Dude. We need to go camping.

[Nick]

Tent and sleeping bag that can be easily carried. Pots and pans small enough for people to stick in their packs and basic utensils for each person. Canned or dry foods, drink mix for use with water. Enough water for a weekend or  something to make the water pure enough to drink. Some form on entertainment (books, games, shovels, tanks, jeeps, logos etc.) Anything else?

We should move this to its own thread (if it doesn't already have its own.)

[zourtney]

Indeed it does (and should):
http://randomland.net/forums/index.php/topic,42.0.html

[zourtney]

We should go camping. It's high time. I'd settle for a day hike, if we can go where there aren't any people. But camp camp is a must!

What do we need to do to get the Blazer in realiable-enough condtion?

[Nick]

It needs cleaned and a new battery. An oil change wouldn't hurt. Neither would a new radiator. Or an few hours with some CLR soaking in the radiator (I would have to take it off the truck to do that as I don't want any of that in the engine.) Then she should be good to go. After pumping up the tires that is.... and perhaps having the people at Americas Tires take a look to make sure there is nothing more then a slow leak. And double checking the electrical so the battery stays lively. And some new paint and the removal of some rust. A brush guard would be nice too... and some flood lights for driving down woodsy roads at night. 
But really, just a good battery.

[zourtney]

Well, if you want some help with those things some time, let me know. I'm up for it. I'll even take pictures! And if you want, I can chip in a few bucks for a decent battery.

[Nick]

And time your free just give me a holler. I have more then a few projects like that around here. I am trying to get my dads truck cleaned up to sell, get the blazer cleaned up to use, fix a rototiller, fix some gokarts and then on top of that there are some things I want to make out of metal. But getting the blazer back up in towards the top of that list. Camp camp!

We should design 'Camp camp' shirts!

[zourtney]

That'd be cool. Got any design ideas? We need to bring back that t-shirt design fun, it was...well, fun! And I think I still have the old Photoshop templates laying around somewhere...

[Nick]

No ideas just yet. Other then putting "CAMP CAMP" on a shirt under an image of a tent and trees.

[zourtney]

Sounds like a pretty worthy cause, to me.

...There needs to be an internationally recognized "no drunken stupidity" icon. Because that is the antithesis of my camp-camp mindset. (And everyone knows that a blanket prohibition on alcohol is useless. I'm more anti-stupid.)

Anyway, we should fix up the Blazer and go camping. I seem to have lots going on the first part of July, but maybe we could venture out on a mid-July camping trip. What do people think?

[Nick]

Mid any month is good with me. I have a pathetically little amount of stuff going on.
I agree. Banning alcohol is wrong (let people drink what they like) but banning drunken stupidity is a worthy cause. People are free to be drunk and stupid as long at it does not effect or annoy any other, perhaps more sane and responsible, people around them.  Grrrr.

Anyway. CVAMP CAMP!@

[zourtney]

July 24 sounds like an appealing date (I don't know why, it just does). No promises, but maybe that can be our tentative date.

Cody? Brad? Chime in!

[Brad]

A tentative yes for me. Got nothing planned and as long as something major doesn't come up I should be able to go.

[zourtney]

Camp camp!

[Nick]

Yes! CAMP CAMP!

[zourtney]

Ouch. It's been a week?

Camp camp!

I'm getting that cooped up, not-enough-woods feel. Are we up for a hike-camp? Or should we stick to the traditional and so fondly memorable bloated-Blazer-trips?