Have you ever been/ Do you go camping?

I've only been once and that was over 10 years ago with my dad. And then I went to a week-long camp at Yosemite like 7 years ago, but we were in log cabins, not tents. That was awesome. That's still the only time I've seen so many stars in the sky because Yosemite is, well Yosemite. :)

I'm going again today and am pretty stoked because we're gonna camp on the beach and have a bonfire or two.

Do you like to camp? Sleeping under the stars seems pretty awesome.

I love camping. I go several times a year. I have gear for backpacking and more comfortable gear for "car camping."

Camping is a great way to remind myself how much I love showers and soft beds.

I first started camping when I was about 10 years old. We went camping at the base lake the first few times and then we started going to a campground near the Platte River in Nebraska. The last time I went camping was last year when we went to Ocen City MD to watch my nephew play soccer.

Nope never had.

Planning on it in the near future

Yes.

When I was a kid, I went probably about 5-8 times a year. Now I only go once or twice a year.

I'm pleased with the fellow boy scouts in here. :cool:

not lately but i used to do a ton of backpacking.

i always wanted to do the appalachian trail in its entirety but there never seems to be enough time so i settle for a couple hundred mile stretches here and there when i can get away for a week or two.

a few years ago, me and my group of friends went camping 3 times throughout the year. great times were had.

I like camping by myself. With people, no. I used to go all the time with family when I was a kid. Now I like backpacking or biking by myself and then camping by myself.

We used to camp quite a lot when I was a kid. Never deep woods hike-to-get-there kind, but provincial campgrounds. Most were no-hookups, but there was one or two that had actual showers which was nice. Being clean while camping is very necessary for me. We've always had a little trailer though, but I've slept in a tent a couple times.XilePrincess

never been. closest ive been to camping, was in a tent in our backyard once.

ive always wanted to though. get some nice kush, some alcohol and have a grand time.

My parents owned a motorhome when I was a kid so yeah, pretty much acctually.

My parents owned a motorhome when I was a kid so yeah, pretty much acctually.

kriggy

about once every year. but only like XilePrincess pointed out, like the campgrounds around Minnesota and Wisconsin.

i have camped out in the Saudi desert twice as well, but there are no camps for that, just remember exactly where the fvck you are exactly in the desert. Did it once as a kid with my uncles and cousins, and did it again 2 years ago with a group of my cousins.

though i do find it humorous, it isn't exactly dark at night when one side of the horizon glows orange from the oil refinery lights :P

Several times, I think a total of three times.

Didn't mind not taking a shower but one problem was the outhouse. Oh how I loathe the outhouse and the horrific smell.

But I do want to go camping again, even for multiple days.

i used to go camping alot when i was younger. no so much anymore

I've been a few times but that was when I was like 3-5 at least.

Yes, a few times. I can't wait until my next trip.

Yes. There were some pretty cool and remote places in Alberta, British Columbia, and New Brunswick that we went to. It's not something I'd make a tradition of though.

Several times, I think a total of three times.

Didn't mind not taking a shower but one problem was the outhouse. Oh how I loathe the outhouse and the horrific smell.

But I do want to go camping again, even for multiple days.

leviathan91

My favorite way to camp is to go during winter, build a shelter, and make a fire right next to it. Good times.

I used to do a lot of tent camping in the Boy Scouts when I was younger, and some with a camper borrowed from my in-laws more recently. It's great fun.

My wife and I did a trip through the Black Hills before we were engaged and saw Mount Rushmore, Devil's Tower and Custer State park. Angusture State Park in South Dakota is a great jumping off point.

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Several times, I think a total of three times.

Didn't mind not taking a shower but one problem was the outhouse. Oh how I loathe the outhouse and the horrific smell.

But I do want to go camping again, even for multiple days.

bnarmz

One thing I learned was never hold it in if it's not necessary. That could seriously screw you up and I learned the hard way. I had to use the outhouse more than one occassion and it was still unbearable.

The first time I used the outhouse, we were at a campsite that was filled with ticks so I wouldn't think taking a dumb/piss out in the woods would be a good idea. :P Actually I don't know a good way to avoid ticks other than to avoid places with tall grass and to stay on the trail at all times but I did get two/three ticks on me on my leg.

i've never camped before

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Several times, I think a total of three times.

Didn't mind not taking a shower but one problem was the outhouse. Oh how I loathe the outhouse and the horrific smell.

But I do want to go camping again, even for multiple days.

One thing I learned was never hold it in if it's not necessary. That could seriously screw you up and I learned the hard way. I had to use the outhouse more than one occassion and it was still unbearable.

The first time I used the outhouse, we were at a campsite that was filled with ticks so I wouldn't think taking a dumb/piss out in the woods would be a good idea. :P Actually I don't know a good way to avoid ticks other than to avoid places with tall grass and to stay on the trail at all times but I did get two/three ticks on me on my leg.

not lately but i used to do a ton of backpacking.

i always wanted to do the appalachian trail in its entirety but there never seems to be enough time so i settle for a couple hundred mile stretches here and there when i can get away for a week or two.

Riverwolf007

You need to do this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Trail

I hear ya. I also think outhouses are disgusting, can you imagine someone falling in there, eww. I don't worry about ticks/insects much we had some good bug spray and candels to fight them off. You just have to becareful what you brush up against. One of my friends kept scratching his ass for 2 days straight because he sat on some posion oak. Now I make sure to pack topical creames whenever I take one of these trips. bnarmz

Candels? Or candles? How do you use candles against ticks? Never heard of that method.