Magic Blanket Clarification and Towel Tips

Camping With Princess Magic Blanket Clarification

My sweetie and I finally made it to the mountains for our first camping trip of 2009....the weekend of July 4! Wow, what a late start to the camping season. But I'm not too discouraged by the date on the calendar because we did take a few day trips earlier in the year for some dirtbiking!

As we were camping this past weekend I thought about my post ages ago about the must have "magic blanket". I couldn't imagine my fellow princesses on a camping trip without making it clear that although any blanket will do, I would strongly recommend that it be a nice thick one!

My magic blanket of choice is an 85% acrylic 15% polyester blend. Not sure how safe it is around the campfire...but I've been camping and snuggling up next to the fire for several years without incident. There are a few holes in the blanket from ash burns, but that adds character to the "magic".

You may also want to consider a nice tall and wide blanket. Mine is a bit too narrow. I'm constantly struggling to keep it wrapped around me. You see, I stand up and hold the blanket up on the tall side behind my back. So the narrow side is what wraps around me. And why do I do that???

I wrap the blanket around me so that the tall side covers every inch of my backside from the top of my shoulders to the very tips of my toes (I sometimes even have my feet resting on it). I don't want bit of cold air hitting me from the back and I want all the hot air from the fire trapped against me.

Camping with Princess Towel Tips

What got me to thinking about the blanket in the first place was my new favorite camp "must have" - my see-through thin towel. Ok, it's not quite see-through, but it's one of those very thin beach towels I got at an amusement park years ago just outside a log ride.

You see, one thing this princess hates about camping is greasy head! I can handle bed head and hair straighter than a pencil. I can go the entire weekend without makeup and perfume (oh, wait...I don't wear those things anyway). But one thing I can't stand is greasy head. Even if I'm not looking at me, I don't want others looking at me with greasy hair.

This past weekend, rain was forecast (and did in fact come) and I wanted a towel along in case I got drenched. And because I wanted to wash my hair! Hey, we were gone for three days! =)

I didn't want to pack a big bulky towel (even though we were car camping and there was plenty of room). I was going to take a small hand towel, but my prince thought that a bit too small to accomplish anything. So taking his advice, I settled on the thinnest big beach towel I had.

Though rarely used, it is thin by design. Which worked out swimmingly. I was able to dry my hair with it after I washed my hair on Saturday. And I hung it to dry, which wouldn't have taken very long....had I not left it out in the rain that afternoon! =)

The towel became a great tool for wiping down gear as we packed to leave on Sunday.

Throughout the trip I was pleasantly contented with my "princess" tools. The thick magic blanket and thin beach towel are now my two favorite and trusty must haves. Give 'em a try. And you'll be shaking your head in agreement.