Putting a New Tent to the Test
@teamfreak16 (43421)
Denver, Colorado
February 5, 2018 6:55pm CST
Greetings from Cheyenne Mountain State Park. My girlfriend and I just bought a new tent, so we are here testing it out.
We are sticking close to Colorado Springs while we go through our trial and error period. We are hoping to perfect this before we head out on the road.
So far we are having a lot of fun, even though we haven't actually gone anywhere, or went and seen cool stuff.
Such is van dwelling!
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Feb 18
@teamfreak16 That's smart to test things out now . . . not good to find out certain surprises on the road. Sounds like a lot of fun!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Feb 18
@much2say - It's been a lot of fun so far, and we haven't even went anywhere yet.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Feb 18
No, we check into a motel every month for awhile, but we are spending more time in the van and camping. The tent has worked well so far. We'll see how it goes tonight, as it's supposed to be really cold. Might end up just sleeping in the van if our cold weather gear isn't good enough. It's all trial and error right now.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
9 Feb 18
How was the tent so far? :) Is it easy to set up?
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
9 Feb 18
@teamfreak16 I've never set up a tent, not an outdoors person but it looks hard. Glad it was easier than you both thought it'd be. :) Is it scary sleeping in the tent in the middle of the night, not seeing outdoors.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Feb 18
Yes, much easier to set up than we thought it would be.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Feb 18
@infatuatedbby - No, not really. It's kinda fun
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Feb 18
Good for you Scott, I envy your sense of adventure. Does your girlfriend want to tour Oregon?
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Feb 18
She would like us to make it out there eventually. She wants to visit her birth mom and show me things.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic - Most definitely.
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@noni1959 (9886)
• United States
11 Feb 18
@teamfreak16 I am jealous. I am looking forward to reading about both your adventures coming up.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Feb 18
@noni1959 - I write when we do something fun. Mostly we are just camping a lot right now. Our van needs a little transmission work before I am willing to take it into the mountains, which is where a lot of stuff we want to do is.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
11 Feb 18
We figure we might as well have some fun while we are relatively young. We are staying local until warmer weather hits, though. Working out all the kinks and stuff.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Feb 18
I just seen on the news about a shooting there in town.
You will have fun. do your homework for state parks and camp there, make the road trip plan and take off.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Feb 18
@teamfreak16 what was the cause?
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Feb 18
@andriaperry - I'm not sure. That's just a bad part of town.
@dgobucks226 (34369)
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8 Feb 18
My life is trial and error 
Beautiful scenery! Sorry I've been out of the loop. Down in Florida looking after my Dad with limited computer access. At the library and noticed your post. I am thinking you are roughing it for the responses and only somewhat by choice?
Beautiful scenery! Sorry I've been out of the loop. Down in Florida looking after my Dad with limited computer access. At the library and noticed your post. I am thinking you are roughing it for the responses and only somewhat by choice?1 person likes this
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
9 Feb 18
Yes, we lost our apartment, but decided to have some fun rather than just get another one.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Feb 18
@dgobucks226 - We figure we might as well have a good time while we are relatively young.
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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13 Feb 18
@teamfreak16 Sorry to hear that. Enjoy those adventures and things will work there way out again 
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
6 Feb 18
Have fun!
Hope the tent meets up to your standards.
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@crossbones27 (48430)
• Mojave, California
6 Feb 18
Smart, get the system down first and then take some risks. How is the cell phone reception been on these voyages?
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Feb 18
It's pretty good here. I'm using my phone for this, and it's working just fine.
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@FourWalls (62147)
• United States
5 Mar 18
I'd love to see some updates on how things are progressing (hopefully not regressing)!!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Mar 18
Oh, there will be updates. We're just kind of testing things and having fun until summer. Still need to get some transmission work done on the van before we can take it out on the road.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Feb 18
That's a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Feb 18
@cintol - We definitely need to do that.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Feb 18
I think so. I can't think of anything else it could be used for.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Feb 18
You are getting the kinks worked out.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Feb 18
We figure that it's the smart thing to do.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
16 Feb 18
Oh cool! I hope it's been well for you and the tent passed with flying colors
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
20 Feb 18
It will. Especially once summer arrives.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
21 Feb 18
@teamfreak16 Ah yes, I didn't think about that. Cool you gave it a trial run though
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