Originally Posted By: MostlyHarmless


These days, most of my trips are VERY short and family oriented. For trips involving my 4 and 6 year old kids, I don't mind carrying a whole bunch of comfort items that I would never consider for a long distance day hike.


I hear ya harmless. My almost 8 year old loves camping and canoing and it's important to me that it stay that way. He really wants to do the Survivorman thing, and though we play along with him and encourage the learning, we're not going to totally rough it with him. If it's not enjoyable it's not worth it.

We're Scouts so try our best to take care of the earth with a "leave No trace" approach. He loves a wood fire, as do I, and a wood stove affords us more opportunity when a firepit isn't available.


Edited by bacpacjac (04/14/11 01:04 AM)
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