In this paper I will talk about one significant point in my life. It may not seem like much to most people but it means a lot to me. I went camping with my dad a few years ago. I wanted to spend time alone with him because he worked all the time so I was always around my mom and only saw him for a few hours in the morning and at night. And I also wanted to be able to show him how to do something. My dad was never the outdoorsy type, but I was.
Ever since I was really young I loved being outside. And I wanted to show my father just how much I did like being outside. The reason I wanted to go camping in the first place was because I wanted to spend time with my dad and show him how to do something. So I decided I would teach him how to go camping. Then we packed our backs and went off the the woods behind my house.
Me and my father had to look for the right spot before setting up the tent. After about twenty minutes we decided on a small clearing between two large trees about fifteen or twenty feet from the pond. I did this because we could be close to a water source. The trees also provided flat land and protection from the wind. This way the tent wouldn’t get blown down and we could quickly get water to put out a fire or to boil food.
After finding the perfect spot we began setting up the tent. First we opened the carry bag and laid everything out. We had the tarp to put over the ground, the main body of the tent, a rain fly, and the sleeping bags. It was