We love camping and hope Snug grows up loving camping too. The first purchase we made when we were planning for a baby was actually a 4 person tent. Our good friends, the Mathi, paved the way by taking their little girl camping, biking and climbing when she was just a itty-bitty baby and we wanted to follow suit. So when Snug was about 6 weeks old, we finally felt like we were ready to try it out.
We packed a bit more than we used to but not too much more. Since we'd be car camping we planned on using the table that is built into the back of our CRV. And since we had a table, we figured we'd bring some chairs-- a new thing for us as we are used to just sitting on the ground. We also got a Snow Peak stove in effort to not start the woods on fire or smoke out our newborn with the Sierra stove. Other items new to our camping experience: a lantern and a deck of cards. We figured we would be just hanging out in camp so we thought cards would be a good way to spend the time. Not really a surprise but we found that we aren't really card playing people.
The bulkiest thing we brought was the base of Snug's swing. Why did we bring that? We figured he could sleep in it and it worked out quite well. We dressed him in the footy pj's that don't get much use here in Phoenix, covered his head with a wool beany, wrapped him in his SwadleMe blanket and tucked a down vest around him. It made a cozy little nest that kept him warm when it dropped to 35 degrees overnight. Snug stayed quite toasty and didn't let out a peep. I can't say the same for us. Snug was so quiet that we were up many times that night to make sure that he was warm and breathing. We've found that this sleeping set up works quite nicely and have used it on several trips since.
Our first camp out was good. Snug indicated that he liked camping by sleeping so well. Mike got in a few bike rides. We did a little bouldering (a very little). We took Snug out for a spin in the Chariot (not made for single track). It was a slow paced but good start to having fun with Snug in the woods.
We packed a bit more than we used to but not too much more. Since we'd be car camping we planned on using the table that is built into the back of our CRV. And since we had a table, we figured we'd bring some chairs-- a new thing for us as we are used to just sitting on the ground. We also got a Snow Peak stove in effort to not start the woods on fire or smoke out our newborn with the Sierra stove. Other items new to our camping experience: a lantern and a deck of cards. We figured we would be just hanging out in camp so we thought cards would be a good way to spend the time. Not really a surprise but we found that we aren't really card playing people.
The bulkiest thing we brought was the base of Snug's swing. Why did we bring that? We figured he could sleep in it and it worked out quite well. We dressed him in the footy pj's that don't get much use here in Phoenix, covered his head with a wool beany, wrapped him in his SwadleMe blanket and tucked a down vest around him. It made a cozy little nest that kept him warm when it dropped to 35 degrees overnight. Snug stayed quite toasty and didn't let out a peep. I can't say the same for us. Snug was so quiet that we were up many times that night to make sure that he was warm and breathing. We've found that this sleeping set up works quite nicely and have used it on several trips since.
Our first camp out was good. Snug indicated that he liked camping by sleeping so well. Mike got in a few bike rides. We did a little bouldering (a very little). We took Snug out for a spin in the Chariot (not made for single track). It was a slow paced but good start to having fun with Snug in the woods.
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