I've never been to the swap before. But I'll answer as best I can. Guess it's time for me to stop being a lurker. Speaking of lurkers I'm surprised no one else is answering. 1 I'm leaning towards a but my final answer is c. 2 10:00 am 3 north Knoxville 4 b 5 e don't know 6 c not sure but it sounds good 7 b I'm always up for learning more 8 a I don't want to take notes while eating 9 no 10 a or b 11 not yet anyway 12 b

Anybody try "eggs in a bag"? Our girl scout troop used to love this and it works so well we use it at home. Boil water in your largest pot(s). For each person you need a quart size freezer ziploc bag (must be freezer type). In each bag you put a teaspoon of butter, 2 eggs, and any omelet ingredients you have precooked and brought with you (peppers, onions, sausage, etc.). Carefully drop the bags upright into the boiling water, do not overcrowd them and be sure the tops of the bags don't hang over the rim of the pot. Every couple of minutes use tongs to squeeze the bag contents which moves the uncooked egg to the surface. Eggs are done when no more egg 'squirts' when you squeeze the bag (about 5 minutes in a large pot with 5-6 bags). To serve, you simply 'slide' the eggs out of the bag onto your plate and sprinkle with grated cheese. Tastes great, no pan to clean, and you already have your hot water for washing the plates!

To be honest I tend to use the provided picnic table for most things requiring a lot of space. When I'm set up for the season, which to me doesn't feel like camping, I do have a table which has a small rack with plates, cups, silverware, utensils, paper towels, cutting board, etc. Under the table I keep all of my cast iron cookware. It makes it easy to get whatever we need to set a table and eat. Then I have a rack type thing for the stove which has room for spices and potholders. I have a large rubbermaid container for nonperishable foods. Sorry, no photos right now.

Yes Sir, Campfridge--you hit the nail on the head! When we started camping, we had an old WW I Army wall tent, an old gasoline stove, a card-board box full of utensils, and a home-made ice box. Took some blankets and a roll of plastic sheeting, a hank of clothesline, a bag of snap clothes-pins! Stuffed it all into a 20 year old Mercury Station wagon, and went out to Shawnee State Park, in Pennsylvania! Put the tent up on a site, the wife did the cooking, and the kids (2) had a blast. (The other campers must of thought we were Gypsies, because they wouldn't let their kids talk or visit with ours!) The first night, along about 3 a.m., there was a very bad thunderstorm, and that old tent leaked like a sieve, the rain ran inside (no floor), and there was a no-ditching rule in camp! It didn't take us long to find out how dry and comfy it was inside the car, for the rest of the night. Next day, i strung the clothes-line between the trees, and placed the plastic sheeting on it, and clamped it on with the clothes pins! that covered the picnic table, but didn't do much for keeping the rain out. By the second day, my wife had enough, everything was soaked, and we packed up and left for home! And, 20 miles from the park, the sun came out! And that was the catalyst for my wife to buy a new tent, an ice box, and some sleeping bags! And, we bought a better looking car! The old one was a '53 Mercury Station Wagon, that the previous owner had pried off all of the wood trim, covered the holes with masking tape, and painted it with spray bombs! UGH!! But, it ran good! So good, the guy i sold it to ran it for a long time! And, that was our first camping trip!