Ah, nature. The fresh air, the scent of pine, the hustle and bustle of furry woodland creatures, living life out in the open, finding food wherever you can — these are the things I’m happy to avoid by camping in the living room.
Camping In
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I’m with you, kitty. Can I join you in your tent?
We used to camp in the backyard. My dad had a 6-person tent and we’d have it up for weeks and sleep out there whenever we felt like it. If something spooked us or the weather turned bad we could just go back in and sleep in our own beds. By the end of summer there’d be a big rectangle of dead grass. We also had a pop-up camper, which was parked next to the driveway, and sometimes my dad would open it up for us to sleep out there. One night we had friends over for that purpose but it ended up being rather thunderstormy so he moved it into the garage. 🙂
How cool for you kids!!
And ahem, wink wink, for mom and dad too. All summer you say? 😁
Ha! I’m sure we still caused plenty of disturbances for them.
As far as actual camping, I’ve only done it at campgrounds that had bathrooms and showers. The summer after 4th grade we spent a couple weeks at a campground in town while my dad was remodeling the kitchen. I did band camp that summer, so my mom would drive me there and the bus would drop me off at the house in the late afternoon, by which time my dad was about done for the day and we would drive back to the campground together in time for dinner.
Oh Allein, kindred Band-geek spirit! What did you play?
Elementary school band, I played the flute. Also played the piano for a few years (but not for school) and took lessons for a year in college (they combined with a music class to make 3 credits).
I’m a devotee of the Great Indoors.
I’ve done campouts where nobody has a tent and you make shelter with deadfall and leaf litter. It’s actually pretty fun. In cold weather it ends up being way more comfortable than a tent.
But I’d rather eat my own face than have to forage for food. Finding and purifying water is obnoxious enough.
Cat’s got the right idea. My idea of roughing it is no central air. 😂
No central air and no cable. Brrrr, I shiver at the very thought!
I’m with you guys, and this handsome kitkat.
I’ve never been camping and probably never will at my age. The prospect of sleeping in a tent, in a sleeping bag, in the great outdoors is appealing to me just as long as (discreetly out of sight so the view isn’t affected) is a large, comfortable, fully-equipped bathroom, including a tub with a whirlpool and large shower stall. I mean I’m on vacation right?
I miss the days of being able to sleep on the ground in a sleeping bag. It would mean two things…that I was communing with nature, and that I was young enough to wake up with feeling in all my limbs and no joint pain.
Been there, done that and now all I want is a 2 bedroom hotel suite with room service. Started camping with my parents as a child in a tent, moved to a pop-up camper, then to a 20 ft travel trailer. As an adult, hubby ran a camping business with some friends for a few years and spent several weekends a year out in tent before we converted the back of our pick-up truck to a camper. Had some good times but so glad that’s over with, it was so much work.
Totally off topic but from what I’m hearing the rose windows in Notre Dame and the cross above the altar were spared, plus a priest rushed in to save some of the relics. So some good news from a horrible situation.
I’m with you, kitty. I wear strong glasses, and I feel vulnerable without them, especially since I have no depth perception in the dark.
When growing up, I noticed that all the people who wanted me to go camping with them didn’t need corrective lenses. I could never make them understand that, when it got dark I NEEDED to know the exact layout of my environment.
Now that I’m so much older, I prefer the comfort of my bed. And a toilet that flushes.
My glasses used to be so strong I could not see more than an inch or two at night. Now my doctor is incredulous that I do not need bifocals. Sometimes vision does improve.
All hail the mighty flush toilet, one of humanity’s greatest achievements!
I had an aunt who firmly believed that the Hilton was as close to camping as she was ever going to do.
Kitty’s got the right idea. especially if they have wait staff who bring fresh snacks on a regular basis.