Work & Preparing For Lexi's 1st 4WD/Camping Trip.
Every so often I make a note of how many views this thread has had at a particular time and date......................
In the last 9 days its had over 32,000 new views!
Thats crazy!
Anyway.......................................
Update time!
Work.
I really really love the vehicles they build at the Uni Mog place and was really enjoying the work, but I had to get out of there!
Had it just been the ridiculously long hours and insultingly low pay then I could have maybe stayed a while, as like I say, I loved the work.
But.............................It wasnt a nice place to be as there was no morale or team spirit. Non of the guys said good morning to each other, spoke about anything apart from the job, or ever had lunch together in the lunch room, instead choosing to all sit in different areas, apart.
The boss was the most negative person I have ever worked for and never once said "Good work", "Thanks", "Perfect", "Yes, thats what I wanted" or anything even remotely positive and would instead come around looking for faults and would then only ever comment if/when he found the tiniest of faults. If he stayed silent you knew/hoped you had done a good job.
I shook his hand when I left on Thursday and I wish him well in the future, but I had to get out of there!
I've had a few calls for carpentry work and I've just signed up with another local agency so I'm hoping to be back building next week.
Camping/4WD Trip.
We were due to leave yesterday (Friday evening) but as Bec was late finishing work I decided it would be better to leave this morning so we can set camp up in the light as we wouldn't have got there last night till late.
I picked up the front section for the tent that we still needed.
As the instructions said to
season the canvas by wetting it and letting it dry a few times before first using it, I set it up the garden.
(Didn't really realise how much room it would take up so didn't set it up in the best of spots.

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Lexi seemed happy with it.
Gave it a good spray over with the hose.
Then when it was dry I began packing it up.
Found I can leave the front and side panels all zipped together and roll them up together and put them in one bag.
As others have found out and mentioned before the front and side panels are a pain to setup, so when were just over night camping we probably wont bother.
But for now, one of the reasons we wanted this tent is so that little Lexi can sleep separate to us in the front section.
Once shes older and can be trusted more we will probably let her sleep on her bed in the main section with us, but at the moment I dont think she could and would instead be all over us all night.
I love how quick the main section is to setup and pack away.
So with the tent all packed away in the 2 large bags and 2 smaller peg bags, Lexi guarded it for us.
When she wasnt running around the garden with fallen palm throngs in her mouth!
I picked up some meat for the trip.
And some beer and wine.
Loaded the tent on to the roof rack, along with the chairs and table to free up some room inside LJ.
Lexi seems to like her seat.
I put LJ in the back garden so I could nip out and do some more shopping and not worry about the tent or LJ getting knocked off.
My plan for this and future trips is where possible to avoid having to use my gas stove and instead cook on the fire, how camping should be!
So I went out and picked up these.
Just had breakfast and we will be on the road shortly!
Lexi.
Couple of pics of little Lexi to end on.
Sleepy Lexi.
And full of energy and wanting to play Lexi!
Trip report when we get back guys.
