It all started with Dan Michl's. I was in 6th grade and we camped out in his tent in the back yard.
Our tent campouts started once the pool was in , 7th grade. First, next to the house. Then on a tent platform I built. Then further Southwest if the pool. It went from the old, brown and yellow tent, to the bigger green tent.
In summer 74, the old brown and yellow tent was the vehicle we used to camp in woods. Hence, the baked bean story.
The woods camping hay day was from August 74 until about September 77. Then the woods was demolished for the new streets going in.
But in that 3 years we camped in every month but January and February. These days wererge end of my innocence. Just us guys, getting drunk in the woods.
There was even one time, no tent, just sleeping bags under the stars. Perko woke up that time with slugs in his beard after a night of beer drinking.
In spite of our teenage arguments and rivalries, I had a darn good childhood in those woods
