Nail down your tent

The Maine campground we are staying in very nice. Large spots with great trees so you feel you are not staying in a Walmart parking lot.

The owners have taken an interesting approach to make use of the land they have. Much of ground is uneven and very rocky. To offer customers a place to put up their tents, the owners have constructed wood pads. You nail your tent to the wood platform instead of staking your tent to the ground.

The result can be quite spectacular with many sites hanging over the sides of steep side hills.

We have encountered this approach one time before and we think we may have visited this same campground many years ago. We were in Maine at the time and we did set up a tent on a platform. We never actually got to use the tent because Cindy had an infection in her arm that required we visit the ER and then stay in a motel.

Nailing down your tent reminded me of one similar experience - riding the ferry on the inside passage on the way to Alaska. Young backpackers took their dome tents to the bow of the boat and duct taped the tents to the deck. They were out there drinking wine and having a great time. I also remember a storm came up with winds and heavy rain and they had to retreat inside in the middle of the night. The adventures of youth always make me envious.