Any "must haves" for camping with kids?
We're just starting out with 4 kids aged 3-10. Anything we must bring along. We're planning to bring some board games just in case we get rain. Any suggestions for us newbies?
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bike rack
I built a bike rack for my truck using a similar concept as this, but I made some changes:
I put the 2x4's on the top of the bed of the truck, not inside of it. That way, I was still able to use the pickup bed for storage and the bicycles rode above the bed of the truck.
I used 2 boards that spanned the width of the truck bed. I temp. bolted it to the bed of the truck using "J" bolts with the open end catching the lip of the PU bed. I added a second 2x4 about 3 feet back that the back tires rode to. I bunjee corded the rear tires to the 2x4 to keep them from bouncing around.
I was able to carry 4 full size bicycles, but I would think that you would be able to carry 6 bicycles fairly easy by adding a 3rd board at the back of the bed of the truck. I would probably change the center board to a 2x6 with 6 bikes.
bike rack
this is basically how they sat on my truck. If this is something you're interested in, just PM and I can send you a pic of what I made
I built a bike rack for my truck using a similar concept as this, but I made some changes:
I put the 2x4's on the top of the bed of the truck, not inside of it. That way, I was still able to use the pickup bed for storage and the bicycles rode above the bed of the truck.
I used 2 boards that spanned the width of the truck bed. I temp. bolted it to the bed of the truck using "J" bolts with the open end catching the lip of the PU bed. I added a second 2x4 about 3 feet back that the back tires rode to. I bunjee corded the rear tires to the 2x4 to keep them from bouncing around.
I was able to carry 4 full size bicycles, but I would think that you would be able to carry 6 bicycles fairly easy by adding a 3rd board at the back of the bed of the truck. I would probably change the center board to a 2x6 with 6 bikes.
bike rack
this is basically how they sat on my truck. If this is something you're interested in, just PM and I can send you a pic of what I made
