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Bertha Venation

(21,484 posts) Tue May 26, 2015, 08:44 PM May 2015

Camping Questions [View all]

Hi. I'll be going camping for the first time in August.

Can you recommend a good and inexpensive (oxymoron?) 4-man tent? What is the best source for tents?

Do I need a sleeping pad if I have a cot?

There will be communal dinners, but I don't know anything about camp cooking. I'll probably take a cooler full of sandwiches for myself. But if I should need to contribute, what should I take to make and share? What's easy but good? And what kinds of pots & pans & utensils will I need? And how will I boil water for tea? Gotta have my tea.

I am looking up answers to these questions as well as posting here. If you can offer any advice besides answers to my questions, I'd welcome it.

Thanks!

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Camping Questions [View all] Bertha Venation May 2015 OP

I am not a camper - but here's my answer to 2 of your questions - No Vested Interest May 2015 #1

Are you hiking in or driving in? Brickbat May 2015 #2

Driving, thank goodness. n/t Bertha Venation May 2015 #10

This is the four-person tent model we've been using and recommending for about 40 years. canoeist52 May 2015 #3

I second the eureka too d_r May 2015 #5

Hi, d_r. Bertha Venation May 2015 #12

Standing will be a problem with the Eureka. ManiacJoe May 2015 #17

Ooh. Kneeling isn't an option. Bertha Venation May 2015 #22

standing d_r May 2015 #19

That looks like a prime* possibility! Bertha Venation May 2015 #23

I'll third the Eureka suggestion. Wilms May 2015 #7

As great as the Eureka tent is, ManiacJoe May 2015 #8

Just me, ManiacJoe. Bertha Venation May 2015 #13

Thank you, canoeist. Bertha Venation May 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Bertha Venation May 2015 #21

Exellent Tent meathead May 2015 #25

Coffee pots canoeist52 May 2015 #4

Thanks, canoeist. Bertha Venation May 2015 #14

Four words Cracklin Charlie May 2015 #6

Sounds tasty. Bertha Venation May 2015 #15

I am a Chuck Wagon cook. oneshooter May 2015 #18

Peach cobbler and cornbread? Bertha Venation May 2015 #20

Thank you. oneshooter May 2015 #24

Everything a beginner needs to know about camping: ManiacJoe May 2015 #9

What a great idea. Bertha Venation May 2015 #16

That's how i learned. meathead May 2015 #26

I have a Eureka tent also. HooptieWagon May 2015 #27

I bought a used Eureka 20 yrs ago for $15. Smells like an innertube... Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #28

How was the camping trip? Hula Popper Sep 2015 #29

Eureka makes great tents! ginnyinWI Aug 2016 #30

My tent PavelKO Oct 2016 #31