[Rook]

Thanks, really, for all the great ideas....
True, I'm not going to buy a 500 $ tent if I wont use it much, But..
I will try for something comfortable, within my budget w/o risking Camping Horror, y'know?
I do like the thought of enough room to move around inside {if it rains, or at Night} and maybe a decent "protected" psuedo-porch...
I did see at the sports shop a reasonably priced netted gazebo-looking tarp [i cant find the proper word for what it was] suitable for the tent, maybe a folding chair, and hammock...
Considering the Weather lately, I will test the tent before the Trip, gonna 'hunt' down seam sealer, and have a tarp under it...
We're most likely going from a Friday to a Sunday ....
I can't go longer, not w/o leaving the "wilderness" for dialysis {talk about mood-killer}
Dried foods of any kind *not even Nuts* I cant have..Phosphorus content, and Calcium.
So, I'll probably pack up some pre-seasoned frozen meats, I do love the smell of Grill (and ya cant beat a campfire)...charcoal 'n' wood {I'm actually lookin forward to burning the pine cones *L*}
I pondered pre-made tuna sandwich, but that would just give hym a story to tell {We're fishing}
DEET bug repellent is the first thing I'm getting, even before considering a Tent...
If I buy anything for a 1 time use, I'll letcha know...
Tarp, air mattress/cot and cozy sleeping bag are my Must-haves...so that's settled
I'm trying not to use too much lamps or flashlights...batteries, i'll keep, with a kick-ass AM/FM radio {it IS Ohio, and I don't like surprises}
I may or may not take sonic boom/blinky alarm clock, hy can wake me up hymself, crack of dawn, otherwise I take it and make hym miserable.*I'm Deaf, we DO have alarm clocks, sadly, hearing people within range hate it*

I need my coffee..and I'm sick of hym calling me a dew whore when I go w/o..
Sooo, French Press...
I liked the idea for the TP in a container, I'm sure hy'll ask "wtf is up with all this coffee???"

My ferrets, they're staying home...
As much as I'd love to take them, I won't risk them catching fleas, ticks or whatever else might be around that I just KNOW they'll try to get into....
That, and oddly enough, they make hym nervous every time hy visits

Used to love those glow sticks as a kid, I might get maybe 3....To keep our campsite on the map, if we Hike.

Kinda glad about this thread, lots of good advice....
Thanx
{I intend to have FUN}