Tim, I've got 1Trk and some of his friends from Michigan coming to camp in my background as they ride to the mountains the first weekdend in June. If they weren't going to be here on a Saturday night, I'd camp with them. But since Sunday is my only day to work, I probably need to get some sleep, so I'll be more likely to camp all by myself in the yard one of these nights soon.
I think I've got everything I need to camp sucessfully now: Kermit chair, REI Half-Dome 2+ tent, Big Agnes Buffalo Park + 40 sleeping bag, Big Agnes Insulated Q-Core sleeping pad, Luxury Lite cot, and the other thing I got today, a RayoVac LED lantern (with 3 D-cells, this is bright. Joanne said to tell you that you'll be able to read in your tent when I've got it on, Rick!). I think the only other thing I'm getting is the Dry-Spec Waterproof Motorcycle Packing System.
What this all means is that I am now committed to camping! Joanne said, "Are you sure you couldn't have stayed in motels for less money?" I told her that I would have come out ahead to motel it this summer, but next summer is a whole different deal.