Whatever You Want Honey

We are traveling to the great State of Ohio to go camping with a bunch of friends this weekend. It should take about 5 to 6 hours for each one in the group to get there. It is centrally located for each of us, which is why OH was the final destination point.

We opened our tent and spread it out only to find our poles were missing. They must have gotten lost in the move to PA in November. So we figured we had six options.

The first option is to try and rig the tent to stand up by threading ropes through the guides. The end result would be a spider web effect. It may look natural for the wooded area but would look rather ridiculous to all the other campers. Maybe this option is out.

The second option would be to throw down the tent and set up some sticks inside to create a tent. Yeah, we thought the same thing. That would look equally ridiculous. It also may not withstand water and wind too well either.

The third option is to search for the poles from people that are storing some of our stuff from the move. The problem with that is, we only have a few days to hunt them down.

Another option, is to borrow my mom’s tent. The only issue is there are three of us staying in the tent and she has a three room tent that would cover the entire campsite. So, we would be hogging all the space. We are not trying to re-create a mansion in the woods either. I mean, we are not taking the kitchen sink.

Our fifth option is to borrow a friend’s sister’s tent. It happens to be the same size as our tent, which is good. But, if anything happens to it, we would have to buy a new tent. And if that were to happen, we might as well buy ourselves a new tent to avoid having to buy a new one for someone else and be back in the same boat we are in now.

Our sixth and final option is to just go out and buy a new tent. But we already have a tent that is great. If we could just find the poles all our troubles would melt away.

Oh, the decisions. Oh, the choices. I hope camping is more fun than making this decision. Did I mention they have a wi-fi connection at the campsite?? Workin’ in the woods! My kind of trip.

- D