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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It calls for a lot of planning and lists and pre-prep. Have you already been camping, or do you need to purchase a tent or anything else?

I find the hardest parts of trip prep are pulling random things from all over the house, acquiring special things, and making sure all the right clothes are clean. When the things you need are tents and camping supplies or beach toys or whatever's unique for your vacation, you can start piles a few weeks in advance because you won't need that stuff at home. I often use laundry baskets to gather things.

You can go through your camping supplies now. Make sure you have working flashlights/batteries, etc., etc. I would approach this by making lists of all those little tasks and delegating a bunch to the husband. Closer to the trips, start the piles. Then when it's actually time to pack, it will be much easier because all of the thinking will have been done already.[/quote]
Thanks! We have all of the gear already which help, it’s just all over the house. But this is actually helpful advice, thanks![/quote]

The way I arrived at these tips other than practice is to really investigate myself and my assumptions. Just because I had always run around crazy and stressed and in a bad mood before a trip doesn't mean I have to. Why was I? Because it really does take a lot of time and steps to get ready and I wasn't  doing any of them in advance.

Think about what things you were dreading when you wrote your post (write it down even) and then think unemotionally about what would help that chaos not happen whether that's buying more clothes, checking camping gear in advance, or whatever. Then determine if you prefer doing those things or the chaos or not going camping. Which do you value for your family?

That's not to say you will want to check your flashlights now. You may have to force yourself to do it, but it will pay off. 😁[/quote]

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