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Jones Water Campground in Arizona

A long shot of our campsite

From Cargo Trailer To Camper

The trailer conversion to a camper is actually starting to shape up kind of nicely. We now have a bed which can be folded up into a couch as desired, and we have plenty of storage space under the bed area. In a way it’s kind of like the little …

Foods We’ve Been Eating While Camping

One of the challenges we’ve had during our travel adventures is figuring out what kinds of meals we can cook. Whether we’re on the road driving to a new spot or we’re camped out in a forest somewhere, food is not as easy as it is in a cozy house or apartment.

At the moment we have no fridge for example, so keeping anything cold for long is out of the question. Eventually we plan to get a propane fridge/freezer combo unit but for now we’ve primarily been going simple and cheap. When we first buy supplies for a new camping spot we can pick up a small pack of fresh hamburger or chicken and put it into our “fridge cooler” with some ice. That lasts at least 1-2 days, so we have time to drive to the next camping spot, set up the campsite, and cook the food before it goes bad.

Other than that though, we’ve been eating primarily canned and dried foods. Corned beef hash, spagettios, and ravioli have become staples. We also buy canned chicken and dried pasta sides (like garlic or alfredo) to cook together as one meal, and we make tuna with macaroni and cheese frequently too. Recently we started making Ranch style beans as the protein, and rice broccoli and cheese as our starch.

Today We’re Camping In Louisiana

We made it to Louisiana, just east of Shreveport by around 50-100 miles. We’re north of Minden in the Caney District of the Kisatchie National Forest.

We don’t have much time to enjoy this area because we want to be in SC by early Wednesday. This place is very pretty though. Lots of trees and greenery everywhere. It’s hot but a sticky hot. Sweat has been pouring off of us and every little branch we brush up against leaves things sticking to us. I won’t even begin to tell you about the dog hair

Gearing Up For A Longer Trip

After our 2nd failed attempt to find a camping spot near Tanque Verde Falls, we spent a night on …

In Between… A Beautiful Camping Spot

After the first Tanque Verde experience, we went looking for Pinery Canyon Campground. This one is roughly 130 miles south and east of Tucson in …

Tanque Verde Falls Camping Take 2

On the 4th of July we were in Tucson with William’s family and that was really nice. We left that night and decided to try going further out past Tanque Verde Falls on Reddington Road to see if we could find the forest roads that are supposed to be out …

Tanque Verde Falls Area Is A Huge Disappointment

We tried camping above Tanque Verde Falls our 2nd or 3rd night in Arizona but every campsite we found is littered with trash, glass, and ants. Some of the sites have been used to dump stuff like TVs and furniture.

We couldn’t put our tent up because a windstorm …

Our Ongoing Camping Adventure

So today is roughly our 17th or 18th day on this adventure – I’m writing this on Friday July 17th – and I’ve fallen behind on getting my notes all down. I wrote them by hand this morning while waiting for the laptop to charge, so now I’ll try and …