Planning a camping trip

[Dave Taylor]

There isn't much pine thicket left where Booth and Herold were, so I have an idea for an appropriate site not too far away that I could, hopefully, get permission to camp out in. I want to have my ducks in a row before I approach the owners to ask them, though.

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I'll have to do more research, but I was also of the opinion that I probably wouldn't be having any fires. Though it would be fun and comforting, I don't see the chances of Booth and Herold risking one with they were trying to hide. So, agreeably, that's gone.

Since, as you guys point out, bugs shouldn't really be an issue in April, I will try to forego the bug spray and bug candles. However, I am going to have with me an emergency first aid kit and I'll probably throw some bug spray in there, in case it is too much to bear without it.

As Betty recommended, I would be recording my experiences there. Instead of using just my phone for video, I will probably invest in some sort of camera that could survive the elements, like a GoPro. I would also buy a tripod and microphone. This project would require me to do some editing of video, so it would probably not be immediately ready to show once I was done.

To make it worth while, however, I need to make sure I have enough research material to discuss and relate while I am in the woods. Otherwise it would just be a me camping video. I did some research at the JOHRC this summer and got a few items that I think would be good, so I'm confident.