pets).</b> Don't leave t</span><span style="font-family: arial;">rash in campfire pits or scattered on campsite. Don't leave your toilet paper and poo piles (human or pet) where others will be camping. Soap wrappers, shampoo containers and even "un"sanitary products get left behind in campground showers. Sinks/showers often look like someone lost an entire head of hair in them. It takes minimal effort to clean up after yourself and take trash to the dumpster. Please check bathroom stalls your child has used. If they have unrolled the toilet paper and scattered it, pick it up! Flush the toilet if they forgot! Smokers, dispose of your butts somewhere else besides all over the ground. Pet owners should pick up and discard their pet's waste properly. Yes, the elements and insects will eventually break it down, but not overnight....and probably not in a week since you brought your two Saint Bernard dogs. Now I gotta move my tent :-(</span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z45K1xIQklsyhM6ec2wZiIn52Tiij_N0-4YyDj-urcCgB6_-fENVldoeLmSH-V54Ue0C6EmWlx3PQfQ-kKuMgC-tG6tmvFEjQzQCRxwuRJzx9hYk-RCZkUo2P-G5bavyCsd0SUnRJ-k/w640-h360/_108376867_sanctuarywoods.jpg" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;" width="640" /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Follow the basic rules. </b>Campgrounds put rules in place to protect themselves, and to safeguard the campground visitors. Washing dishes at public spigots leave behind food remnants which attract wildlife. Wildlife may carry rabies. Capeesh? Common sense would tell you not to drain black water tanks on a campsite, but it happens...a lot. Invasive insects can be carried from state to state on firewood, so buy local. Register all campers/visitors. In an emergency situation, management needs to have everyone accounted for. Respect the property you are on. Speak up to management if something alarms you. Most campers are seeking relaxation, so abide the quiet times rule. Know where your kids are. Don't allow dogs to bark excessively. Leashes are a must. </span></li></ul></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Porta-jons/spring loaded bathroom doors. </b> And for god's sake people...STOP allowing the door to slam shut behind you in the wee hours of the morning when you do a bathroom trip! I personally thank you for this courtesy!</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The price of campsites is out of control, even at state campgrounds that used to make for an affordable vacation. In state cost for residents are still manageable, but nonresident rates are double/triple than those of residents. When you are paying good money for relaxation, your expectations also run high. Don't be part of the problem. Set a good example for the future generation of campers who learn by listening, watching and replicating. Oh no, wait!.... are we raising a bunch of pyromaniacs? Nah, campfires don't count! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4lgw48oJ1Anh7-uB9HoE6g0U558oKO8a-BzLaNMgyGqh6MeyXt51OsJpkrM222pjgTmz57dqt0YyyPaT6334rXeEG7omYQkfvoXc7d4bEuG-lsik-qzJ0KgLSg1X-uW87uX7nlGvK1BA2ahgh7GAJFDslwPPaNTzzfYMdvaZs3kp-U0imaeScwvV/s250/250png.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4lgw48oJ1Anh7-uB9HoE6g0U558oKO8a-BzLaNMgyGqh6MeyXt51OsJpkrM222pjgTmz57dqt0YyyPaT6334rXeEG7omYQkfvoXc7d4bEuG-lsik-qzJ0KgLSg1X-uW87uX7nlGvK1BA2ahgh7GAJFDslwPPaNTzzfYMdvaZs3kp-U0imaeScwvV/w200-h200/250png.png" width="200" /></a></div><b><br /><i>Just a reminder, please consider supporting B4B by following/liking our accounts across social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit, Amazon Storefront and YouTube. All links are on the bound4burlingame.com website or my using our safe link page. Always look for our red tent logo to ensure you are on a B4B page. Thank you! #happycamping</i></b></span></div>BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-74083606505409213872020-04-25T15:46:00.005-07:002022-05-28T05:01:18.504-07:00CAMPING & METAL DETECTORS - KIDS & ADULTS CAN STRIKE IT RICH!<br />
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If you've camped with children of any age, you've probably been faced with the dilemma of finding outdoor activities that are fun, easy, entertaining, and inexpensive. What makes a family trip attractive, adventurous, or potentially memorable for one, doesn't hold true for the next; especially when you are battling age gaps. Bikes are great if you have the packing space and a safe place to ride. Board games and puzzles usually don't survive the great outdoors. Getting everyone to put down their phones is a chore in itself! Stop fighting the fight! The solution has been found...and its called a metal detector. Who wants to sit around the campfire and tell their own real-life tale of discovering treasure? I DO!<br />
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Based on my own experience, you are probably thinking to yourself, "How much are those things anyways? Expensive right?" Wrong! You can find plenty of detectors that work just fine for $40-$100. The first detectors my own children owned were about $15 each. They were so basic, emitting the same beep whether the treasure was a quarter or a soda can. But they really worked, and my kids were ecstatic. Many hours were spent beach combing for coins and jewelry left behind in the easy to dig sand. They were compact enough to travel with and even accompanied us to the Dominican Republic. The locals watched in amazement as my then 7-year-old found more money in an hour, then many of them regularly earned for a day of manual labor. Whether it was a gesture of compassion, or the opportunity for financial gain, my son actually sold his "toy" detector to one very old gentleman on our last day of vacation. Valued by one, but invaluable to another. If I remember right, he used his profit on an upgraded detector.</span></div>
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Again, speaking from experience... never discount the appeal of treasure hunting to any age. In fact, do yourself the favor and acquire multiple affordable units from the get-go. After a person experiences their "first find", sharing ceases to exist. Don't subject yourself to watching a 5-year-old and a 50-year-old throwing similar hissy fits after treasure is found when it was supposed to be their turn five minutes ago.<br />
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Searching independently, but within earshot of each other, promotes a sort of friendly competition.... and eliminates pushing/shoving. <i>I immediately want to retract this knowing that by the 20th time I've dropped everything and ran over to the area of someone wailing "GOT SOMETHING" only to discover they've unearthed another old bottle cap. </i>Two people taking turns while one detects and the other digs also usually results in arguments over ownership of the treasure found, and if you only one thing...just saying. </span></div>
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Young children delight in finding absolutely anything, so whether you secretly pre-plant some pennies or a matchbox car, it's all as good to them. Preteens/teens know the value of money, so cold hard coin is always cool to find. Watches, sunglasses and jewelry can convince them quickly to continue the hobby. Before they know it, they are hooked... and then they get their friends hooked. And they are outside!! I do recommend finding a trusted pawn/jewelry shop that will provide fair trades/sales. Adults? I've found more jewelry that I could wear on ten hands, but I never can bring myself to get rid of it. I have returned many items to owners and given a few as gifts once cleaned up, but usually I just spend the usable change and hoard the rest to show it off to interested parties.<br />
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The good news is that hobbyist metal detectors are now pretty affordable, built lightweight, with easy features and factory settings which target items like coins and jewelry. National Geographic has a very <a href="https://amzn.to/2VBsowj" target="_blank">popular junior model</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2S7AgUt" target="_blank">This Bounty Hunter model</a> (and often on sale) is one of the most popular on Amazon. This Bounty Hunter model is a great choice and still under $90 on sale.(<a href="https://amzn.to/3iNNbZR">https://amzn.to/3iNNbZR</a>) Peek at the metal detector category on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/shop/bound4burlingame">B4B Amazon Storefront</a> to see which detectors are affordable and highly reviewed. <span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><a href="https://a.co/1B6dwtJ">https://a.co/1B6dwtJ</a></span><br />
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After some experience, you may want to experiment with other features which discriminate against junk. Normally, detectors give off different tones for different metals like gold, iron, tin etc. and you learn what is what quickly. I'm too paranoid, so I still dig 99% of tones up if it sounds even remotely like a good hit. What is worth noting is that I've compared finds that I've made with a $75 metal detector against a $500 detector, and they were very much the same. I don't really want to dig 5 feet down, or wear a scuba suit to detect. So, despite the fact I could at any time use my own treasures to invest in a bigger/better unit, there's no need. I find plenty with what I have. Don't waste money on features you won't use.</span></div>
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I hope you find metal detecting as enjoyable as I have through the years. It gets the family outdoors and you really never know what you may find. It's the perfect complement to camping and honestly, I've spent much more money on items that I use far less. I have been fortunate to find enough treasures that my machines have paid for themselves many times over. Wouldn't you like to sit around a campfire showing each other the treasures you've each unearthed that day? ...and actually have the proof of your adventure!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I admit, I have a few faults... probably more than a few... but who's counting!? Some of them (not in any particular order): </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1.) I get bored easily </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2.) I think I can make things better, faster, stronger (or just more functional)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've always said that campers, as a whole, are the most ingenious, creative, resourceful and clever group of people on the planet. Adapting to changing surroundings whilst subjecting yourself to the wrath of mother nature (and other campers) is a challenge onto itself. Before long, the words "what if we try this?", "do you think this would work?", "I wish there was a solution to that.", "ya know what would work?", "when we get home..." cross every camper's lips. Of course, doing a web search on a product that might aid in the problem at hand would work, if you could come up with the correct keys words to punch in. Unfortunately, its already too late, the monster has been poked.</span><br />
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<i>Up for MacGyvering is my PT Cruiser. Standard 4-Door hatchback with folding/removable seats. I bought it used and never noticed those molded plastic things sticking out in the hatch. Seats fold down and also flip forward for cargo space.</i> </div>
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<i>Turns out when purchasing new, there was an option for a plastic hatch cover that fit there. I cut a pieces of 3/4" plywood for shelves. I notched the bottom layer and followed the curve of the hatch when its closed. The bottom layer sits about 7" off the cargo bottom and is the perfect spot for air mattresses, lawn chairs, small tent bags, jumper cables, camp stoves etc. </i></div>
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<i>By notching the plywood, it also allows the larger shelf to be moved to top and offset to extend outside the hatch to be used for prepping area or daily activity use. Large shelf in lower position is same level height as seats folded down.</i><br />
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<i>Positioning seats forward and using the top shelf across headrest and center console, provides a level space to fit my air mattress. Inflator plugs into my cigarette lighter, so mattress can be blown up while in place. Cooler & backpack fit into front seats for easy access. Battery operated lights can be hung from clothes carrier hooks/handles. Back up to the campfire.</i> <br />
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<i>When the fire dies down and its time for bed, I simply pull the hatch down and lock myself in. I bought these neat screens for my windows so I can leave them partially open for air circulation. The shelves are purr-fect when organizing camping supplies when its more than just me who wants to go on an adventure!</i><br />
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We now have greater options on more than just parts and supplies too. Facebook Marketplace, and outlets such as Craigslist have become a haven for seasoned hobbyist to find terrific deals. Additionally, social media outlets like YouTube has made it easy to view a potential purchase without leaving your house. Watching thousands of actual camper's review videos and how-to maintenance videos are just a click away.<br />
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I’m not discounting that RV dealerships have trained sales staff on their showroom floors or at local shows. It seems their job is to perform a robotic walk thru, convince you they can secure financing, and then provide you with all the shiny documentation you can haul home.... but when it comes to buying a gently used (or new) RV, I gotta doubt that any salesperson you deal with, has spent no more than 1/2 hour total (and no actual camp time) in the vehicle they are trying to sell you on. Honestly, if part of my money is going towards paying for anyone's knowledge of the vehicle, I’d rather deal directly with the previous owner who's been there, done that ( and is willing to tell you all about it).<br />
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I am also not saying that any dealership's mechanics don’t know how to do their job. I suspect 90+ percent of them do. However, for the price you get charged, it’s probably cheaper to pay the tuition to send yourself (or an offspring) to a two-year tech school and learn how to do it. It seemed that the time frame for my rig to be ready (and fixed correctly) was about the same.<br />
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Of course, these are just my views, and it is your choice to agree or disagree with some, or all of it. Due to your own experiences, chances are you see enough truth in the words to nod your head once or twice. I’m all about campers helping campers....and I’m happy to save a dime, whether it be yours or mine. Sharing knowledge is just as important as sharing in the adventure. <br />
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<br /></div>BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-49746569746656998832017-01-08T04:53:00.005-08:002020-11-20T04:47:48.230-08:00WHITTLE A LITTLE<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm not sure if my parents even actually knew that we girls had our own jackknifes; even I can't remember where we got them. My guess is that we inherited these "dangerous" weapons from our Vermont male cousins. The same cousin that once whittled an arrow so sleek and fast, that like lightning it shot clear across our town sandpit... and struck me smack in the corner of my eye. I inexplicably survived, but his prized homemade bow did not. He smashed it over his knee mere minutes after the misguided missile hit its unintended target. Inevitably, its fate would have been similar after us six scared cousins (one with a sharpened stick extending off their face) trekked our way back home already knowing that our grand (half-truth) explanation would most probably NOT be believed by my father. One of the few things we were right about as kids.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I never ever remember any of us whittling anything else besides arrows. No whistles, no animal shapes, not even one small carving worthy of sitting on the window sill. The satisfaction and gratification of taking a hand picked rough stick and transforming it a smooth piece of pure art was good enough for us. We probably could have outfitted every student at Hogwarts Scool of Witchcraft and Wizardry with our mystical sharp wands.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMSzRirrqCwRPE_AxXO2bnMbR0KeaCTmN_f9-qXfNLadrN8RcqJcemvv09XSiTZVyfvG2ZefPU4UuXhNPZezZZXIgBvNNdj1UL2sbgsyWqnFuxydF6nLPurg4Ij3Af_zuJJek248wj1Q/s320/IMG_1712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMSzRirrqCwRPE_AxXO2bnMbR0KeaCTmN_f9-qXfNLadrN8RcqJcemvv09XSiTZVyfvG2ZefPU4UuXhNPZezZZXIgBvNNdj1UL2sbgsyWqnFuxydF6nLPurg4Ij3Af_zuJJek248wj1Q/w320-h320/IMG_1712.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Reflecting now, I realize the true skill we were mastering during those whittling sessions, was the art of conversation. Brilliant insights, teasing banter, heated debates, and boastful achievements flowed effortlessly between us. Its almost as if those sticks actually were performing magic of their own.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When you whittle, you let your guard down. At first, your concentration is on that which is in front of you. Your hands quickly master the repetitive dance across the stick and then your mind relaxes. Then the words of wisdom start to spill forth from your mouth. OK, often not wisdom. And more often than not, you'll talk about stuff that you won't want to remember past the next day (especially if there's adult beverages around). Another great thing about whittling (especially with kids) is when you have a knife in one hand, and a stick in the other, there's no room for a cell phone. Unless your whittling yourself a selfie stick. We can definitely make an exception for that.</span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, let's cover a few basic tips for beginners:</span></div>
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Its that simple. I wish I would've remembered this when my kids stopped being happy to see me volunteering at their school each day, and became secretive and moody prepubescent teens. Instead of primordial groans with a few "none of your business" comments mixed in, I could have saved myself a whole lot of time and effort. I opted instead for more then a few gray hairs/sleepless nights whilst contemplating the meaning of motherhood. My now adult kids are lucky I didn't have the thought of whittling up a big ol' paddle stick! I can chuckle at those memories present day. Or is it that I suspect some day soon enough, they will have offspring of their own? I'm torn between stockpiling jackknives/twigs or letting them learn parenting on their own... "cue evil laugh".<br />
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At some point in my camping career (I call it that because I consider myself a pro now), I vowed never to be subjected to even an inch of a fiery foot long. Flash forward twenty years, and in my own mind, I've perfected the artistry of camp cooking. Of course, it helps that I no longer have little ones to tend. It also helps that my other half is smart enough to not complain about camp cuisine; For he who sits back chilling and relaxing while others bust their hump...well, that would just earn him a "stupid" label, wouldn't it.</div>
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After the heydays of my park model existence gave way to tenting it once again, I had no choice but to simplify, reduce, and reinvent the extravagances of camp meals gone by. So, it became almost a quest to come up with new meal plans for camping out. Like many campers, our days are filled with activities away from the actual campsite. Unfortunately, wanting to be on the fast track of activities often equals repetitive dining out to save time and effort. This is simply not an option for large families or budget minded travelers. So start off small and expand your menus. The key to successful meals at camp is off-site preparation, reducing actual cooking time, and eliminating cleanup. Less packing means less repacking. Its usually when you are breaking down camp that you realize just how much went unused. Not that a camp stove isn't convenient, its just that over time we have developed techniques that eliminate the need for it. We try to use the campfire whenever possible (sometimes we use a wire grill over it).</div>
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Breakfasts need to be decent, and lunches light. Dinners need to be quick, but filling. Normally, this is hard to accomplish before 9:00pm (when the last of the summer's rays set upon our campsite and everyone hasn't already settled fireside with a beer in hand and no ambition). Try this meal plan the next time you camp!<br />
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Drop your pre-made sealed omelet bags into the pot of hot water for about 10-15 minutes. We use 2 eggs, ham, cheese, onions, peppers and mushrooms. Each person can create their own mixture at home and write their name in the space with permanent marker. Store in cooler until you need. It cooks very quickly once the egg starts to set. You can slide out on paper plate or eat directly out of bag. Use the leftover hot water for washing up before starting your day.<br />
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<b>Supper</b> will be a cinch, if you just take a few minutes before your trip to create foil packet meals. Spread a generous piece of tin foil out and then layer precooked meat, potatoes or rice, and then a vegetable. Add a dollop of gravy or creamed soup and seal into a packet. Try one of these combos:</div>
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Freeze ahead and store in cooler. When ready for dinner, place on grill or towards the outside of fire pit (about 15 minutes). Open and eat. Scrunch and dispose. There is no limit to what you can cook in foil pouches. Use your imagination. More ideas for foil meals <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.464498976906878.107812.440926775930765&type=3" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Why spend your supposed "down time" running around the campsite trying to get organized to cook? Then scrubbing pots and dishes after dark! Do your prep before you go! Nothing is worse then being on edge, and under pressure, trying to get a decent meal out to your troops. Just try this plan once....you'll never look back. Who's really happy eating cold Pop Tarts, Lunchables and burnt hot dogs every camping trip? Not me! ...and probably not you. So do something about it. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: purple;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Parts of this blog post are taken directly from something that I originally posted on the camping boards over on </span><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/BOUND4BURLINGAME/" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">Reddit</a><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. O</span></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ften times a contributor offers up a great tip on the boards and is met with negative remarks or down votes; not because its bad advice, but simply because it doesn't fall exactly into what someone else deems their ideal version of "camping". </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When someone hears the term "car camping", they might envision a couple of 20-something adventurists throwing some stuff in a vehicle and hitting the road for a spur of the moment road trip. My close-to-50 year old version of that...throwing my sleeping bag into the back of my jeep, backing it up to a campfire at my $20 campsite and falling asleep; then stopping at McDonald's for breakfast (then stopping back for a $1 menu lunch & dinner) whilst enjoying the RI beaches. Some people might diagnose people like this with " Not spending $100 on a hotel room just to sleep" syndrome. Well, I guess I got the sickness...and it's contagious! So, if you often find yourself </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">extreme</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">minimalist</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> car camping, please know you aren't alone. There are thousands of other people out there willingly deemed "insane". To newbies, I invite you to voluntarily commit yourself to the funny farm....its a sometimes-safe haven where the greatest memories are created. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>"Car camping"</strong> I believe, (and wiki agrees) that Caravanning, RV camping, tenting, truck camping, motorcycle camping ... it goes by many names, and the experience varies widely, normally involves the use of motor vehicles to get to a campsite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unlike "<i>walk in</i>", "<i>backpacking</i>" or "<i>minimalist</i>" camping (well respected breeds onto themselves) who accept/love the challenge of journeying into the wilderness carrying supplies and equipment while testing their own abilities, survival skills and techniques. Car camping allows you to bring more equipment, more food...and plenty of stuff you'll probably never need/use. The focus is on enjoying the campsite/campground experience while partaking in things like group cook-outs, short day hikes, and other outdoor activities. Cyclists and kayakers fall into a gray area depending if they travel with a tow-able. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Car camping might be a solo hobby or a group hobby. Realistically, its quite difficult to be a "minimalist" when camping in large groups (especially with kids). So, when people share a packing list that appears to include everything plus a kitchen sink, the term "<i>glamper/glamping</i>" gets thrown in their direction. Far from it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glamorous camping, aka "</span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">glamping</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" is more geared towards simultaneously satisfying your craving for the outdoors, your penchant for a good meal, a nice glass of wine, and a comfortable bed.... WAIT! That's me! ...except I do it in $50 tent, drink whatever is on sale, think "good" means not burnt, and an air mattress vs. hard ground is comfy. And jsyk...yes, I have some gadgets, tech devices, and often use real dinnerware... But, I've never been called a glamper. Except by a backpacker ;-) And that's fine, because as a tenter, Rvers are my glampers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyways, I think we all know a true </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">extreme glamper</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> when we see one. And you know what? There is nothing wrong with it! I've seen lots and lots of people, spend lots and lots of money on hobbies that they didn't seem to get half the enjoyment from. So, you'll just have to deal with the fact that you got a plastic flashlight with low batteries... and they got a solar powered chandelier in their tent. Don't be a hater....they are still camping!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So whether your "car camping" trip leads to down a remote dirt road to the edge of a stream...or a paved parking lot where you unroll your awning and unpack your camp chair... or a half grassy/half shaded 70 ft. site with a fire pit, picnic table, water and electrical hook-ups, with a lake, beach, or swimming pool, and playground nearby.... <strong>ENJOY IT!</strong> ...and NEVER feel or make someone else feel that yours/their ideal version of being part of the great outdoors, is any more/less meaningful!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's guest blogger time! I became acquainted with Jessica and Laura first through the Bound4Burlingame Facebook page, and then I finally had the pleasure of meeting them (and their offspring) when we rendezvoused at Burlingame Campground over the 2013 camping season. I found them both to be kindred spirits and look forward to many more camping trips and off season excursions. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Jessica and Laura for your continued support! <b><span style="font-size: large;">Camp On!</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now a word..or two, from Jess.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Another summer has come and gone
with my very special gaggle of people. </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I wouldn't want to be in the company of anyone else for summer vacation then my
BFF and OUR 5 kids.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We started camping
at Burlingame umpteen years ago with our folks, and have continued the tradition
with our own band of misfits.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Every
winter begins the countdown and the questions from my girls “mamma, how much
longer till we go camping?” ……or to my BFF--”Pearl, what camping items did you
find this week?” My BFF’s name is Laura but I call her Pearl LOL—it references
my grandmother and her best friend, but that is a tale for another blog.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">This year our camping trip seemed
to creep up way to slowly, but finally it was upon us.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">As excited as we all were, a few weeks before
our annual trip, my BFF delivered devastating news to me…. She would have to
LEAVE CAMP </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">EARLY! <b>GASP</b></span><b><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">‘THE HORRA’</span></b><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Her oldest had football practice.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Damn kids ruin everything!!</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">We have a set routine.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">An order
of things done.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">A set way to begin and
end our camping</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">journey, so as NOT to
anger the camping gods.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">It seems that we
miss something every year which results in cracked windshields, trips to the ER
with hot cops, postage stamp sized campgrounds, torrential down pours,
hurricanes, car alarms that refuse to shut off, or tarps a-smoldering.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">There is a long laundry list of camping
mishaps for us and each memory makes us giggle.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">This year started off on the wrong
foot!</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">As I mentioned the camping gods….
They were already plotting against us just for the fact that my BFF had to
leave early.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Now, one of the other
rituals that we have is to meet at a specific time.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Then, 45 minutes AFTER that specified time we
all manage to get to our meeting spot.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Once we are on the road, and then turn back once---twice---sometimes
three times for things we have forgotten, we begin our journey.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I am the driver and Laura is the ‘navigator’
and yes I use that term very loosely.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">As
we listen to the kids bicker and argue and fight and laugh, Laura and I
reminisce of old times and ponder what will go wrong this year.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">This is the routine.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">This is what did NOT happen this year as we
took 2 cars (dun duh duuuummm) AND Laura left a full 5 hours after we
did.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">There was no hope for us to make it
through the week without the camping gods having their revenge.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> Arriving at our normal halfway spot in </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Middletown Connecticut,</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> i felt the void of </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">half
of my camp clan missing. Not even my pick me up DD coffee was oddly not the same.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">But….drive on I did.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Once I made it to Burlingame, I set up camp
with minimal yelling for the kids to help me.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Then off to dinner and the store to pick up supplies.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">FINALLY </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">my BFF showed up
around 8, just in time for her to fall asleep around the campfire!</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">And so ends our first day.</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">The rest of the ‘week’ was filled
with new friends, (thanks Laurie and Craig) lots and lots of rain, a trip to
Wal-Mart in the middle of the night with my love to stop the Titanic (aka my
tent) from sinking. It is amazing what
tarps keep out (the rain), and what they also keep in (smelly feet and kid
stench…oh, and body heat and.... tooting).
This year brought new
adventures to the Point Judith Lighthouse, Bagels and More, the Umbrella Factory, Misquamicut go karts, and a Chinese buffet (please don’t
judge). If you are looking to lose
yourself in jewelry, clothing, cool nick-knacks or a bamboo maze—The Umbrella
Factory is the place to go. For a few
hours of fun off the beach, the go karts and bumper boats are a blast! This trip was also filled with the old
standbys. The beaches of Westerly,
Charlestown and Galilee, Frisbee tosses, metal detecting, Watch Hill for the carousel, ice cream and
our annual trip to Romeo’s shop. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...the camp tradition will live on!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">And of
course, the most important thing of all…. Memories made around the campfire. I was even grown up enough this
year to let others light the campfire. Between the s’mores, roasted starbursts and
laughs, not a moment will be forgotten.
Children falling asleep in the chairs by the fire, marshmallows flying
all around for a marshmallow war and 007 trying to make an appearance with
lighter fluid. Folks, my love is more
dashing then 007, but should not try and get a job as a special effects master
in Hollywood. With boys being boys and
trying bug zappers on themselves, wood that didn't want to light, rain forcing
us under a pavilion for a lantern lit game of taboo….. the laughs were never
gone for long. This is my place. This is home to me. And every year I spend here with my BFF, my
love, our kids, or our folks that come
for the day, it always leaves the promise of a
lifetime of memories. My
countdown to next year has already begun.
Only 343 days to go! Laura…let the shopping begin.</span></div>
BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-75337078352187163202013-08-18T17:20:00.000-07:002013-08-18T17:57:11.188-07:00"THE CAMPING MOTHER"<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">I had a mother who camped
with me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Sagas of insects that devoured our knees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Needle-like stingers in lieu of sharp teeth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Of minuscule nuisances that
could sneak underneath.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">I had a Mother who camped where
she lay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Through cold snaps and downpours, or the sun’s golden rays</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Stories of LL Bean®,
Coleman® and REI® camping gear</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Which all outdoorsy kids had the right to hear.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">I had a Mother
who told campfire tales</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Of canvas tents dragged over hills, and down dales</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">True to the trail she’ll stay until death</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Trudging up mountains till flat out of breath.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">I had a Mother who camped
with the “things”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">That wholesome life to a kid’s heart brings--</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Graham Crackers, marshmallows and chocolate…not much</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Bedtime s’mores were the best…my mom’s special touch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">You may have tangible wealth
to hold</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">stockpiles of fire starters and generators of gold</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">Richer than I you may never be--</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 16pt;">I had a Mother who camped with me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow';">Our poem was based off from the classic poem "The Reading Mother" by Strickland Gillian</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">I had a mother who read to me</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">"Blackbirds" stowed in the hold beneath.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I had a Mother who read me lays</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Of ancient and gallant and golden days;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Which every boy has a right to know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I had a Mother who read me tales</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Of Gelert the hound of the hills of Wales,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">True to his trust till his tragic death,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Faithfulness blent with his final breath.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I had a Mother who read me the things</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">That wholesome life to the boy heart brings--</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Stories that stir with an upward touch,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Oh, that each mother of boys were such!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">You may have tangible wealth untold;</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Richer than I you can never be--</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I had a Mother who read to me.</span><br />
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</span>BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-25518095621756503412013-07-27T17:08:00.001-07:002017-01-12T11:02:22.026-08:00DEALING WITH UN-HAPPY CAMPERS<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial";">"One always looking for flaws leaves too little time for construction."</span></i></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oI-ACfbjV7OO_7QlTkospn4AOOf3WdBaTQfyEov7edQvDsVDYRKQNeZpElrEsNSUwa6uG1ufHJNZCDBbrrnzpG3S1LC5QwoDTaZ7J-OZ1mO2Iy88c0ZziLz25mYfiQf_DGto0Qp6UQs/s1600/mad+blogger.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oI-ACfbjV7OO_7QlTkospn4AOOf3WdBaTQfyEov7edQvDsVDYRKQNeZpElrEsNSUwa6uG1ufHJNZCDBbrrnzpG3S1LC5QwoDTaZ7J-OZ1mO2Iy88c0ZziLz25mYfiQf_DGto0Qp6UQs/s320/mad+blogger.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Try as I might, sometimes it is pretty hard not to take other people's negativity personally. Why is that you might ask? Well, its simply because it pisses me off that after taking the time and effort (by that I mean hours, weeks, months... even years) to develop an idea, create a concept, motivate and invest myself, and then finally put my ideas to paper (keyboard)...that there are always those people that will take the same time and energy to crap on a person's lively hood and take all the fun out of it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm not talking about the usual <span style="color: #cc0000;">"Debbie Downer"</span> or <span style="color: #cc0000;">"Negative Neil"</span> who might be defined in one of the following ways: </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Someone who throws in a negative comment, says something terribly depressing,
typically only tangentially related to the present circumstance or
topic of conversation.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A person with an incessant need to bring down the collective mood of a group chill or forum.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A busy-body pessimist, one who looks on the downside of things, criticizes relentlessly, sees the glass as half
empty...you get the picture.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In keeping with today's technology, I'm leaning more towards the following definition:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Someone that finds it necessary to use social media to post negative remarks and/or make comments to create unnecessary conflict/controversy to fulfill their own boredom; or to satisfy the personal belief that somewhere along the line, they have obtained a level of intelligence far more superior to that of the general public....and they feel the need to add their two-cents in on any, and every thing, from breast feeding to the molecular structure of gasoline.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is the latter nuisance that tends to ruffle my feathers. Toxic people that can't help but attach their unprovoked commentary onto your posts and photos, hoping to egg a response out of another fan/follower...or you. Up to now (hence this blog post), I've attempted to grin and bear it. Ya know, be professional. Then I thought, wait a second! Let's define "professional".</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>A <b>professional</b> is a person who is engaged in a certain activity,
or occupation, for gain or compensation as means of livelihood; such as a
permanent career, not as an amateur or pastime.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, let's break this down. (a) I'm not getting paid to endure anyone's wrath. My time and efforts are strictly on a volunteer basis. It has actually cost me to pursue this endeavor. (b) My education/career is not web design, photography, writing, survival tactics or publishing. (c) I'm no expert at anything. (Maybe complaining, but only because I've been told that... I don't see it. Really.) (d) Although most of the time, I find myself engaging in creative and intellectually challenging "work" with <a href="http://bound4burlingame.com/">Bound4Burlingame.com</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bound4burlingame" target="_blank">B4B Facebook Page</a>, <a href="http://pinterest.com/bound4burlingam/camping-concepts-101/" target="_blank">Camping Concepts 101</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bound4burlingame" target="_blank">B4B You Tube Channel</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bound4burlingam" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or our <a href="http://bound4burlingame.blogspot.com/">Blah...Blah...Blog</a>, NOWHERE do I imply the quality of my workmanship is impeccable, or professional grade... or even of decent quality. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many people hold a "pro" to a higher standard, thus finding it a necessity to place a great deal of trust in them. Honestly, I am an admitted amateur web designer and hobbyist camper, so due to my voluntary lack of professionalism...I suggest
....no, implore you, to NOT hold me to any strict code of conduct enshrining rigorous ethical and/or moral obligations. I plant myself beside you, not above you. We are equal. I know only what myself, family, friends, and acquaintances have experienced and willingly shared. I've always felt that any one person knows no more, or no less, then another. They only possess different knowledge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you do visit my site, or social pages, I ask you to have an open mind. Everyone has the ability to listen, absorb, learn, familiarize, observe, recognize, accomplish, enlighten, and educate others. Don't be jealous, or vindictive, when you come across someone making an attempt to share their passions with fellow enthusiasts. Embrace it, be part of it. Bestow your knowledge. Participate on a fun, yet respectable level. Share in the adventure, by sharing your adventures.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Who's afraid of Jack Frost nipping at your nose.....your toes....your fingers...your ears...? Say "I". Or maybe its more like AYE AYE AYE! Man oh man, as if we didn't freeze our butts off enough opening weekend at Burlingame Campground in Rhode Island, we turned around the next weekend and did it again. Certainly it couldn't have been THAT bad then, right? Or maybe there was just some stuff that I really needed to get done for my <a href="http://bound4burlingame.com/">Bound4Burlingame.com</a> pages. Or maybe we're just gluttens for punishment. Whatever the case... I must say, we did in fact, get spanked pretty severely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I guess I'll break down and admit we kinda brought it on ourselves. Thanks to the wonders of Doppler Radar, we already knew it was a 40% chance of rain. Fifteen or so rechecks later, it was officially official. We would indeed be "damp camping" part of the weekend. In a tent. Another pitfall, which we wouldn't discover until much later, was the fact that we were so distracted by the dark clouds looming across our iphone screens, that we neglected to take notice of the actual temperature. But trust me, one or two degrees does not make a huge difference when the thermometer is already hovering around the freezing point. It was only about 5:30pm at this point, so being wet AND cold AND hungry hadn't even began to enter our minds (or bodies yet). I didn't even pay much thought when my boyfriend remarked (numerous times) that he was on day two of a horrible aching pain developing around his jaw line....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not like we had a choice or anything, but it was past time to leave. The clock was chiming 3:00am and the only hint of anything that resembles a smile om my face, was solely based on the fact that I still had a shirt on my back. We weren't even out of the parking garage yet when reality set in. Quicker than a slot machine could swallow up your last $20 bill...I had an awful feeling of ......hhmmmm...I couldn't quite put my finger on it. But, In the next 24 hours, I would become acutely aware that it was probably the same damn feeling that comes when an underdog competitor finds himself standing center ring surrounded by the all-star tag team of Mother Nature, Poseidon, The Joker, Father Time, Cujo, The Frito Bandito, Frosty the Snowman, and Dr. Feelgood. Forget the Rumble in the Jungle...Ali and Foreman would have run screaming from the pines had they known they were walking blindfolded into the smack down of the century.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was pouring rain as we left the casino. And it seemed to be extremely cold. But, I was dry at that point, so I couldn't quite tell how bitter it was yet. We contemplated the decision to camp out...or I should say my boyfriend did. The pain and swelling in his face had multiplied in mere hours and the idea of turning around and heading back North to home (and a local hospital's emergency room) seemed a more attractive plan to him. But, after digging through my pocketbook to retrieve the remnants of some old discarded pain meds, he reluctantly agreed to trudge forward to Rhode Island. We started setting up in the downpour around 3:30am. Progress was slow due to freezing limbs, limited visibility, and lack of help (due to my boyfriend's pain level...which didn't seem so severe as he spent almost an hour attempting to build a fire in the rain.). Guess the pain meds had set in. The next surprise came when I opened our canvas bag to retrieve the air mattress, tent, lanterns, and the outdoor rug. I saw orange nylon. The only orange nylon material I knew of belonged to a salvage tent we picked up at an auction. Certainly, this orange wasn't part of the tent designed to comfortably fit ONE 4 foot high Boy Scout? Certainly he couldn't have made the mistake of packing the wrong tent? Certainly he saw that 2 yards of nylon couldn't possibly be the 4 person Spring season tent we've used in the past? Certainly, this is a joke. Certainly...certainly...oh God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We wedged in the tiny tent (of course one of the poles were missing so it was about 1 1/2 foot high on one side and 2 1/2 feet on the other) . The queen air mattress was of no use. Wet sleeping bags absorbed more wetness from the sides of the tent, and through the ground. Heads in hats, on wet pillows. Wet feet in wet socks. Heavy hunting parkas, over fall jackets, over hooded sweatshirts, over long sleeved shirts...and wet jeans. I wondered if hypothermia was a possibility. I was sure it was. So cold. So very very cold. And the wind...would we wake to the Wicked Witch of the West's feet peeking out from under our wilderness abode? The only thing louder then the wind and rain...was my stomach. The hunger pains started taking repeated blows to my gut. Soggy corn chips was all we could muster up without disturbing our cave. I was gagging on my fourth limp chip when I hear the first howl. Coyotes? Maybe. I had heard them many times before coming from the other side of Watchaug Pond. But this thing poor thing sounded like it was in anguish! After about 15 minutes, I heard a man's loud shout of " JoJo- Get in here!" And the canine calls ceased. Unfortunately, it had set off every owl in the park. After some time, finally sleep came.... If that's what you could call it. A couple hours of slumber and the Emergency Room could not wait any longer.</span></div>
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BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-18801111849278697062013-03-06T20:25:00.000-08:002013-08-05T14:01:27.475-07:00THE CONCEPT OF BOUND4BURLINGAME<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And then quicker then my teenage daughter can come up with an excuse not to clean her room ...the smile is wiped....no, completely blasted ... off our faces! It's definitely NOT the site we camped at before. Not even close! I feel like I've just been bamboozled by a cartographer con man! Not only is the site tiny...its wedged between two sparsely wooded sites with --- let me count... - 1-2-3-4-5-6-7...yes 7 (OMG!) tents combined between the two. OMG AGAIN...look at at array of speaker equipment on the picnic table! Is their dog going to stop barking or what? And it looks like we will have to drive to the bathrooms. Great. I guess I don't need to go into details about how the evening played out. Use you imagination :( Oh yea, then multiple that experience times about 25 stays.</span><br />
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BOUND4BURLINGAMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678353345290559282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540776888491283757.post-32009549113060934162013-02-23T13:19:00.014-08:002020-11-22T04:42:16.083-08:00THE EVOLUTION OF CAMPING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's the weekend! Time to pack up, gas up, and hit the open road/path to become one with Mother Nature. Sixty hours chocked full of throwing Frisbees, listening to the transistor radio, playing Go Fish, scribbling in the Mad Libs blanks...anything that could fit in a small backpack really. We would hike for miles, drink from streams, pee in the woods, scout out stumps for campfire seats, draw tic-tac-toe grids in the dirt, whittle our marshmallow sticks, and set the stage for that night's ghost stories. We went to bed dirty, slept in our clothes, and woke up to start another day with unkept hair and unbrushed teeth. Chances are we scarfed down a doughnut for breakfast, PB & J for lunch, and a hotdog cooked on a stick for supper (simplicity at it's finest). Throw in a couple hundred mosquito bites, a dozen blood soaked band-aids, a pile of muddy rain drenched clothes, and an empty bottle of Calamine lotion. Not in a million years, would you ever have been able to convince us that it was anything less than heaven on earth. </span></p><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So why have we complicated things by "improving" the camping experience? </span></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTPyLGftjMFeByNi4NuYkFI3gUeymBrhH8OPq9DkEVQGxh7fKhHdfNFcSPFuufZ6bZcy9njxg1wWHKNovOd68faaRPNtuqNS20FPoK9_SyyYPSIklkb5nTTwwJKK45Uy5nsNTTp-hpiM/s320/d992feddcb76c9732db2bd89f4c317bf.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="320" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTPyLGftjMFeByNi4NuYkFI3gUeymBrhH8OPq9DkEVQGxh7fKhHdfNFcSPFuufZ6bZcy9njxg1wWHKNovOd68faaRPNtuqNS20FPoK9_SyyYPSIklkb5nTTwwJKK45Uy5nsNTTp-hpiM/w400-h272/d992feddcb76c9732db2bd89f4c317bf.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Log seats gave way to lawn chairs. Lawn chairs became folding camp chairs. Now your </span><a href="https://amzn.to/38YO7FK" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">camp chair</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> has to have a cooler, cupholder, side pockets and foot rest. And, we have led our children to believe that they too need these same kid-size comforts to enhance their camp life. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">In the 70s, we had "sit-upons". These were created by taking two pieces of wallpaper ripped from an old sample book with a layer of newspaper between them. Holes were punched around the four sides and then yarn was strung through the holes to seal the edges. We threw them on the ground and sat upon them! So certainly you can go two nights without the need for inflatable furniture!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Everyone brought their own prized plastic <a href="https://amzn.to/3lPG0in" target="_blank">flashlight</a>, complete with their name magic markered on the side. Did those get pushed aside when <a href="https://amzn.to/2IY6DU7" target="_blank">headlamps</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/36RWro0" target="_blank">shoe lights</a> became trendy? Disappearing are our beloved lanterns powered by <a href="https://amzn.to/336vs7g" target="_blank">mantles</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3920l0j" target="_blank">fuel</a>. They've been replaced with newfangled rechargeable, solar, <a href="https://amzn.to/2IWkdah" target="_blank">LED lanterns</a> that can light up a campsite brighter than a football field on a Friday night. Saddens me remembering that half the fun of camping as kids was not knowing what was lurking just beyond your flashlight beam! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Coolers became bigger and better. Plain white squeaky Styrofoam coolers morphed into modern day iceboxes...congrats on your <a href="https://amzn.to/35PaGe7" target="_blank">$300 Yeti</a> purchase (You could have bought the <a href="https://amzn.to/3pHpSSt" target="_blank">Lifetime</a> brand for fraction of price). Just a reminder, an overpriced cooler is still not as efficient as a mini fridge running off a "quiet" gas generator. Of course back in the day, we sufficed with dry cereal, warm drinks, fluff sandwiches, peanut butter/crackers, chips, and hoards of other nonrefrigerated foods. I think the only thing that took up our limited cooler space was a block of ice and the hamburg/hotdogs for supper. Do you think many campers drink red wine for the taste...or due to the fact its consumed at room temp? Hmmmm...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX5xFoU9KOhx-ocVmaneHh_Ygsdd0igSVJx9ISC9SXXzoFfrrvBhuk9fvIpFE506S9KA-dMyZRsFqQv61fSqQEhviowH7UkLyKGRHzPRAGnA7SVeiFda-1LiFy4rEbV9amxUlRphIdLY/s1600/magnifying+glass.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXX5xFoU9KOhx-ocVmaneHh_Ygsdd0igSVJx9ISC9SXXzoFfrrvBhuk9fvIpFE506S9KA-dMyZRsFqQv61fSqQEhviowH7UkLyKGRHzPRAGnA7SVeiFda-1LiFy4rEbV9amxUlRphIdLY/w400-h264/magnifying+glass.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wooden match sticks and matchbooks (remember when they were free?) started vanishing in 1973 when BIC launched it's first butane lighter. Now, campers don't bat an eye at spending $20.00 on refillable windproof flex shaft automatic butane lighters. How about keeping the kids busy with a cheap </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3nJq4Pb" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">magnifying glass</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and some dry twigs. Easy to teach and it's a great skill to possess. Sadly, I only use my magnifying glass to read the fine print on the pain reliever bottles :-(</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The camping Gods have indeed smiled upon tenters in the past couple of decades (as</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> much as I miss laughing hysterically to nightmare stories of setting up tents at midnight). Don't feel guilty for giving your old 100lb canvas tent the heave-ho!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Thanks to improvements in designs, even at 2am in pitch blackness, 72.3% of experienced campers can get an eight person tent up in under 10 minutes. But, u</span><span style="font-family: arial;">nless you are camping in Alaska and need extreme, there is no need to spend big money on a deluxe setup. Although they may look impressive, bigger is not always better. Look for quality zippers, windows/screens made for airflow, and a full size rainfly. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">It is however still going to take you awhile to blow up your <a href="https://amzn.to/2J3bm6o" target="_blank">air mattress</a>. As teens, we would sleep under the stars with just our sleeping bags laid on beds of fern leaves. 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<span style="font-family: arial;">I know people camp, or stay at campgrounds for numerous reasons. Comfort levels, budget restrictions, rest & relaxation methods, vacation needs, health concerns, etc. differ from person to person, family to family. Some campers love the mountains, some the surf. Everyone is different in what they need to camp, and what they want from camping. Through the years, I have tweaked my techniques and perfected my packing list. I've modified my "had-to-have" splurges into mere basics...and I more than make do. Testing your knowledge and capabilities is far different then testing your limits. Also, I'm a hobbyist camper, not a survivalist. I have no real desire to live off the land. Boiling water for instant coffee with powdered condiments vs. grinding beans and percolating coffee to drink with fresh cream is the type of sacrifices I can relate to and the improvements I can deem unnecessary. I started in a tent and through the decades progressed to a park model, testing out various camping units in between. Now in my late 50s, I'm back in a tent and loving it. I've rediscovered the hobo pie maker, the benefits of wool, foil pack cooking, the art of the whittle...and red wine. For myself, simplicity has been the only improvement I needed. Despite falling victim to the iphone (and every fun and/or useful camping and outdoor app that is out there), I find plenty else to do while in the woods. Sure Siri's voice is comforting and helpful during my times of need... but it is doubtful she'll be able to warn me when I've nodded off by the campfire and my sneaker soles are smoldering. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, it has recently come to my attention that I've let my goal of getting BOUND4BURLINGAME.com up and running this winter fall by the wayside. At first, I tried to rationalize and tell my friends that it was just something that had "fallen between the cracks". And, because all of you and I, are probably more alike then different, I know you will understand when I speak more literally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If I actually looked for where time has slipped away to, I might look between my vehicle seats during morning, afternoon, and evening runs back and forth from my kid's school. Or maybe peek inside one of the grocery bags, that although minimally filled, just cost the equivalent of a car payment. Let me take a gander over yonder and see....oh damn!.....ya know what I see? I see the neighbors dog has tipped over our garbage barrel again! I wonder how long it will take me today to chase down another toilet paper tube-gone-wild. Maybe I should start by picking up the carcass remnants from Friday's Costco rotisserie chicken before every stray cat, coon and coyote thinks its an open house smorgasbord. Hey, I could find a million excuses of random activities that consume my time...but mixed in there with life's unavoidable chores, are self distracting episodes of sheer laziness...and Facebook marathons..and Instagram photo shoots with my cat....and hour upon hour of un-gratifying Ebay/Craigslist browsing..and...well, you get the picture. Today. I've decided to motivate myself and move ahead with this little pet project of mine. I hope you'll find time in your schedule to join me for this adventure.</span></div>
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