You pocket the flashlight, intending to experiment back at the dorm. When you get back, though, you find two of your friends waiting with a loaded truck. You belatedly remember the camping trip you had planned for this weekend. In your rush to grab your own things and pack them while your friends wait impatiently, you all but forget about the flashlight. You do remember it briefly - enough to pack it in your backpack - but then you forget it again once you're on the road with your friends.
It takes a few hours to get to the campsite, but there's still enough light to get the tent set up. It's a bit big for just three guys, but your only other tents are two-man and it's kind of nice to each have your own alcove. By the time the tent is up, it's starting to get darker so you and Adam get a fire started to cook dinner. Eric goes to the tent to set up his sleeping area.