Getting Ready for the First Event of the Year

Well,
The first event of the year is always a hectic time for me.
I always put some things off that I knew I needed to do, repair or purchase after last seasons campaign.

For example, I need to put a slope to the tent fly. To do this I need a center pole 10ft long. Well, I put this off, and off. On Friday, I finally ordered, from Panther Primitives, a metal sleeve that allows me to join two 2x4's together to make the necessary span. I received it yesterday but I still need the 2x4's, a cordless drill, and some round bar stock to make the rods for the gommets on the tent fly to pass through.

Last night I reglued my chair legs, charged the storage battery, located most of my equipment for my haversacks. I still need to load my clothes in the cedar chest. Sew on buttons, and repair the canteen.

On my journey home yesterday I stopped by James County in Liberty and purchased a new pocket watch, some black metal tent stakes, candles, for the lantens, and a new bone handle spoon and some steel buttons. Another stop was at the Day Old Bread Store to pick up eight loaves of bread then on to my storage locker to get a metal kettle for cooking. The last stop was at Eustons Hardware to get some replacement rist pins for the the twent fly side poles. After dinner I went over to my brother-in-laws and picked up the beer for the weekend.

Today I load the trailer etc... Hitch it up so I can be ready to take it to work tomoorow. I want to leave for Shad Creek after school dismisses on Friday.

Oh, I almost forgot, I need to pickup the Bible Society cards from Kinko's.