We’re getting ever closer to the ideal. When I was child, we had family friends who had all their camping gear assembled and organized on shelves right next to their car port. All they had to do was select the gear and they could be packed and on the road inside of 30 minutes. Now that’s what I call the ideal!

It took me a good part of two days to go through the gear and make sure everything we needed was there. I’m sure we’ll be missing something, but if I did my job right, it will be something minor.

The truth is, forgetting something tends to make the whole event more of an adventure anyway.