Do you keep a camping journal?

[griffsmom]

My best intentions were to keep a camping journal when we bought our PU 5 years ago, but somehow, it just never happened. Of course, as my mom says, the road to H--- is paved with "best intentions...."
 
So I have vowed this will not happen again with our new HTT.  I just bought this journal.  
 
Anyone else keep a camping journal/diary/log or whatever it is you might call it?

[Dee4j]

I bought the one from PUT a couple of years ago  I was doing really good until that last 6 months..thanks for the reminder I'll go grab it from the HTT tomorrow, It's too dang cold outside to go it it now

matter of fact your name is mentioned lots

[griffsmom]

matter of fact your name is mentioned lots

:Z

[tlhdoc]

I have kept a journal since we purchased the PU in April of 1999.  It has had several forms over the years, and some trips have little information, but every trip has been recorded.  That is why I know I have slept in the PU 304 nights.  Night 300 was spent the day after Thanksgiving.

[dademt]

I was originally just keeping the information from the places we went but it was getting cumbersome and not very personal so when we got our new camper last year I bought a camping journal and so far have been doing good with it.  Ok, it was only one trip so far but at least for now I am 100%.

[GeneF]

Purchased one for dw for a Xmas present and she has been faithfull in keeping it up to date for the past four years.

Of course, she was an English teacher and did a lot with journals.

It is nice to read through it and remember the places, people and experiences along each trip.

[mountainrev]

My wife has been keeping a camping journal since we first started camping, over 15 years ago.  It's just a spiral notebook--nothing fancy.  But she writes down dates, places, general comments about the camping experience.  

But most importantly, she notes items that we are out of ("need to replace collapsible jug," "get a roll of duct tape," "rain ponchos need to be replaced," etc.).  She also notes any SPUTs we may have had, with suggestions on how to avoid that in the future (like, "unzip awning bag before the top is fully extended," etc.).

When we pop up to pack the camper before a trip, she reads through the journal to see what she noted last time that we need to buy or need to remember.  Very helpful.

[byrdr1]

http://community.webshots.com/user/byrdr1
is where I post my pictures and that is in it'self is a journal.
BUT I do try and write a review or about things that happen on our trips.
I keep a eXcel spreadsheet on all camping expenses.
At least for the past 3 years.
I copy maps from CG's and put what site I camped, who was with us and where they camped and sites I dont like.
Computers are good for that.
randy

[Old Goat]

When we bought our 01 Niagara new we started keeping a record of our camping travels like CGs, fuel purchases, popup towing miles and TV milage. All we use for a journal is a legal pad on a clip board and it works really well. When the pages are fulll they are stored in a file at home.....

[sacrawf]

I use the same journal (but branded and sold by Gander Mountain Stores) for each camping location, but use a separate mileage journal from an office supply store to keep track of camper mileage and maintainance.  All camping photos are kept in a separate photo album.

To make it easy to keep up, the journal is stored in the camper, the mileage book in the tow vehicle, and the photo album in my home office.

[cobbs1]

So far so good on the journal.  Last year was our first year.  10 trips in all.  I note which campsite, the weather, things we did.  My only problem is whether to keep it in the pop-up or at home.  Leaving it in the pop-up, I had to fill it in the night before we'd pack up.  I forgot a few times.  Our journal is just a spiral journal book with plain pages. Haven't seen the camping journal yet.

[campingnut]

I keep a black 3 rind binder in the camper. On the last day I pull it out and have everyone that went camping with us write something-anything and sign their name. I always put in where and when we went. Its nice to read the comments they make. We are always taking extra people with us.

[tlhdoc]

I keep a black 3 rind binder in the camper. On the last day I pull it out and have everyone that went camping with us write something-anything and sign their name. I always put in where and when we went. Its nice to read the comments they make. We are always taking extra people with us.

Campingnut welcome to PUT!  Where do you like to camp?

[campingnut]

Eastern(N.C.,S.C.,GA)

[canuck_girl]

I have never kept a journal of any kind.  Even when I was 12 and all my friends had diaries I could never be bothered.  When we take our big cross-continent trip in 08, I plan on keeping a journal and helping my boys make scrapbooks.

I figure the lawyer might want to read it when we come back and instantly file for divorce