One was to bring a roll of toilet paper on any travel trip. In truth, the toilet paper at camp was nicer than any of the toilet paper that I encountered during my Kansas City trip, but that is part of the lesson. It hadn't really occurred to me before that I might be more comfortable (even in a high-end hotel) if I bring the toilet paper that I am accustomed to using. It also would have helped once my nose started running, as those handy packs of tissues run out in no time flat.
I need to bring my Emergen-C packets with me. They don't take up much space, and I am certain that they could have lessened the duration and ferocity of the illness I am currently working through. I brought my other medicines; I should have packed them away too.
A foam camp pad is not enough cushion for me to sleep. Thankfully, one of the other leaders had a spare air pad that he let me use. Even then, the solution was not perfect, but it was certainly better than with just one.
I MUST bring a hat with a brim. I had fully intended to bring a hat, but forgot it in the last moment. Not only is it necessary when the sun is out, but having a hat with visor can also help keep my hood from my rain jacket from continually falling in front of my face. I've never been a fan of wearing hats (with the exception of the short-lived sideway painter's hat phase I went through in the late Eighties), but with my thinning hair, I need to better protect my scalp.
I should also bring my fleece hat. Not only would it keep my head warmer at night, I could pull it over my ears to keep the continual drone of insect wings from buzzing me awake. Using my second sweatshirt was not as comfortable.
There was more that I learned, but I feel that these are some of the more practical issues which will help me when I take Rowen to his summer camp in a couple of weeks.