I'm sure a lot will tune in like Captain Ron and say "if it's going to happen it'll happen out there", but I think you're on the right track. Trying it out on dry land makes sense, but why go all the way to the school yard? It could be a long walk back just to get those 'AA' batteries!! Besides, we're never to old to pretend. Joe SeaFrog M17 ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen and Smiley To: Montgomery Sailboat Forum Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 9:30 PM Subject: M_Boats: Are we stupid ? My wife and I are thinking of sleeping in our new to us Monty 15 to figure out its logistics for camping in the cockpit. Yeah thinking to make this as authentic as possible to move the boat to the parking lot at the school yard and do the camping thing. This may show use things we need to prepare for when we are actually going to do it and test the lighting Stan installed. How did you guys do a dry run for your first night sleep over? Thanks Another Wrinkle #616 Smiley and Karen magoo252@comcast.net _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!