Tucker and Becca suggest that their fathers let them go camping with just Christine, Miles and Horace. Convinced they'd never survive alone, their fathers decide to stay nearby in case there is a problem. When the kids set up camp, they soon discover camping is harder than they realized and begin to miss the conveniences of home. Tucker gets mad at Miles, Becca gets mad at Christine, Miles hates camping, and Christine has left Steve the dog. Horace spends all his time fearing the dreaded ""Laughing Phantom"". However, in the middle of this fiasco, Tucker gets his sense of humour back. He convinces them all to band together to get the campsite in order, just in time to show their fathers they have it under control after all.
