I hate camping

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Originally Posted by Timberridge

I spent 2 days camping in the rain. It always rains when I go camping. I don't sleep well, I smell bad, I don't enjoy shitting in the woods, bugs love sucking my blood and I end up doing laundry for 2 days when I get home. I swear I'm not ever doing it again, but then somehow I end up getting talked into it again.

I've never once experienced any of the transcendent moments I see in the Patagonia catalog, and I'm beginning to think those are just myths perpetuated by the industry to sell stuff.

What am I doing wrong?

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You didn't spend enough money buying all the latest, lightest shit at REI before heading out to camp 50 yards from your car. The level of enlightenment/enjoyment is directly proportional to the amount spent on gear you will use once every five years. Make sure you're wearing virgin, organic, fair trade fabric boxers to prevent bug bites next time.

good livin'

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Originally Posted by fatnslow

You didn't spend enough money buying all the latest, lightest shit at REI before heading out to camp 50 yards from your car. The level of enlightenment/enjoyment is directly proportional to the amount spent on gear you will use once every five years. Make sure you're wearing virgin, organic, fair trade fabric boxers to prevent bug bites next time.

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Good advice. I do have $18 in membership awards at REI that I could put towards some new stuff.

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Originally Posted by TomCrac

good livin'

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Now we're talking. Looks like the only thing you're missing is some 400 thread count cotton sheets and a mosquito net. Who's the tent for, the wife?

Is that a dead squirrel on the mattress?

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Originally Posted by TomCrac

good livin'

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This reminds me of a family car camping trip in OR when my son was not yet walking. We get to a camp ground early on Friday and snag that furthest site away from the entry. At the end of the loop road, it has only one neighbor. Near a nice babbling creek. Beautiful treed site. No road noise.

At about 3p, a pickup rolls up to the site, sees we got it, and backs down to the next nearest site...our neighbor for the evening: a single, clean cut, college-age guy. In the back of the pickup, he's got an uncovered mattress. Huh, interesting. He says "Hi...wish I got here earlier...I really like that spot you guys got. Oh, well, enjoy!" & goes about setting up for dinner & bedtime. No tent, just sleeps in the back of the truck. So far, good neighbor. Quiet, friendly.

Next morning, he gets up early (but after daybreak) and goes for a run. He comes back about an hour later and goes for a dip in the creek to cool down and wash off. We're starting our day slowly making breakfast and not really on any sort of schedule with a crawling baby just enjoying the forest sounds awakening.

Wife pokes me and whispers, "look at this!"

Our friendly neighbor is nude and photographing himself in various poses and locations around the campsite. This goes on for about 45mins. No particular attempt to conceal or screen the activity. And, then, mission accomplished...he packs up his stuff and rolls out.

It seems like we snagged his regular outdoors pron photo studio location.

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Originally Posted by acinpdx

This reminds me of a family car camping trip in OR when my son was not yet walking. We get to a camp ground early on Friday and snag that furthest site away from the entry. At the end of the loop road, it has only one neighbor. Near a nice babbling creek. Beautiful treed site. No road noise.

At about 3p, a pickup rolls up to the site, sees we got it, and backs down to the next nearest site...our neighbor for the evening: a single, clean cut, college-age guy. In the back of the pickup, he's got an uncovered mattress. Huh, interesting. He says "Hi...wish I got here earlier...I really like that spot you guys got. Oh, well, enjoy!" & goes about setting up for dinner & bedtime. No tent, just sleeps in the back of the truck. So far, good neighbor. Quiet, friendly.

Next morning, he gets up early (but after daybreak) and goes for a run. He comes back about an hour later and goes for a dip in the creek to cool down and wash off. We're starting our day slowly making breakfast and not really on any sort of schedule with a crawling baby just enjoying the forest sounds awakening.

Wife pokes me and whispers, "look at this!"

Our friendly neighbor is nude and photographing himself in various poses and locations around the campsite. This goes on for about 45mins. No particular attempt to conceal or screen the activity. And, then, mission accomplished...he packs up his stuff and rolls out.

It seems like we snagged his regular outdoors pron photo studio location.

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Yea...sorry about that

^Thats truly some freakshow. Fortunately there is a real nice campground nearby. Good space between sites. Streams and lakes keeps the kids occupied for hours. August is very popular and full. Mid October, 35 degree nights keeps the place mostly to campers that get it.

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Lake runs out to this...

Upper falls, aprox. 180 feet
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Lower falls, aprox. 100 feet
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...pslkjg6ecq.jpg


When we run out of squirrel

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