From Business Insider · Daisy Quaker · · 1m 40s
Camping Trip Gone Wrong
Family camping trip with baby and toddler ends in 2 a.m. meltdown after mosquito bites.
In brief
Family camping trip with baby and toddler ends in 2 a.m. meltdown after mosquito bites. A mother and husband's family camping trip with young children ended in a 2 a.m. meltdown due to mosquito bites and heat, leading to a return home and a cautious retry. Originally reported by Business Insider.
Husband and wife fight over camping
My husband, a rugged outdoorsman, hated dragging our two kids into the woods during peak summer heat and mosquito season while I wanted immediate family memories in the wilderness.
July 10-mile radius panic
I was frantic in July after realizing we hadn't moved beyond a 10-mile radius of home, born in East Africa and hating Minnesota winters.
Boundary Waters booking
He booked two nights in a state forest at the edge of the Boundary Waters, a massive forest on the border of Minnesota and Canada.
Unprepared for camping
We dashed around the city for essentials in 90-degree weather: a clunky fan from Cabela's and a screen shelter from the RV store that turned out to be gazebo-sized.
Toddler's mosquito bites
My toddler started complaining her legs were itchy after I rubbed balm from a tin with a badger on her.
2 a.m. meltdown
At 2 a.m., we woke to the kids' meltdown as mosquito bites became too itchy, the tent too warm, and sheets irritating.
Husband tells bear story
My husband told the world's longest story about the bear with no hair while I stripped the toddler and cranked the fan on her legs.
Return home with bear sighting
We drove home with the kids soundly asleep as a black bear poked its head up at the forest edge.
The essence
A mother and husband's family camping trip with young children ended in a 2 a.m. meltdown due to mosquito bites and heat, leading to a return home and a cautious retry.
