Comments on: Camping close to town with no reservations

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:20:49 +0000

Steve – No trees, windstorms, ticks, 95 degrees? I can’t wait to visit y’all in Nevada!

XUP – Ah, we call them cabins here

Heather – No comment.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:15:21 +0000

Yet another use for duct tape: sealing belly button while camping. I will be sure to do that this weekend.

By: XUP

XUP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:42:48 +0000

A yurt! Bwah ha ha. No, cottaging – going to the cottage. Surely ya’ll have cottages in the US? Homes (rustic to luxurious) away from the city, usually on a lake or river where one spends one’s summer vacation OR if you own it, you go up every weekend in the summer OR if it’s luxurious and winterized you go up in the winter too. I say “up” because cottages are usually in the north for some reason. The yucky part is that they usually have no city sewer and water systems, so operate on wells and cisterns and there are always lots of bugs.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:33:41 +0000

I went camping last year with the boys. In Nevada. 95 degrees, no trees. A windstorm blew through in the afternoon and knocked over everything, bending tent poles, etc. When I found a tick in my son’s belly button the next morning I decided we weren’t staying another night. How did our dad do it?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:26:03 +0000

XUP – Yeah, I expect to get at least one blog post out of the adventure. I don’t know what cottaging is. Is it Canadian for “renting a yurt“?

VF – Yeah, I don’t think Burning Man counts, since it’s not a camping trip per se, but rather an “experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance.” Well according to Wikipedia at least.

By: VeganFabulous

VeganFabulous — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:56:32 +0000

I’m with you Dave. I haven’t camped in a while, except Burning Man, but for some reason it doesn’t feel like it counts.

By: XUP

XUP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:31:52 +0000

First time camping as an adult? Oh boy. Can’t wait to hear the reviews. I took my daughter camping once because it seemed like a thing every parent needs to do for their child. She hated it, thank god. She doesn’t even like cottaging. She’s a hotel girl all the way. I’m truly blessed.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:36:12 +0000

Nick C – Thanks for the comments. The campsite we have in mind, Spruce Run, doesn’t take reservations. But for future camping plans I’m sure we’ll take advantage of that option. Oh, I dig your blog!

Heather – Or like tickling?

By: Nick C

Nick C — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:26:05 +0000

Yes, Heather, even when you’re using the hot showers at Oregon’s finer state parks.

I forgot to mention, Dave – whatever you do, bring insect repellant and use it religiously. I spent the week after camping nursing about two dozen bug bites on my pincushions — er, legs.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:21:17 +0000

Giving up the convenience of shelter, hot showers and cooking appliances while camping makes everything more intense. When you eat, it’s the best food you’ve ever eaten. When you are (finally) able to shower, it’s the best shower you’ve ever had.

Camping is like having someone kick you in the shins over and over. When the kicking stops, it’s soooo nice.