What Is Camping To You?
Friday April 10, 2009
Camping means different things to different people. Backpackers might consider it an adventure. A boy scout may see it as a hobby. Kids consider it a recreation. While parents view it as an escape, and RVers consider it a lifestyle. What aspect of your life does camping satisfy? Fill in the blank.
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Camping is a great combination of recreation, adventure and sometimes an escape.
I feel it is all of them for me!!!
Ummm…how about all of the above? Cheap or free place to sleep, solitude, fresh air, sleeping under the stars. Recreation can be education, too.
Although I feel that camping is (at least partially) all of these things. I always tell people that camping is my STRESS RELIEF CENTER
The skills learned by camping can be lifesaving in event of an unforeseen emergency.
Camping is a way to enjoy what the Great Spirir gave us and left on Mother Earth
How about an entry for “all of the above”??
No phones - no computers - no TV - no choice but to be with each other. Definitely an escape and family saver!!
Camping has such a different meaning to me!
No tents, no sleeping under the stars, no chance of wild animals gettin’ you!
I ‘camp’ in a 39′ 5th wheel with all the comforts of home, flat screen tv,king bed microwave,washer/dryer,fireplace, computer.
My families biggest problem with camping is deciding which resturant to eat at!
Thats my kind of camping LOL LOL
Camping is only camping if you are sleeping on the ground or in a tent. It’s a adventure for me.
I grew up with my family on the river and tent camping a lot. hose are the most vivid memories of my time with my family. I take my 2 teenagers tent camping ocassinally and they love the “roughing it” experience. It does bring uop together as a family whether they realize it or not.
It’s a little bit of everything, but mostly it’s a way for me to get out and back into the woods, either by myself or with my family.
I see that I am of a like mind with seeral other. Camping has never been just one of these things for me. It has always been ALL of them. I go every chance I get — even in the winter time. Solitude, relaxation, recreation, Oneness with nature, getting away form the maddening crowd are all part of camping for me. Also, I’ve always combined outdoor survival skills (fishing, wild edibles, cooking over an open fire, solar cooking) and exercise/sport (hiking, geocaching, orienteering) with my camping. Also I can ride my bike to some my favorite camping places that are closer to me.
i finding camping very relaxing especially at night. I love to sit around the campfire with a cocktail. That is as close to heaven as you get. Now have my 15 year old twin nephews into camping. I can’t wait for our first and the others.
Life is the adventure…camping either by tent while backpacking or in the RV with the electic “blanky” is the escape!!!!!