Just emptied all the "waste" from the RV on our camping trip

[DeadlyDynasty]

Or the portable skillet used to make pancakes every morning

Crofl...outdoors people are the epitome of hypocrisy, and are about as annoying as asian tourists and vietnam vets.

[baseline bum]

I get that it's not for everyone, but camping is pretty fun if you do it in the backcountry away from people. A good pack, sleeping bag, pad, tent, stove, rain gear, etc isn't cheap, but if you spend the money up front for lightweight gear it makes all the difference in the world. Nothing like waking up by a lake with water so clear you can see all the fish while watching the sunrise on a peak behind it with no one else around yelling "pict-a pict-a" like DD was saying. Plus if you're bringing your gear into the backcountry you just move on if you're sick of the same lake. I do agree camping in big campsites packed like sardines with a bunch of ing loud people running their generators all night long sucks though.

[thispego]

EXACTLY. Tbis was a campground outside of Niagara Falls by Lake Ontario, not some wilderness adventure.

at all the "hurr-durr, ur not hardcore b/c you don't use a tent!" bags. If you were really hardcore you wouldn't need your $79 Kmart Coleman tent.

Emptying the ter sucked no doubt, but it sure as beat tenting it last year.

I'll be the guy chilling in the ac while you can be the got sitting out in 95 degree heat with sweat dripping off your balls and mosquitoes and horse flies biting your gooch.

Camping just sucks period, unless it's an exotic locale an isolated from most of civilization. Redzero hit the nail on the head, tbh.

Lol bothered by heat and sweat

Also, in Texas we have this stuff called OFF, maybe you've heard of it . it is mosquito/bug repellant. I don't use the stuff cause Mosquitos have never really gone after me but it works wonders.

[mingus]

I get that it's not for everyone, but camping is pretty fun if you do it in the backcountry away from people. A good pack, sleeping bag, pad, tent, stove, rain gear, etc isn't cheap, but if you spend the money up front for lightweight gear it makes all the difference in the world. Nothing like waking up by a lake with water so clear you can see all the fish while watching the sunrise on a peak behind it with no one else around yelling "pict-a pict-a" like DD was saying. Plus if you're bringing your gear into the backcountry you just move on if you're sick of the same lake. I do agree camping in big campsites packed like sardines with a bunch of ing loud people running their generators all night long sucks though.

Exactly. A lot of the criticism seems to be coming from people who have no clue how to camp and minimize or negate the things they view as problems.

[mingus]

A lot of stupidity in this thread.

[The Gemini Method]

To each their own...

I go camping once in a while...well, I guess you can construe it as camping. The last time I went it was near Malibu and there was an infestation of blue jackets (not the hockey kind) and that kind've ruined it. However, being able to sleep along the shoreline did have its privileges. I'm not going to lie--being a product of inner-city life does make camping/existing outside the city limits a tad more interesting than say, if I was able to do it as a child.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Lol bothered by heat and sweat

Also, in Texas we have this stuff called OFF, maybe you've heard of it . it is mosquito/bug repellant. I don't use the stuff cause Mosquitos have never really gone after me but it works wonders.

going out of your way to be uncomfortable and feign happiness

Btw, OFF never works if you truly are in a camp setting, so way to expose yourself there too, brah

[baseline bum]

Headnets and long-sleeves are the way to go for mosquitos, but I don't go camping in May through early July when they're a problem.

[DPG21920]

You also look better than those fat people, lower your risk for idk how many different diseases, live longer, feel better, and aren't as repulsive to people of the opposite gender as someone who's fat. I really don't see how camping produces those kinds of positive results, so it's not the same at all


Maybe it's just because Phoenix has tons of hiking trails, but I've gone hiking idk how many times without having to set up a tent and camp. I've also been to idk how many parties with friends where there was a bonfire we all sat around and drank. I've also turned my phone and computer off when I wanted to be away from phone/email. I've managed to do all that without having to give up the luxury of plumbing and a bed.

The point was to say that some people can find fun/joy in doing something that is not the easiest.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

The point was to say that some people can find fun/joy in doing something that is not the easiest.

They can find joy in something that has obvious health benefits....like living longer.

If sleeping in a tent and camping was shown to make people live longer, I'd go camping every weekend.

[The Gemini Method]

They can find joy in something that has obvious health benefits....like living longer.

If sleeping in a tent and camping was shown to make people live longer, I'd go camping every weekend.

Working out and eating healthy isn't always a guarantee that you're going to live longer either. It helps, but it isn't always the for sure thing.

Camping is the same way--it can aid in reducing stress, which, has been shown to help aid in quality of life, but it isn't completely certain.

What if someone were to workout while camping--that's the best of two worlds.

[mavs>spurs]

camping is fun if you like exploring while hiking or canoeing/kayaking, as well as fishing or hunting. people don't typical go camping just to sit out in the woods and count bugs, they do it because of one or a combination of those activities i listed. why would anyone think the purpose of camping was to just sit there and lick skunk asses or something? dumb

[The Gemini Method]

camping is fun if you like exploring while hiking or canoeing/kayaking, as well as fishing or hunting. people don't typical go camping just to sit out in the woods and count bugs, they do it because of one or a combination of those activities i listed. why would anyone think the purpose of camping was to just sit there and lick skunk asses or something? dumb

Don't rule out the power of bath salts and the likelihood someone probably will try and eat/lick a skunk's ass in the near future...

[Jeff Van Gundy]

EXACTLY. Tbis was a campground outside of Niagara Falls by Lake Ontario, not some wilderness adventure.

at all the "hurr-durr, ur not hardcore b/c you don't use a tent!" bags. If you were really hardcore you wouldn't need your $79 Kmart Coleman tent.

Emptying the ter sucked no doubt, but it sure as beat tenting it last year.

I'll be the guy chilling in the ac while you can be the got sitting out in 95 degree heat with sweat dripping off your balls and mosquitoes and horse flies biting your gooch.

Camping just sucks period, unless it's an exotic locale an isolated from most of civilization. Redzero hit the nail on the head, tbh.

ac
RV
doing something that you can do at home
true american

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

ac
RV
doing something that you can do at home
true american

Sitting around a fire telling scary stories and eating marshmellows is something anyone can do at home too.

[DeadlyDynasty]

ac
RV
doing something that you can do at home
true american

being miserable while I'm being comfortable--all while enjoying the same scenery.
tents
faux outdoorsmen
ting in the woods
wiping your ass with poison ivy

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Working out and eating healthy isn't always a guarantee that you're going to live longer either. It helps, but it isn't always the for sure thing.

Camping is the same way--it can aid in reducing stress, which, has been shown to help aid in quality of life, but it isn't completely certain.

What if someone were to workout while camping--that's the best of two worlds.

seriously? You're trying to compare working out and camping as far as positive health benefits?

[DisAsTerBot]

crofl "if you like camping you should go live in somalia"

[DPG21920]

They can find joy in something that has obvious health benefits....like living longer.

If sleeping in a tent and camping was shown to make people live longer, I'd go camping every weekend.

I didn't say you can't find joy in exercising. In fact, the opposite. I said that most people would say exercising is not fun or easy, but some people can find it fun and really enjoy it.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

crofl "if you like camping you should go live in somalia"

People in Somalia get to sleep in a tent and in the woods 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

They've got it lucky imo.

[DisAsTerBot]

People in Somalia get to sleep in a tent and in the woods 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

They've got it lucky imo.

because if you go camping for the weekend it means you want to live in the woods forever

[DPG21920]

No one says its something you want to do every day - they say, because of all the things to do if you like being outdoors (hiking, lakes, fishing, being surrounded by nature...), that it's a fun thing to do every now and then.

Doesn't mean they hate every day life in America

[mavs>spurs]

The point is that it's sometimes refreshing to get away from civilization and forget about everything. You either get it and are into the outdoors or you don't. No need to bash something just because you aren't into it. People vacation to places all the time where they wouldn't want to actually live 365 days a year.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I didn't say you can't find joy in exercising. In fact, the opposite. I said that most people would say exercising is not fun or easy, but some people can find it fun and really enjoy it.

Try a different analogy. You can exercise any day of the week. Choosing to take your few vacation days to sleep in a puddle of sweat while picking ticks off your scrote is something else.

I'm not talking about kayaking or hiking or anything else like m>s alluded to either...just the regular old camping .

[Jeff Van Gundy]

being miserable while I'm being comfortable--all while enjoying the same scenery.
tents
faux outdoorsmen
ting in the woods
wiping your ass with poison ivy

relies too much on electricity
misrable
RV's
mini house
i just wanna stay inside me RV cause i hate outdoors