Rather than buy landscape fabric, thinking of recycling carpet pulled from the neighbors house or unused fabric leftover from sewing projectsDo you think either of these would work? Maybe ones better than the other? If you have experience please share.
Just rough it that is what camping is all aboutJust the basics.
those guys are professional campers you and I are a single mom just trying to have fun, go to a state park get a site with electric close to the restroom with picnic table and grilltent to sleep 3, cooler for food, foil to cover grill, charcoal for grill, food, lawn chairs,sleep bags, or comforters for bed, lawn chairs, paper plates, food including marshmallow and graham cracker, Hershey barsusually have a fire pit can pick up wood cheapfishing poles, and a book for you so you can watch the boys fish, life vestdry clothsthat's itmy son loved it we did many times
If it's wool carpet, use that backing side upIt'll last for several yearsMost synthetics will disintegrate with exposure to sunlight, and then you'll have to pick miles of yarn out of your flower beds Most fabrics aren't light-occlusive enough to use except in multiple layersMy favorite cheap utility mulch is cardboard boxes, flattenedCover with woodchips or grass clippings for a better look.