The whole family went to Lock & Dam Park for Braden’s Cub Scout campout Friday night.

Since we just have a 2-person tent, I brought along a tarp and my Hennessey Hammock. Becki and the kids managed to squeeze into the tent.

The kids didn’t mind, because that meant they could play under the tarp and pretend it was their fort.

Braden asked if he could try to make a fire with my flint. I normally carry flint in my emergency bag when backpacking, and happened to have it with me. After gathering some small wood, he added a pile of dry leaves and went to work. I helped him get the right idea on how to hold it to get the best chance of making a fire, and before long we had a fire.

I wouldn’t say that was the most exciting park in the world. Rather boring if you ask me. Then again, I hate car camping. I’m not a fan of being able to drive where you “camp”. I should pause and mention that at 11:30 PM I dropped my keys and the panic button on my keychain got pressed. Nothing like waking everyone up with a car alarm!

Despite my lack of appreciation for car camping, we had fun and the kids didn’t want to leave. As much as I prefer backpacking to car camping, I can see many more car camping trips in our future.