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Veloise
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Went camping this weekend, and decided it's time to upgrade the ol'
3-person.
Went shopping.
Most of the packages depict the hapy family scenario that you will
experience as soon as you buy the product. (But there are no teens gone
wild, Scouts on the loose, seniors, beer parties, tiny kids in filthy
swimsuits crying in a kiddie pool, musicians at jam sessions or folks
drying their shorts.) One was amusing: it's a screenhouse, all arranged
with a picnic table full of food, dad and the two kids sitting there
beaming at mom...who is clipping the tent fabric to the pole! Noooo!
First you get the tent set up and securely staked, THEN you put your
stuff in it, THEN you sit down to enjoy it.
I think it was the house brand (at the Mejier chain) called Lake &
Trail that depicted a different scene (same photo on all the tent
boxes): mom in the doorway of the tent getting ready to join dad and
pre-teen junior on their fun-filled family activity. But there's no
picnic table or gas grill or satellite dish in sight: Everyone's in
lycra, the guys are astride their ATBs, they have sleek go-fast helmets
on, and mom's bike awaits next to them.
Looked like an arid climate, and there weren't nearly enough water
bottles in the shot. But still, it was neat to see real bikes being
used as casual props in a "here's how to have fun" visual.
--Karen D.
still shopping; want the umbrella kind
3-person.
Went shopping.
Most of the packages depict the hapy family scenario that you will
experience as soon as you buy the product. (But there are no teens gone
wild, Scouts on the loose, seniors, beer parties, tiny kids in filthy
swimsuits crying in a kiddie pool, musicians at jam sessions or folks
drying their shorts.) One was amusing: it's a screenhouse, all arranged
with a picnic table full of food, dad and the two kids sitting there
beaming at mom...who is clipping the tent fabric to the pole! Noooo!
First you get the tent set up and securely staked, THEN you put your
stuff in it, THEN you sit down to enjoy it.
I think it was the house brand (at the Mejier chain) called Lake &
Trail that depicted a different scene (same photo on all the tent
boxes): mom in the doorway of the tent getting ready to join dad and
pre-teen junior on their fun-filled family activity. But there's no
picnic table or gas grill or satellite dish in sight: Everyone's in
lycra, the guys are astride their ATBs, they have sleek go-fast helmets
on, and mom's bike awaits next to them.
Looked like an arid climate, and there weren't nearly enough water
bottles in the shot. But still, it was neat to see real bikes being
used as casual props in a "here's how to have fun" visual.
--Karen D.
still shopping; want the umbrella kind
