One Night Stand

This was a crazy year with all the COVID restrictions in our state. And, our governor just today put us back on a full lockdown! This virus and government interventions certainly have changed my routine with outdoor life, camping, and fishing. I guess if I look on the bright side, winter is coming and for all practical purposes my camping was finished for the year anyway.

Back in the summer when restrictions were being eased a bit, the solution for me was a one night stay with two days of fishing. My goal was to camp and fish in solitude and not interact with others (my wife and I are in one of those risk categories). To avoid setting up a sleeping tent for one night, I slept in the truck camper and only took the absolute minimum of camping gear for a one night stand. An early departure for designated stream gave me almost a full day of fishing for the first day and the same for the second day. The trick was to not spend much time in setting up a camp site. I find the truck camper very comfortable at night with a 4" foam pad, sleeping bag, chair, and small cooler. The only additional camping gear I would take were: a canopy over the kitchen; propane grill; coffee maker; eating utensils; folding table (or campground's picnic table); chair; and a private loo.

Below are a few pics of one of my 2-day camping/fishing trips...hopefully, next year will be a return to camping and fishing as normal with good friends!!!

Note: that private loo was one of my best investments...no rest rooms open to the public since the start of the pandemic.

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