My van
has many uses; Inside there is a full width 4 feet by 6.5 feet long platform I
built to store all my bug-out gear and sleep on and it's for camping and
everyday transportation. Recently I added mounts to the roof to tie one side of
the tarp/canopy onto it and using a single adjustable painters pole for the
center support.
Below is
my first campout with the new canopy and it work great! It did rain in the
morning after setup but I simply sat in the chair, drank some coffee and waited
for the rain to pass. What I did discover was I needed a second support pole or
one at each corner. The reason is with a pole at each corner would give me more
square feet of rain and sun protection (I'm in Florida and the sun is brutal) and
in a bug-out situation will allow me to lower the adjustable poles creating a
downward canopy slope with a slight valley to easily collect rain water that in
a bad situation could be life sustaining!
I had a
great time camping at the shore of the St Johns River and the Atlantic
Ocean watching the cargo ships pass by. I was amazed at how large
and quiet those ships are.
Looks lovely Mike. We were at LT Island on Sunday in the very early hours before the trash rolled in. My gosh, why can't women over 50 wear a 1 piece? Especially over weight ones at that.
ReplyDeleteAre there any women over 50 that are not overweight? Mmmmmm lots of pot bellied men, too.
DeleteDFW, Overweight is a serious issue for our country. Eating as I see it is an addiction they can't break. It's like being on cocaine, heroin, smoking and alcohol to name a few. Most of these heavy weights are taking multiple prescriptions, are depressed and wrecking their health due to their weight. I see so many young woman late 20's and 30's grossly overweight and most of their children are the same.
DeleteMike,
ReplyDeleteCamping by the water is just so relaxing. In Florida you need a canopy with all that sun and no tree's for shade.
Did you catch any fish?
Only got a few hours of fishing. Still learning saltwater shore fishing. One big hook-up but lost it, I think it may have been a stingray as they fight hard.
DeleteGreat setup! Makes me want to go camping....and fishing, and grilling those fish :) Hope you had fun!
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