He’s enthusiastic. She isn’t. Not a good mix for tent camping.
In 1965, my best girl and I camped across eastern Canada in a European model tent, just large enough for our feet and head to hit the end walls. We had minimal equipment, gas stove, cooler, eating utensils, and sleeping bags. We camped at Mom-and-Pop campgrounds, bought food from local stores, cooked on the stove or over a fire, visited interesting but not famous places, talked with locals and other campers, and enjoyed a sort of open community gathering around a central fire pit. We still consider it our best ever trip.
Later, after the children came, we were lucky to find a Nimrod pop-up tent trailer and put a lot of really fun miles on it. Used the same minimal equipment but with more room for family.
During that period, camping evolved from canvas or nylon, ropes, stakes, and poles, and gas lanterns to aluminum or fiberglass condos on wheels, with everything including a/c and tv, all kept up by noisy generators that ran 24/7. Became too hard to find campgrounds that had separate tent areas, including the national parks. Regretfully, we just put that behind us but the memories are still good as are the photos in the albums.
As I said, you gotta have the right mix to get along in a tent camping trip. She and I are still the right mix after 59 years and I bet, if we could stand the physical side of it, we would still tent camp and enjoy every minute of it.
eromlig almost 3 years ago
Did you pack the microwave?
Kind&Kinder almost 3 years ago
She’s in for a sad surprise!
Jeff0811 almost 3 years ago
Her idea of roughing it is when the light bulb burns out at Motel 6.
LeslieBark almost 3 years ago
Shades of Mister Boffo: “Unclear on the Concept”.
rdav1248961 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
They need to be prepared for the pillow fight.
Jeffin Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I went to the wilderness to live simply. No Thoreau pillows.
Ubintold almost 3 years ago
Portapotti or nearest tree?
sandpiper almost 3 years ago
He’s enthusiastic. She isn’t. Not a good mix for tent camping.
In 1965, my best girl and I camped across eastern Canada in a European model tent, just large enough for our feet and head to hit the end walls. We had minimal equipment, gas stove, cooler, eating utensils, and sleeping bags. We camped at Mom-and-Pop campgrounds, bought food from local stores, cooked on the stove or over a fire, visited interesting but not famous places, talked with locals and other campers, and enjoyed a sort of open community gathering around a central fire pit. We still consider it our best ever trip.
Later, after the children came, we were lucky to find a Nimrod pop-up tent trailer and put a lot of really fun miles on it. Used the same minimal equipment but with more room for family.
During that period, camping evolved from canvas or nylon, ropes, stakes, and poles, and gas lanterns to aluminum or fiberglass condos on wheels, with everything including a/c and tv, all kept up by noisy generators that ran 24/7. Became too hard to find campgrounds that had separate tent areas, including the national parks. Regretfully, we just put that behind us but the memories are still good as are the photos in the albums.
As I said, you gotta have the right mix to get along in a tent camping trip. She and I are still the right mix after 59 years and I bet, if we could stand the physical side of it, we would still tent camp and enjoy every minute of it.
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 3 years ago
And the pine scented hand sanitizer.
Indianapolis Smith almost 3 years ago
Food. Bring food. Kind of important.
Plods with ...™ almost 3 years ago
All of them. We can leave them there
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Depends on how level the ground is under the tent.. heck some instances might need 4~5 to fill the holes. Bring different sizes
TMMILLER Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Just use a log.
mpolo11 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
More than you can shake a stick at.