Update on the coffee house

For those who read yesterday's post about one of my favorite SCAdian hangouts Your Inner Vagabond, there is an update on their blog about sending a donation via Paypal, or a possible "buy a cushion/buy a table" idea.

Just wanted to let folks know.

Camp bed *argh*

I've been looking for a suitable idea for camping beds that didn't involve me taking my viking slat bed to every event when I go camping (this involves multiple pieces of wood + weight) and a futon mattress (which just doesn't fold small). I thought I found one the other day at BJ's. Queen size, collapsible aluminum frame and mattress in it's own carrying bag.

The problem - the air pump is made to be plugged in to an A/V outlet .... not a car outlet, or a battery operated one that can be charged ... a stupid @%$^#& outlet. Yes, I found this in the 'camping' section. How stupid is this?! Am I supposed to plug it into the nearest tree, ferchrissakes?! I have the receipt, I'll be returning it tomorrow.

So, for those of you who camp, do you have any recommendations? I would prefer a queen size bed on a collapsible frame that can be at the very least plugged into my car's accessories outlet for inflation. Or should I just see if I can find some kind of outlet converter that plugs into the car, and then has a plug on the other end?

*grr*

Camp bed update

I went to the auto store ... the only one they had hooks directly to a batter and it cost $70 - so I hit Best Buy and found one by Vector (250 watt). This should work.

Thanks for the help :)