Logistics

I love lists!!!
I don't like logistics.
I have to be able to get a tent, a kitchen, and whatever else on a campsite I've never seen. I have no idea how big it is, what the ground is like, or anything. Looking at googlemaps, It has lots of trees. And it's basically an RV park. That's all I know.
How do I fit all 7 of us in a tent big enough for the summer?
Graph paper and lots of time.
I mapped out the smallest dimensions a campsite could be. I figured 25 feet by 18 feet. (An RV is at least 20-30 feet long and about 8 feet wide, but a few feet wider with slideouts. A very conservative estimate). I put the tent dimensions on the "campsite" I drew out, a block for each foot. It's pretty neat to see how it might look. Of course, most tents and campsites aren't perfect rectangles, but it does give a good visual idea.
After staying up till 3 am and working on this, I decided that we would get 2 tents: a 14x9 and a 9x7. The bigger one would house me, the husband with our large queen size airbed and the 3 boys on a full size airbed. The other tent would fit the girls on a full size airbed and have enough room for storage.
The husband decided that he wants a tent he can stand up in. He's 6'1". So now I have a different problem. The tent I had chosen for us was only 6 feet in the center. I spent all this time, and it wasn't going to work. But not all my work was in vain. I decided on a slightly bigger tent with a 7 foot head clearance. It gives us a bit more room, too.
The airbeds decision was a hard one to make too. I have to think about sleeping solutions for 7 people for 2 months. I spent hours on research and decided on getting a queen size frame airbed for me and the husband. It's like a double high bed with a removable mattress inside. It had good reviews, too. the kids are getting full size air mattresses. I couldn't decide on size, or cots, or just sleeping mats. They can sleep on the floor with just a blanket and be fine, so I'm not too worried about their overall comfort. I used my bed and my son's full size to see how they fit. I decided for the sake of inside space to get full size beds. they are a bit smaller than two twins side by side, but all together. So I thought that might be more comfortable. We will use our own bedding instead of sleeping bags. It gets hot and muggy in Southern MI, so we don't need sleeping bags. We will use our existing pillows and I will probably get two sheet sets for each bed.
That's it for now. I'll post in the next week about kitchen planning.