Wake up after a very cool night, the temp was down to 46 F. I don't mind, my fat keeps me warm. I'm using a new sleeping matt, but the slight slope on which I placed the tent causes everything to bunch up a little. The matt is nice I got a great deal on it and it keeps me from bottoming out on the ground. Prior to this matt I used layers of yoga matts, exercises matts and a backpacking matt.
The tent is a Kelty Teton 2, its a 'three season' tent and by 'three season,' I think they mean late spring to early fall. They should keep the names to areas that suit the tent and this one should be called the San Diego, its great in warm weather with all of its ventilation but the fly isn't big enough for rainy weather and that ventilation makes it quite cool. Overall though I love the easy setup, light weight and vestibule for my boots. Besides, I'd rather keep warm with a good sleeping bag and a fleece blanket.
My pillow is off my bed, this will be difficult to replace as I like to sleep on my side and that creates a large space to fill in order for my head to be up. I'll have to learn how to bring a stuff sack and use that for a pillow.
My goal is to reduce the amount of stuff I bring when camping, since I tend to fill the car and its only me. Although I bring too much for two days, I could survive on it for a week. So at least I know what to bring if I was going to be camping for an extended period of time.
Time to get some work done, started in on the grading. I know, I'm a looser but there's so much that it needs to get done sometime. To make up for it, I open the bourbon.
Bourbon for this trip is Jefferson's Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Its nice, but I don't quite have the sort of discerning palate that can tell the difference between one bourbon or another.
The rest of the trip goes well and I suck at concluding things.
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