Shopping for cots.

Ok. I'm out shopping for my son's tenth birthday and we are planning this big camping trip and I have been shopping for gear to take on this trip. I have been looking for cots and was not too impressed with what I have seen at Bass Pro Shops as far as pricing goes. Again, I found that Wal-Mart wins again as far as pricing goes. 33 dollars and some change is pretty good, so there you go, I had to go for it. They appear to be made pretty well and wide enough for my big frame. I think I made the right decision but I will let you know after we field test them. These Ozark Mountain Cots appear to be every good as what I had in the Marine Corps.

So we went out shopping yesterday. After going to Bass Pro Shops Outdoor world, we found a nice 8 x 10 tent on sale for $59.00. Everything else we looked at seemed a little overpriced. Target didn't have much of anything useful for camping so we ended up moving on to Sports Authority where I found one of those Char-Grill gas mini grills on sale for $23.00. Not Bad. After making it to Wal-Mart, we found the Coleman PowerChill 40-Quart Thermoelectric Cooler with Power Supply for $83.00. At least 50 dollars cheaper than Bass Pro Shops had it for. The reviews I have read on this cooler seem pretty good, mostly 4 and 5 stars. I am testing it as I write this.

Camping Trip

I am planning a camping trip with my son in a few of weeks when he gets out of school. We plan on going from Florida all the way on up to Michigan. I can hardly wait. I may be traveling abroad for work soon and I want to spend some real quality time with Zach. I've got a few ideas of the places I'd like to take him. As a boy, my mom and dad took me up and down that route several times and I know there are a lot of neat things to see. Right now, I'm just doing some minor preparations and shopping for a few items we will need. I've decided for this first camping trip together, we are going to "rough it" in a tent. Today, I have been shopping for a good 12v cooler for the car. Been looking at the RoadPro RPSF-5234. It seems to be reasonably priced and just the right size for the back of my car. Tomorrow, I will go to Sports Authority and a few other stores like Target and Wal-Mart and see what they have.