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#152262 - 10/18/08 02:17 AM Where I'll be camping next weekend
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Finished with my annual audit!! grin

So I had a little bit of time after my audit to scout out the campsite, since we haven't been to this one before.

I wish I had more time to spend there yesterday. Maybe brew up some tea or coffee and sit overlooking the lake. But I only had time for a quick look see and just made it back in time to take my daughter to her soccer practice.

My favorite spot at the camp site.

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#152263 - 10/18/08 02:19 AM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: aloha]
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You lucky dog you...
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#152272 - 10/18/08 02:57 AM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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IS THAT REAL? If so, I'd watch out for Raptors if I were you.

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#152282 - 10/18/08 06:31 AM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: OldBaldGuy]
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I feel blessed OBG!
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#152283 - 10/18/08 06:54 AM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: ]
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Originally Posted By: Troglodyte007
IS THAT REAL? If so, I'd watch out for Raptors if I were you.



That's all real Troglodyte007.

Don't worry about the Raptors, we keep them on this island.



You are actually quite astute. There is a large "raptor" population the haunts the lake area.



The geese are especially aggressive. They will peck at little kids' faces.
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#152285 - 10/18/08 10:16 AM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: aloha]
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Loc: Lost in Waipahu, HI
This looks like Hoomaluhia park. It looks like windward sprinkle and showers for the next couple of days. Ready to test the rain gear?

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#152309 - 10/18/08 04:26 PM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: aloha]
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I'm jealous of both the amount of time you manage to go camping, and the locale! LOL

Have a good trip!
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#152318 - 10/18/08 06:19 PM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: Onedzguy]
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Originally Posted By: Onedzguy
This looks like Hoomaluhia park. It looks like windward sprinkle and showers for the next couple of days. Ready to test the rain gear?



Good eye Onedzguy. This is Kahua Kuou in Ho`omaluhia.

We camp at Ho`omaluhia about once a month and over the past several years, maybe once or twice we didn't get rain. Thanks for the warning though, but we are pretty used to it...even the moms and kids. This is our first time at Kahua Kuou though and it is pretty big. The kids are going to have a blast!

We usually set up a large canopied area for group gatherings and for everyone to duck under when the rain inevitably comes. Then we still have more of a community versus everyone ducking into there own tents. Sometimes the rain is pretty darn heavy with some strong winds too. We keep our food and cooking stuff under the canopy so the weather doesn't stop us from the all important eating, drinking (non-alchohol), and being merry.

I have practiced making fire in the rain there too and found that having a base is very important, then I teepee the larger firewood over the base, then build my tinder bundle and pile kindling on the tinder under the firewood. The firewood works kind of like an umbrella to keep the other stuff dry and alights even though it is raining. When it's really wet, I'll stick some fatwood in with the kindling. That really helps.
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#152319 - 10/18/08 06:20 PM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: Nicodemus]
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Originally Posted By: Nicodemus
I'm jealous of both the amount of time you manage to go camping, and the locale! LOL

Have a good trip!



Nicodemus, don't be jealous. Just come and join us.
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#152320 - 10/18/08 06:21 PM Re: Where I'll be camping next weekend [Re: aloha]
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Loc: Hawaii, USA
By the way, Onedzguy, are you in Hawaii?
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