Originally Posted By rm56
I got to show my family how to use some of our gear even though we did not pack in like we had planned originally.


Heck, don't worry about the car camping - you got out! the more you get out, the better it gets.

move on from using the gear to short trips. heck, find a place with "walk in" campsites where you pack the stuff a few hundred meters from the car. you needn't go that far.
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