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[quote=Anonymous]I have persuaded DH to sign up kids with cub scout and girl scout. We have done a few tent camping & 1 cabin camping so far. Kids enjoy them, but it is a lot of work and exhaustion on adults before/during/after each group camping trip. My back and legs still hurt. We are so out of shape, and kids are so energetic. Our kids just play and eat, and we do all these planning, packing, carrying, and unpacking. We are not outdoorsy adults, but we do these out of love for our kids to do exposure & experiences. It has been nice that we tag along in a group, and we have been learning something from each camping trip. I definitely overpack and I need to cut down all unnecessary items. What could kids learn or help from all these camping trips? Are kids supposed to do anything?  They treat that as mini vacation so far.

I have to go solo (without DH) with DD in May 3 hours driving distance away, and another one solo (without DH) with DS in May 1 hour driving distance away as well. DH bails himself out this time in May and stay with the other kid at home. It has been family camping trips, so it will be my first time doing solo with kid alone in May. The good thing is that all these are troop camp, so I assume that someone will help me out if they see me stressed out or need some help. I will try my best to do it on my own with my kid as learning experience. I need a short caming gear pack list for me to pack. We have at least combined 4-5 camp trips organized from both troops a year. It is often 3 days 2 nights, and all are tent camping, except onr cabin camping.  We have not done backpack camping yet.

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