Car Camping Nightmare - They cancelled my Reservations!

I had the displeasure of dealing with Recreation.gov regarding a reservation we made 6 months prior and waited 2 years to get, and then, they cancelled my reservations! They don't tell how many agencies are involved with reserving a campsite and that not one of them communicate with the other. Had I not persisted in following up and going above and beyond what Rec.Gov was willing to do this could have turned out to be a complete disaster. The one time we get to go car camping this year and it turned into a complete nightmare. This, is our story.

My LighterPack Gear List
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Multi-day under 5 days - https://lighterpack.com/r/67qtq2
Multi-day over 5 days - https://lighterpack.com/r/67qtq2
Day Hikes - https://lighterpack.com/r/60yvoe
Gus’s Gear List - https://lighterpack.com/r/dwjn0f

Gus’s Pack Contents
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Ruffwear Palisades Pack Or Groundbird Gear
Ruffwear Grip Trex Booties
2L of Water
Food
Halo Kibbles
Treats – I try to bring high caloric treats
Mushers Secret
Bug Spray - GNC makes a pet friendly bug spray which seems to work well. GNC Pet safe insect Repellent
Tick Removal tool
Small First Aid kit
Poop bags and a zip lock freezer bag to put use bags in
Bandana
Water/food bowl

Gus’s Additional Gear for Overnight and Multi-Day Hikes
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I carry these items for Gus
750 fill custom down quilt from CRO - https://www.cedarridgegear.com/ (Friend)
Closed cell foam sleeping pad ( I cut this down shorter to fit Gus
RexSpecs
Rescue Harness - https://www.fidoprotection.com/fido-pro-airlift
Groundbird Gear Dog Pack - https://www.groundbirdgear.com/
** Gus’s pack typically never exceed 6lbs. I pack most of his food.**

Camera Equipment
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Canon M50
Canon EF-M 22mm f2 STM
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 Image Stabilization STM
Samsung Galaxy s9+
Zhiyun Smooth 4 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer
Zhiyun Crane Plus 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer
Zhiyun Mini Dual Grip, Transmount Single Handle Grip
DJI Osmo Mobile 3
Movo VXR10 Universal Video Microphone with Shock Mount
BM Premium 2-Pack of LP-E12 Batteries for Canon
Pedco UltraPod II Lightweight Camera Tripod (for Canon M50)
Peak Design Capture Camera Clip
Mavic Mini Drone

My Gear List
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Osprey Exos 58
Osprey Manta AG 28
Osprey Manta AG 34
Osprey Xenith 88
Klymit Static V2
Merrell Moab 2 Vent
Darn Tough Wool Socks
Toaks 750 ml pot
Toaks Spoon
BSR Stove
Water Bottle Pouch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/JustinsUL (Friend)
Cell Phone Pouch - https://www.etsy.com/shop/JustinsUL (Friend)
Leki Trekking Poles

Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking poles
**I won these Trekking poles from Homemade Wanderlust