How to pack for a camping trip.

It’s been 11 years with the yurt. We’re still improving the yurt and the rest of of campsite. Also working on getting more efficient at pitching and striking camp.

The first few years, we had to unload both vehicles into a pile and then dig through the pile to find the bits we need. We can now be fully setup and enjoying our vacation about 90 minutes after arrival.

Probably the biggest mental hurdle was learning to pack the truck in the opposite order.

It’s perfectly normal to assume that since we’re going camping, the tent is the first thing to get loaded. This is completely wrong.

The tent is the first thing you need at camp. Therefore the tent should be the last thing you load onto the truck at the house.

In this photo you see the chairs, gray water bucket and tub of camp lights. These are the last things I need to finish setting up.

I developed an ordered list of tasks for pitching camp. I then load the truck from the bottom of the list, as close as practical.

Ready to hit the road. You can see the roof ring, door frame, and khana. Rafters are on the left side of the box.

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Author: rexplex

With a bachelors degree in history, I turn wrenches for a living. I’m most at peace when I hear the wind in the trees or the gurgle of a brook. I’m a believer in the Renaissance Man, as epitomized by DaVinci engineer, artist, soldier, statesman. As Heinlein said, “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

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