Halfway Anywhere

08/13/2026

Night two, we up the tent-setting-up ante by deciding to camp on some rocky slabs with no ground for our stakes to pe*****te.

Sister Autumn Fox learns the way of instead collecting rocks to secure the corners of her tent - something that's not entirely necessary with our SlingFin Portals but that's still not a bad idea.

Why?

Because in the middle of the night I'm awoken by the (unfortunately) familiar sensation of water dripping on my face (i.e., it's raining).

And so Sister also gets a lesson in what it's like to have to put on a tent fly in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, our slabby campsite means I don't need to put on my shoes and so I'm quickly out of the tent, and setting up the flies.

Flies? Plural? Yes, I'm making up as an older brother for any lingering childhood transgressions.

In the morning it'll be another fun lesson: packing up a wet tent.

07/14/2026

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First Lite Navigator Hoody Review

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