Camping anyone?

NinjaoftheBeastAjah · June 2016

Camping...of course!! Love it!

jnichel · June 2016

Shana67 wrote: »

Do you take your shoes off before entering the tent? Any dust/dirt blow into the tent? There's dirt in there.

Do you take your shoes off before entering your house? Any dust/dirt blow into your house? When's the last time you cleaned your mattress at home? There's dirt, dead bugs, dead skin, etc. in there.

PurringMyrrh · June 2016

@midwesterner85 wrote: »

@PurringMyrrh I can't click the link right now, but I've camped alone more often than I've camped with others. You mention camping on the PCT, so I imagine you are talking about back-country camping. That is going to be much different than front-country camping (i.e. car camping) and different than RV camping. If you haven't yet done something like that, I suggest checking with your local Sierra Club if they have some beginner backpacking classes. Sometimes I see REI stores have similar classes. There are a lot of things the right class will cover, including proper gear, treating water, cooking, LNT principles, sanitation (human waste), etc.

Hey thanks for the info! I didn't even know REI had classes like that. I'm a little familiar with backpack style camping. I've hiked way up (okay, not way, but about 4 remote miles)and camped for a summer at the river here (not alone though) and we went back out about once a week to get provisions. I've been on a few PCT day hikes around Truckee/Donner/Tahoe area that were just glorious and was thinking there would be a good place to try a night on my own. LNT, cooking, and sanitation is not an issue and I'm good with that. Been looking up water treating and saw two devices which got really good reviews. One is a gravity bag to bag system and one a suction system. The bag system does 4L in three minutes which is a lot of clean agua...it's like $120 though. The other was about $25 but only does a liter at a time...not that I'd need a ton. Just hydration and coffee in the am. I think my biggest thing will be finding a sleeping pad that's comfy but still packable. Not sure if a dinky foam style would do the trick! Also yeah, duh, the Sierra Club! Totally spaced them! *runs off to check the website*

Riffraft1960 · June 2016

KeithMarcus wrote: »

My wife and I love to camp - cold weather, warm weather, hot weather. As part time nudists, we'll take advantage at some of the nudist-friendly sites during the hot weather trips.

Hot weather is one thing, but camping when it is 110 and above here in Arizona is a little much. You have to go north and to higher elevation to find it tolerable. You don't even take short hikes without plenty of water

KristieJC · June 2016

We camp all the time, but not "real" camping. We have a travel trailer. Got our first one three years ago when our kids were 7 and 3. Traded in for a better one last year. Next trip: Rocky Mountain National Park in July. Can't wait!

LOVE all the pictures everyone posted. Beautiful. This is why we camp. There's so much beauty to see in this country, and it's a great thing to do when you have kids. And with an RV, you can camp in all kinds of weather. We don't care what the weather is. We just go and take the appropriate weather gear.