*note: this takes place shortly after the episode "Boss Mabel"
Dipper unenthusiastically looked up from the "Stancake" that his great uncle had cooked up that morning. "Camping?" he questioned. "Grunkle Stan, we already live out in the woods. Just last night I had to scrape off the spiderwebs above my bed with a stick!"
"That's why they call it the fun stick!" Mabel piped in. "It offers quality entertainment, as well as a strong alternative to bugspray!"
"It's not a matter of choice, Dipper", Grunkle Stan cut back in. "Your sister's 'business strategy' while I was gone tore up the shack so bad that the repair team's going to need us to spend the day somewhere else while they fix it. And since I'm already coughing up enough dough to those knuckleheads, there's no way I'm paying for us to stay at a hotel. So camping in the woods it is! Pack your things kids, we're leaving after lunch."
At that, the twins were sent to pack whatever they needed to survive the rest of the day and night out in the wilderness, while Stan made sure all his savings were locked up safe in his hideout behind the vending machine. He had to make darn sure none of those "knuckleheads" swiped a buck or two while he was gone, after all. Once the Pines' were done preparing they enjoyed the rest of the morning watching a Ducktective marathon, then set out in the Mystery Cart for an undetermined spot in the forest out back once lunch time had come and gone. Stan's driving made Mabel almost hurl out the nonexistent window, but after about 20 short minutes they came to what Stan decided was a nice spot.
"Alright Dipper, time to pitch the tent!", Grunkle Stan ordered. "You do all the manual labor, while I go put this chair down and have a Pitt Cola".
"Seriously? Can't you at least help me put these pole things together, I've never even put one of these up before! And what about Mabel, does she not have to do anything?"
"Read the directions", Stan disinterestedly responded as he tossed the packet at Dipper's face. "And Mabel's gonna set up the sticks in the firepit into a funny picture of Gideon's face later. Fires are always more fun when you're burning effigies of your enemies into an eternal tomb of ash and embers! Ha! Hahaha! HAHAHAHAHA!" Stan laughed before bursting into a fit of coughs and choking. As painful as such laughter always turned out for him, messing with his nephew was always worth any slight physical pain it caused. "Also, did I mention you'll be gathering sticks for firewood after this?"
Dipper then rolled his eyes with a sigh, picked up the manual from the dirt, and got to work on setting up their tent. He was done questioning the inner workings of his uncle's mind for the day. Meanwhile, Mabel went off to have a look around at their surroundings. While Dipper would likely have done the same had he not been busy, he would have been doing so in an attempt to find another creature to almost get killed by. Mabel, on the other hand, did not care so much about supernatural beings unless they were physically attractive and ready to take her out on a date. She just wanted to see if she could find any squirrels, butterflies, or other creatures worth temporarily replacing Waddles with for the day (he was being taken care of by Soos while the Pines' were away).