I went camping at Country Park Okawa for two consecutive weeks.

time 2017/03/01

Last weekend, I went camping consecutively following the last weekend. Last weekend at Kasagi Campground Last weekend is Country Park Okawa,the place is about 20km southeast of Kasagi Campground, and it seems to become Yamazoe Village in Nara Prefecture a little over the Meihan National Highway. Speaking of Yamazoe Village, I remember participating in the driving party of Meihan Sports Land about 10 years ago. The circuit I went to see for the first time was exactly the second month since I got a license at Meihan Sports Land, so I couldn't stand it and ran the Central Circuit the next weekend. (^^;) If you have a chance to talk about this area…

Last week was a bicycle camp, but this time I went to auto camp with the people of the company. I went to Kizu for the time being and bought it at Sandy Kizu store. I didn't buy it (laughs) In addition, I prepared only one bunch of firewood in advance, but it is sold at the campsite for 400 yen a bunch.

On the way, I went through the kasagi campsite where I camped last week, but there were still many people and there were many tents. After passing Kasagi Campsite, we arrived at Country Park Okawa via fun roads around Lake Tsukigase. There were a lot of people here, but is it due to the price of one night that there are fewer people compared to Kasagi? If there are so many campers in this cold season, there may be things that people can't make reservations during the warmer months.

After arriving, we set up a tent first. The tent is the same as the last time NatureHike's new tent of the 2017 model year. When I arrived the other week, it was pitch black and I couldn't take a picture of the tent setting, so I thought I'd take it this time …

Unfortunately, I was hooked again, and I forgot to take a picture of the inner and suddenly covered a flysheet. (^^;) As a procedure, three aluminum frames are laid down on the ground sheet, the hook of the inner tent is hooked to the aluminum frame, and the peg is applied to the aluminum frame from the top, the peg is driven in, and the tent and the peg are fixed with a free rope.

The peg is hit to four corners of the tent and the front room and it is completed. This time, unlike the peg I used at the time of the bicycle camp, I used a heavy and solid forged peg. It is strong for the price and is reputable and recommended in Amazon reviews. The inner is a thin view in the place where the entrance is opened.

I brought a lot of lanterns because I can load variously with a car. From left to right, blue is rechargeable LED lantern (table lantern), brown is kerosene lantern (table lantern), green is pressurized kerosene lantern (main lantern), black is battery-powered LED lantern (table lantern), and the middle bottom is rechargeable LED lantern (tent lantern). The green on the upper left is a Chinese kerosene stove, and the red on the upper right is kerosene can.

Main Lantern

It is a bright, extensive lantern that is installed near the tent site. Recently, there are bright and long-lasting LED lanterns, but personally I like lanterns using liquid fuels such as gas cans and white gasoline because they can be replenished even if the fuel runs out. In addition, because it is the brightest, there is also a role to collect insects in summer, etc., and insects are difficult to get close to the table. If you use fire, the insecticidal effect is also ants. I use Coleman's kerosene-fueled lantern called 639C700.

Table Lantern

It is a lantern that is not so bright and is installed on the table. If it's too bright, it might be dazzling? It can also be used to cook, eat, or leave the tent at night in a toilet, etc., and if you are camping with several family members, it may be convenient to have it for each action. I use Gents Explorer Professional.

Tent Lantern

Lanterns used in tents. Because it is used in the tent, it is safe, such as LEDs, not lanterns handling fire. If you hang it from a hook on the ceiling, it will hit your head if it is too big, so thin may be good? I use a rechargeable thin LED lantern made in Chinese.

The setting ends except the tent. It is a 20-liter water tank, lantern stand, dried sardine hanging there (drying tableware), tables and chairs…

The time goes around 18:00, and the area is getting dark, so prepare for the main lantern lighting. Lanterns and burners using kerosene require a ritual of residual heat. As a principle of this kerosene lantern, kerosene goes up in a brown cylinder by pressurizing the lower tank, and the brown cylinder is hot due to heat, so the liquid kerosene is vaporized in the cylinder, and the vaporized kerosene gushes from the top and burns. When it is lit, the brown cylinder becomes hot due to its own heat, but at first it is room temperature, so it is necessary to work with residual heat to make the cylinder high temperature. If this residual heat is insufficient and kerosene comes down from above with liquid, the lantern becomes a fireman (laughs)

This time I was heated in a different procedure than usual, but it lit up safely without becoming a fireman. Photo, I do not know how to use the Chinese kerosene stove in the middle, and it is in flames (laughs) After this, I found that a blue fire would come out in a good feeling to minimize the firepower. However, as the Amazon review says, even if the firepower is minimized, it remains on fire without extinguishing it, so it will continue to burn until kerosene is gone …

And prepare to cook rice. Last time it was a solo camp, so it was 1 go, but this time I will cook 3 go. I brought a pot from my home because it seems to overflow if it is a cocker that is mixed with a chicken gome of the neta cut off.

It was 15 minutes on low heat after boiling in one go, but this time it is 20 minutes for the time being … Tonight it is a pot except chicken gomoku. I have two company people and two children, so I have a lot of ingredients. I was going to put it in, and when I bought it, I couldn't get into the pot.

complete. The rice was my first time with three go, but the core remained a little. It is necessary to improve it… Chicken wings, meat dumplings, water dumplings, sausages, shiitake, shirataki, Chinese cabbage, etc. Did you want a little more Chinese cabbage?

I'm full, so I put it away. I went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, but the water was so cold! Akagire was made (*_*) After the tidying up, I brought a camera and a tripod this time, so I took a picture. But one pattern … (^_^;)

Another one, so that you can understand the atmosphere of the campsite. The settings are ISO100, F5. I took it in 6 or 30 seconds, but there was some noise. I wonder why.

After that, it is hot and revenge. Maybe because it's cold, I didn't (^_^;) get too drunk… I bought a raw surume with Sandy as a snack for sake, so I baked it on the net, but I forgot to take a picture …

At 10:30 p.m., other campers outside started to enter the tent, so I decided to go to bed soon. By the way, there were only a few campers outside, and all the other campers entered the tent immediately at night. It seems that they also make rice using heating in the tent. Some tents with chimneys were also seen inside.

As a night stayer, I entered the tent at 11 p.m. early. The weather was fine, but perhaps because of the location, it was colder than last week, so I ignited the heating in the tent. Because it melts when it is the maximum thermal power, it suppresses it …

Even so, it turned bright red and the CB can also became quite hot, so I stopped using it just in case. I want a better heater, but I wonder if it will be warmer and I will not buy it from now on …

After all, I got up until about 1 o'clock, and the next morning I got up at 8 o'clock. I made bucks and ate bucks in the morning, but I forgot to take a picture. (^^;) After I finished eating, I put it away, left the campsite after 10 o'clock, and came home at exactly 12 o'clock. last.

Country Park Okawa

Available time	From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed on	Every Wednesday (if Wednesday is a national holiday, the following day), Year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot	Yes (50 cars) ※300 yen per car
Fees Gold	Campsite (free site): 1,000 yen per day trip, 1,500 yen per night (1,000 yen per night thereafter) Barbecue place: 1,000 yen per unit
Location	1736 Nakamineyama, Yamabe-gun, Nara-gun, Oaza
Access	In a private car… About 2km from Meihan National Route Mayabashi IC
Inquiries and applications	Country Park Okawa Management Office (TEL/FAX:0743-85-1021) *Hours are from 8:30 to 9:30 and from 12:30 to 13:30 ※Reservations are accepted from 2 months in advance