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Tents

• Look at Coleman Instant Tent. Heavy and bulky but sets up ‘instantly’.
• Look at EZUP Camping Cube. ‘Glamping’ at its finest!
• Backpacking tents are fine for the two night we are there. 
• Needs to be LESS THAN 10 ft x 10 ft in size to fit in our camp site.
• Bigger tents require more time to pack, haul, setup, breakdown, and cleanup.
• Smaller tents are just fine for two nights of sleeping.
• Most tents are too hot to occupy during the day.

Tent Footprint

• Not needed.  Clean sandy beach.

Tent Guylines

• Not needed.  Trip hazards.

Tent Stakes

• Sand stakes, plastic only please.
• Kids run around tents and don’t want puncture wounds.

Tent Rain Fly

• There will be a lot of dew on the tents in the morning.
• Use a rainfly to prevent drips on the contents of your tent.
• Rain is unpredictable.

Tent Mats

• Look at CGear sand free mat inside and doormat. 
• The boys track a lot of sand into tents.
• Put the mat in the tent.
• Sold at REI in different sizes.

Tent Cleanup

• Dust pan and dust broom can be useful to get the sand out of your tent.

Pillow

• Small packable pillow is comfortable.
• Big bulky pillow is more comfortable but more to haul.

Sleeping Bags

• Typical bag is too hot and to sticky.
• Fleece blankets work best.
• Just warm enough and don’t hold moisture.
• Forecasting highs 70s lows 60s and 100% humidity in the early morning.
• Some kids just sleep in sweatpants and sweatshirts without bedding.

Sleeping Mats

• Wide range here.
• Some dads have queen size, double thickness (about 3 feet high).
• Some dads have twin size, single thickness.
• Some dads have foam mats (backpacking).
• Some dads sleep on the sandy bottom.
• Just remember everything you bring you have to pack, haul, setup, breakdown, and cleanup.
• Don’t wear yourself out just getting to and from the beach.

Bathroom

• Ocean for washing sand off.
• Showers nearby if your son needs to wash the sand out of every crevice of his body.
• Bathroom nearby for cleaning teeth.
• Bring towels, shower sandals, toiletries.
• This is a beach bathroom not the Four Seasons.

Medicine

• Bring what you might need to get through an upset stomach, fever or headache.
• Heat stress and exhaustion can sneak up on the kids – and men behaving badly.

First Aid

• Pack a simple first aid kit in your car.
• We will have a kit.

Sunscreen

• Make your life easy.
• Sun protection clothing works best.
• Long sleeve rash guards.
• Wide brim hats if they will wear them.
• Sunscreen for the beach.
• Sunburn makes kids miserable.

Heat Stress

• Drink water constantly.
• Heat stress makes kids miserable.

Clothing

• BRING SOCKS FOR HOT SAND!!!
• Absolutely necessary during kickball tournament last year.
• Boys feet were getting burned.
• Sandals.
• Swim shorts, two pair.
• Shirts, poly works best, last year’s jog-a-thon shirt.
• Poly works best in hot, sweaty conditions.
• Sweatpants for night, fleece works best in humid conditions.
• Sweatshirts, wear your tribe gear.
• BOYS WEAR A LOT LESS CLOTHING THAN YOU THINK.
• Two pair of things is usually fine – one pair to wear while other pair is drying.
• Wide brim hats and ball caps.

Laundry

• Nearby for kids who get sick in tents – it’s happened – bring coins.

Canopies

• We will have canopies for shade – a 20ft x 20ft area for kitchen, a 30ft x 30ft area for dining, and many 10ftx10ft as a hallway from beach front to dining hall.

Shade

• Beach umbrella great down by the water.
• Lifeguards do not allow tents and canopies (e.g., EZUP) down by the water. 

Beach Chairs

• Beach chair for dad although you won’t get much time to sit.
• Chairs for kids, don’t bother, they are constantly on the go.

Beach Toys

• Sand castle making gear
• Boogie boards
• Don’t go overboard
• There are a lot of activities scheduled to keep the boys busy.