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Post by Pontotocmom on Apr 7, 2006 11:31:11 GMT -6
Who camps in a tent? And who uses a camper?
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Post by TF Admin on Apr 7, 2006 12:11:02 GMT -6
I haven't been camping in so long, but it was almost always in a tent.
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Post by Crimson on Apr 7, 2006 13:07:24 GMT -6
Tents rule. Campers are for weenies. I mean... you go camping to not be at home... so why bring a smaller version of 'home' with you. Pfft.
Tents. All the way.
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Post by wittzo on Apr 7, 2006 16:01:26 GMT -6
Tents are awesome, I don't want to camp out at a trailer park.
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Post by Pontotocmom on Apr 8, 2006 10:58:19 GMT -6
Tents for us too. Even though I admit to camping on the side with electricity so I can run my fan all night. (When I was pregnant I took a 110 air conditioner and set it on a cooler and ran it all night)
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Post by wittzo on Apr 9, 2006 19:28:25 GMT -6
I went to a KOA one time. It was stupid, I felt like I was in a parking lot.
The last time I "camped" out, I was in my parents' camper trailer. It was like spending the night with them in their trailer.
The best time was when I camped out in the primitive camping site at the Ross Barnett reservoir. We had it all to ourselves because there was no electricity. I do like camping at places with a power plug for a radio and lights sometimes, but it's more peaceful with primitive camping.
I have quite a few alternative energy devices so it's not exactly primitive, just no toilet and no shower.
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Post by Pontotocmom on Apr 11, 2006 5:16:41 GMT -6
I went to a KOA one time. It was stupid, I felt like I was in a parking lot. The last time I "camped" out, I was in my parents' camper trailer. It was like spending the night with them in their trailer. The best time was when I camped out in the primitive camping site at the Ross Barnett reservoir. We had it all to ourselves because there was no electricity. I do like camping at places with a power plug for a radio and lights sometimes, but it's more peaceful with primitive camping. I have quite a few alternative energy devices so it's not exactly primitive, just no toilet and no shower. It is never quiet when we are camping it doesn't matter which side we are on. We went to Trace Park and were on the primitive side and the older kids scared the baby and we had people from the other side where they were in campers to drive by and see what was going on. We had a three room tent for us and all the girls then two two room tents for boys. In all we ended up with 16 kids and they had radio's with batteries and lights and were plain loud. They even scared the fish off. But at least we were not camped right next to people. When we went to Buffalo River we were about two feet from others. We had fun canoeing but no privacy. |
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Post by granny2young on Apr 11, 2006 20:32:36 GMT -6
That is where I met my husband, was on Buffalo River. I always claim it was the fire. We had a blast! The river was wild and the rapids were high. We cooked on the open fire, slept in tents and hammocks, and best of all a friend played the guitar while we danced under the moon. It was a "magical" weekend to say the least. That is a beautiful place, but I agree there is no privacy at all.
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Post by Pontotocmom on Apr 12, 2006 8:24:21 GMT -6
Granny2young, Did you go on the canoe trip where you had to look for that blasted blue Rock? I'll never forget our first canoe trip. We weren't too good. But had a wonderful time.
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Post by granny2young on Apr 12, 2006 13:39:56 GMT -6
yes, that is the one we went on, but I never saw any blue rock! we had a couple with us that had done the trip several times before, so we let them navigate, thank goodness. If they had not been with us, I still may be somewhere on the river! We stopped at a beautiful waterfall. The entire trip was awesome, with only a few minor instances. A group up ahead of us had a snake drop down in the canoe on them from an overhanging tree and the lady jumped out of the canoe into the rapids and at the same time the man scooped the snake with the ore and dumped it on her head outside the canoe. It was actually funny when the danger was over. I didn't see it, but I could just imagine the horror! The Monday after the trip my now husband was at the hospital with severe burns to his legs, back, and shoulders. He had blisters hanging off him and had to go on an IV and have antibiotics for a few days, but other than that we had a blast. I would love to go back and do it again.
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Post by Pontotocmom on Apr 13, 2006 20:03:47 GMT -6
I accused them (while in the canoe) of hiding that dang rock. We had a blast too but should of taken the short canoe trip first since we had never set ourselves in a canoe before. We ran over some fishermen. And the couple who went with us flipped about 6 times. We took the kids a few years later and they all had a good time. I had the best time watching them and then listening to them look for that dang blue rock.
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Post by Need A Leader on Apr 18, 2006 19:02:53 GMT -6
Well, I will be the desenting voice here. We're camper rats. Although as a girl scout, we did a lot of camping in tents, I love my mobile camping trailer. Now, here's where it gets wierd, we bring a tent with us, mainly for the kids, but whe we are going on long trips, I like to sneak over to a primitive site for a night or two. I guess it's like having the best of both worlds, but my camper is outfitted with the best of everything. The comfort level is off the chart. We use it alot when we hit the casino's, that's why we bought it in the first place, but have made several camping trips in it as well.
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