Camp Perry Preparation

The countdown is on. I plan to leave for Camp Perry in 24 hours. The packing has reached a fever pitch.

Ah, packing. I'll be gone for a week, staying on the south shore of Lake Erie. The weather is a huge variable, so one has to pack for heat, cold, rain, dry, bugs etc. You get the picture. Competition is outdoors, in grass, without cover, so one must dress for that. We will go into town for dinner, so decent attire for dinner is needed too.

Gear for the competition is also needed. I use 2 different guns, and I'm bringing "backups" for both of them. I spent most of yesterday loading ammunition and this morning I packed all the supplies for cleaning and doing any needed repairs on the guns.

Then there's all the stuff for the "hut". Since it's my first trip to Perry, I'm being brave and staying in the "traditional" competitor housing-the 14' x 14' huts that were constructed and originally used for German and Italian POWs during WWII. The hut has 4 military issue twin beds-and that's it. Hut's are described in the registration packet as "livable, but austere". So one packs a lot of stuff to make a hut into a home.

I'll be staying with two other women, and it's the first time at Perry for all of us. I know that we're all overpacking.

I'm SO excited to get going. More later, including photos.