madandana Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 We do a little camping once in a while. We have a modest camper so it's not like we're roughing it. Still I always wonder why we do it as we live on a lake,have a fire pit and everything that's great about camping right at the house as well as a shower,flushing toilet,and a comfy bed. 1
Mr.T Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Yes, totally worth it! And speaking of, I'm driving out to Oregon to do a little wilderness camping with my two brothers next week and I can't wait to totally unplug from the world for a few days. Like Rye, our version will be much simpler.....
bradbrennan Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Well I may be crazy, as I prefer the five stars normally, but my father turns 78 this year and I'd like to take him on a 35 mile horse ride this summer that may require some sleeping under many stars. He and I don't always see eye to eye, but he so enjoys telling the stories after such an adventure! Our North Dakota park service opened a new section of the Maah Daah Hey Trail in our Badlands, it's a really pretty place to visit for any tourists out there!
finecigar Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Go camping every year as a tradition and each year it seems to get harder! Much preparation but usually a rewarding time in tranquility without any daily stresses of work life, etc. Love grilling and sitting by the fire. Cigars are always carefully selected and packed up first thing!
Fosgate Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Grew up camping in tents and a camper. Lots of fun but when I realized how much work it is after taking a trip to Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota I have not been back out. Friends love having the campers and RV's but there again I look at the money they sink into them, the time it takes to prep them for a weekend, trying to get a camp site, how often they actually use them, resale value etc. I think I'll just pass and stuff my money into a trip somewhere else or rent one if I really cant fight the craving.
NastyPirate Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 You all must be tougher than us in the U.S., we usually camp in cabins if at all in winter +1 I've never been a sleep-outside-in-a-tent guy. Give me a cabin-I'll show up. If God had intended us to sleep on the ground, we would all be another strain of cockroach.
cigcars Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Wow that's a hell of a lot of prep, Rob! To just go out and "have fun" should NOT involve all THAT much work - WHEW! I'm with some of the other folks' suggestions; just throw all that **** into a handy dandy mobile camper (to remain there forever, as needed - why pack and unpack?), and DRIVE all that out into the wild. In basic training our military cadre would be telling us, "People pay big money to do what you all are doing. They pay big money to go live out in the woods, eat funny food..." And apart from oars and paddles, lighters and food packed...and especially don't forget Scott or Charmin tissue...maybe advise the boys that you are going to rough it and do without a lot of civilization's accoutrements - EXCEPT the smokes, of course! Food; water; shelter; cigars (okay, fishing poles). Uh huh, that should do it
Hemsworth Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 We have a seasonal campsite in 1000 Islands. Every weekend from the middle of May to the middle of October, we are camping. I couldn't imagine life without it. That being said...all that I have to pack is beer, clothes, food and cigars. It takes me 10 minutes. We are lucky to have a very secluded site up in the bush away from other campers (at the insistence of the park warden after our one year that we spent in general population) but a quick stagger down to the boat docks. I don't think that I could do the parking lot style RV camping. That just seems weird.
johnhenry Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 We do a little camping once in a while. We have a modest camper so it's not like we're roughing it. Still I always wonder why we do it as we live on a lake,have a fire pit and everything that's great about camping right at the house as well as a shower,flushing toilet,and a comfy bed.^^^^This . Without the camping or camper. Went once with my wife when we were first maried to a music fest,90's in the day 80' at night ,sun burn,3 bags of ice a day to keep food fresh,we're stuck on the slope of a hill ,and etc. Never again,gave away all my camping stuff and vowed to never ever ,ever do it again.
EuroTrash Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I just went this past weekend with the woman and am a bit torn. For me, the key is to keeping food simple, pre-prepped as much as possible and having all gear minimal and organized. Make one big tupperware bucket full of all gear so you can grab and go. Cooking is limited to the fire or a single burner butane stove.
bresdogsr Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Yes it is worth it, however this is how I camp My wife packs the inside other than my things and I take care of the outside and maintenance. Just had the grandkids with us at Hershey Park. Now I am on my way to Kentucky with my lovely bride for a week of horses and bourbon.
kuma Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 No gave up traditional camping after junior high school. These days the only camping I want to do is walking in Nice / Menton / Provence (open air markets) and the French Riviera. Stroll along the Rambla in Barcelona and camp at my fav. hotel "Casa Camper" and stake my claim at a table along any of these locations relax w/shot of espresso and my fav. stoogie and watch the world walk past. One other place to camp Japan. Ride the bullet trains then hop off and use local train and find a relaxing onsen (hot bath) and let the stress just melt away. Repeat many times as I head to Yufuin, Kyushu. Find my place on the side of Mount Yufudake (great hotel w/view of the valley below) and camp away. Onsen hotels in this area are built right into the side of the surrounding mountains w/thermal hot spring water pumped into the hotels. Camping at it's best!
Smokin_Safari Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Mate, just also check that you actually take it all after checking, buting, topping up, re-checking, packing and leaving. I had the absolute misery of driving all the way from Kakadu to Kunnanurra with the tinny packed to the gunwales with everything we needed according to some anal checklist, only to discover when we arrived the outboard was still at home... Yes, i stared at my .308 for a looooong time!
galtline Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 it's a pain in the ass but it's fun. when you get home you will sleep like a baby.
Ryan Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Last time I camped was 2 nights in Cuba. Even though all we brought with us was a tent, a cigar cutter and a lighter, setting up the tent was a pain in the ar@e. None of us even had a knife, take that Bear Gryllls! Although the restaurant beside us did, which was handy. 1
headstand Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Gave up tenting after spending a night with highway noise on the left and a donkey braying on the right. The morning aches were not worth it. Bought a used Westfalia Vanagon. Perfect road trip machine so long as you carry a sense of adventure, you have a lot of time, and you pack a credit card for the inevitable breakdowns. We keep ours travel ready so packing is throwing together clothes, wine, meat to grill, cigars. Easy. I would return to tenting only for a canoe trip down a worthy river...
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