We underestimated the cunning of the campground raccoons and thought that if we left the cooler wedged under the concrete bench that our food would be safe :-) It wasn't funny at the time but now we laugh about it! Always take extra mosquito repellent too!

Pam

Ruth would get everything together before i got home from work, and would have everything loaded in the camper, pickup cap, trailer, or motor home. All i had to do was clean up, eat supper, change clothes, and drive! Mostly 75-100 miles or so.
We belonged to a camping club. Lots of good memories!
I remember the time one of our fellow campers asked if i had seen their big white cat--they couldn't find him. Said he had been on a leash, beside their car. I finally spotted the leash going up under the front fender! He thought a coon had got him. No, i found the at sleeping on the warm engine, still attached to the leash. Keeping warm, ya know!?
Another time we camped beside a large lake, in a camp ground. A bunch of the fellows quietly moved a small tent trailer out into water about 2 foot deep, after the people had gone to sleep. The man got quite a surprise next morning, when he stepped out! We told him the tide had come in!
At one place, we told a couple from Illinois about they cows that roamed the camp late at night. Told him the might hear them mooing, and bumping the trailer! So, about an hour after they turned in, we got out the "mooing" cup, and snuck down to their tent camper, and did our thing! One of us had a cow bell, one had the "moo" cup, and the rest did the trailer bumping. Did that a couple times, but got to laughing so hard, it gave us away. So, we left them go back to sleep. They were still friendly next morning! (The "Moo" cup was sold by novelty stores back in the 40's and 50's and it had a bellows in it. When turned one way, then back the other way--it mooed just like a real cow! It was designed for that kind of foolishness!

Rusty, that's hilarious! I used to have one of those moo things. Wonder where it went...?

The last time we camped, I had EVERYTHING, even a plastic bag full of empty plastic bags for trash & dirty laundry, "souvenirs", etc... BUT forgot paper towels. It wasn't on "the list."

We've been breadnapped & chipnapped by raccoons before, too. They are bold & crafty & apparently never full.

Same thing...paper towels. Had to buy them at the camp store and they were so expensive. Lesson learned!