OFFICIAL Kings Canyon Camp Swank Thread - Page 40

BarTopDancer · 05-05-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Fine... just snub us

Fine. I will.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-12-2008, 03:24 PM

Is it close enough to the date to start thinking about planning again?

So, for some reason I thought the plan was to arrive Thursday (except for those that are arriving later) and leave Monday (except for those that are leaving earlier). Those were the days I put in for time off. But now that I look closer at the wiki, it looks like leaving on Sunday is the plan.

Well, we planned to stay until Monday, so we may just do that either way. If anyone else sticks around, we'll welcome the company. If not, maybe we'll take off late Sunday and have Monday to recover or maybe we'll just hang out, just the two of us.

Either way, I'm getting excited. Bought a lantern today (decided to stick with propane instead of L.E.D. Just easier to deal with a single fuel source than worry about stocking gas AND batteries). Still deciding whether to buy a stove or just bum time on someone else's (being there alone on Sunday night might force our hand, unless we just want to do a campfire dinner/breakfast).

Got the tent set up for practice over the weekend. The thing's HUGE, should be awesome.

Yup, I'm at the point where I'm going to be constantly making mental lists and browsing camping sections at stores. I think we're pretty well stocked, but ya' never know...

katiesue · 05-12-2008, 03:38 PM

Speaking only for myself on the Wiki - the X on Sunday means staying Sunday night.

I may have an extra campstove if you guys need one.

Now I need to get back to trying out sample recipes.

Capt Jack · 05-12-2008, 03:59 PM

yeah, I'd planned on staying sunday night as well and rolling back home monday. Ive snagged a couple extra days on both ends, so its all good

as far as the stove, I'll be bringing my two burner along in any case (along with various cookwares, pots pans etc) and youre more than welcome (as is anyone in attendance that needs it) to use it to your hearts content. Ive also extra cans of fuel as we never even went through a single one during our stay (thats with one full-on breakfast and coffee every morning), so theres plenty as far as that goes.

firewood however, did tend to burn down rather quickly, so might want to bring a spare load of that...although Im considering the fake logs for just doing the campfire thing. easy light and long burn + lighter load. not sure on any regs or concerns as far as those go.

innerSpaceman · 05-12-2008, 04:07 PM

Yes, it means staying Sunday night.

Last Year, we paid for the last (extra) night's camping just so we wouldn't have to bug out by noon. Hahaha, we barely beat the sun in finally leaving camp. But we had an activity planned that day which we won't on Monday.

HOWEVER: And not to seek lightning striking twice ... one of the best meals and best times of last year's Swank Camp was Garbage Eggs Breakfast and Gluttonous Bacon Fest ... where we threw almost every leftover foodstuff into omelettes and cooked up 90% of the literally pounds of bacon that were brought to the Sierras by the swankers.

We could eat the bacon at any time, but Garbage Eggs and the relaxed feeling of nothing particular to do was inimitable and fantastic, and can only be done on the last morning.

You won't get that feeling if you have to bug out by noon. I'd like to bug out by 2 or 3, and I wouldn't mind paying the extra night for that luxury.

Kevy Baby · 05-12-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Still deciding whether to buy a stove or just bum time on someone else's (being there alone on Sunday night might force our hand, unless we just want to do a campfire dinner/breakfast).

There should be plenty of stoves to go around, so if you want to borrow and save the bucks, you should be fine.

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

So, for some reason I thought the plan was to arrive Thursday (except for those that are arriving later) and leave Monday (except for those that are leaving earlier). Those were the days I put in for time off. But now that I look closer at the wiki, it looks like leaving on Sunday is the plan.

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yes, it means staying Sunday night.

Susan and I are going up Wednesday in some form I believe and coming back on Monday.

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Last Year, we paid for the last (extra) night's camping just so we wouldn't have to bug out by noon. Hahaha, we barely beat the sun in finally leaving camp. But we had an activity planned that day which we won't on Monday.

You won't get that feeling if you have to bug out by noon. I'd like to bug out by 2 or 3, and I wouldn't mind paying the extra night for that luxury.

How strict are they on the timing thing? Especially for a Monday, I wonder if one could stretch it until 2 or 3 without having to sweat paying for the extra day? What is the demand for a Monday entry?

innerSpaceman · 05-12-2008, 06:39 PM

Well, since you apparently leave your money in a box, I wonder if there is any Adult Supervision at all.

I guess we'll find out Sunday morning, after our usual Saturday Night party keeps everyone else in camp awake till dawn.

Ghoulish Delight · 05-12-2008, 10:16 PM

They've got lists of when each license plates are supposed to be gone and drive through a couple times a day. But if we hang out and they happen upon us, I imagine the worst they'll do is make us pay the $18.

GusGus · 05-15-2008, 03:47 PM

I just bought a six and a half pound package of bacon.

Kevy Baby · 05-15-2008, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GusGus

I just bought a six and a half pound package of bacon.

Cool, so we have breakfast covered for you and I; what about everyone else?

05-12-2008, 03:24 PM	#2
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Is it close enough to the date to start thinking about planning again? So, for some reason I thought the plan was to arrive Thursday (except for those that are arriving later) and leave Monday (except for those that are leaving earlier). Those were the days I put in for time off. But now that I look closer at the wiki, it looks like leaving on Sunday is the plan. Well, we planned to stay until Monday, so we may just do that either way. If anyone else sticks around, we'll welcome the company. If not, maybe we'll take off late Sunday and have Monday to recover or maybe we'll just hang out, just the two of us. Either way, I'm getting excited. Bought a lantern today (decided to stick with propane instead of L.E.D. Just easier to deal with a single fuel source than worry about stocking gas AND batteries). Still deciding whether to buy a stove or just bum time on someone else's (being there alone on Sunday night might force our hand, unless we just want to do a campfire dinner/breakfast). Got the tent set up for practice over the weekend. The thing's HUGE, should be awesome. Yup, I'm at the point where I'm going to be constantly making mental lists and browsing camping sections at stores. I think we're pretty well stocked, but ya' never know... __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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05-12-2008, 03:38 PM	#3
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Speaking only for myself on the Wiki - the X on Sunday means staying Sunday night. I may have an extra campstove if you guys need one. Now I need to get back to trying out sample recipes. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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05-12-2008, 03:59 PM	#4
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	yeah, I'd planned on staying sunday night as well and rolling back home monday. Ive snagged a couple extra days on both ends, so its all good as far as the stove, I'll be bringing my two burner along in any case (along with various cookwares, pots pans etc) and youre more than welcome (as is anyone in attendance that needs it) to use it to your hearts content. Ive also extra cans of fuel as we never even went through a single one during our stay (thats with one full-on breakfast and coffee every morning), so theres plenty as far as that goes. firewood however, did tend to burn down rather quickly, so might want to bring a spare load of that...although Im considering the fake logs for just doing the campfire thing. easy light and long burn + lighter load. not sure on any regs or concerns as far as those go. __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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05-12-2008, 04:07 PM	#5
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yes, it means staying Sunday night. Last Year, we paid for the last (extra) night's camping just so we wouldn't have to bug out by noon. Hahaha, we barely beat the sun in finally leaving camp. But we had an activity planned that day which we won't on Monday. HOWEVER: And not to seek lightning striking twice ... one of the best meals and best times of last year's Swank Camp was Garbage Eggs Breakfast and Gluttonous Bacon Fest ... where we threw almost every leftover foodstuff into omelettes and cooked up 90% of the literally pounds of bacon that were brought to the Sierras by the swankers. We could eat the bacon at any time, but Garbage Eggs and the relaxed feeling of nothing particular to do was inimitable and fantastic, and can only be done on the last morning. You won't get that feeling if you have to bug out by noon. I'd like to bug out by 2 or 3, and I wouldn't mind paying the extra night for that luxury. Last edited by innerSpaceman : 05-12-2008 at 04:13 PM.
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05-12-2008, 06:39 PM	#7
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, since you apparently leave your money in a box, I wonder if there is any Adult Supervision at all. I guess we'll find out Sunday morning, after our usual Saturday Night party keeps everyone else in camp awake till dawn.
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05-12-2008, 10:16 PM	#8
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	They've got lists of when each license plates are supposed to be gone and drive through a couple times a day. But if we hang out and they happen upon us, I imagine the worst they'll do is make us pay the $18. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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05-15-2008, 03:47 PM	#9
GusGus DrunkenSeamstress Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Is it hot in here? Posts: 311	I just bought a six and a half pound package of bacon. __________________ . . . . "Mythology is psychology misread as biography." - Joseph Campbell
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