wayward bob
i ate all your bees
burning stuff is teh biz 
Help for those who can't bloody sleep in a tent
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stuff_it
Too skool for cool
How is that better than fending for yourself with a washing up bowl and a kettle?
Athos
Well-Known Member
Are you seriously asking me how a shower is better than a wash in a washing up bowl? I fear that we are so far apart that we'll never understand each other!
Athos
Well-Known Member
Simplez.
Good point. I am partial to a good fire. But have bonfires fairly regularly at home.
stuff_it
Too skool for cool
A shower wading through used plasters and tampons is better than your own clean washing up bowl?
Athos
Well-Known Member
No. One's own shower is better than either a shared shower or a washing up bowl.A shower wading through used plasters and tampons is better than your own clean washing up bowl?
You could get one of those pillows which you plug into an MP3 player or similar, there's also a travel version which is just a very flat speaker to put under your pillow.
Frumious B.
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Wild camping in the middle of nowhere, when it's just you and the wildlife...despite the discomfort it can have its attractions. I camped up a mountain in the Pyrenees one night. I didn't have to do any climbing, I just cycled up a service road for a ski station which was closed for the summer. In the morning I was woken by goat bells. Couldn't see any goats because I was in a cloud. But then the cloud lifted a bit and the view was like looking out of an aircraft window....a flat layer of cloud beneath me, with mountain tops poking through it, like islands in an ocean. Made a fire, cooked bacon and eggs....heaven.
DrRingDing
'anti-human wanker'
Some of my campsite views...
-20 in Denali National Park
The dude on the right looks like his entire face has been frost bitten
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
The dude on the right looks like his entire face has been frost bitten
That's me.
It was pretty cold.
Athos
Well-Known Member
Those views are all very nice, but I've had better views from the balconies of villas at which I've stayed. And, after the five minutes or so for which scenery has held my attention, I've been able to inside, get a beer from the fridge, put something delicious in the oven whilst I go the toilet and have a quick shower, before sitting on proper furniture in a spacious dining room, then getting into a comfortable bed in an air-conditioned bedroom.
As I say, except for cost, I see very little to commend camping. But each to his or her own, I suppose. Not knocking it; just don't get it.
As I say, except for cost, I see very little to commend camping. But each to his or her own, I suppose. Not knocking it; just don't get it.
Athos
Well-Known Member
Nice. But not typical of 99% of camping, is it?
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
I won't bore you with any more, but camping gets you right in amongst it that no b&b or hostel or hotel can. I've slept in the forests of Lapland, on top of desert mesas in Navajo country and out in the Sahara (no tents needed for these two...), on the edges of canyons (Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyone have excellent campsites), high up mountains and beside beautiful lakes and rivers. Hell, I even lived in a tent for 6 months in France. Sometimes wild camping, sometimes places with gourmet restaurants and home-made wine (I camped in one place in Italy, with barbequed steak and horse washed down with home-made primitivo every night...), fresh baguettes/croissants delivered in the mornings, swiiming in the lake/river just outside the tent...
Man, I love camping.
Man, I love camping.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
No. It's not for everyone...but if you have an ounce of romance or adventure in your soul, then sleeping out under the stars in a place you find beautiful, well? it just can't be beaten.
Frumious B.
Well-Known Member
No. If I could afford hotels I doubt I'd ever camp, not even for one night.
Athos
Well-Known Member
Hmmm... we'll have to agree to disagree on that.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Hotels. *shudders*
B&B
I've considered renting a holiday cottage or caravan just to keep my stuff in, but then sleeping in a tent instead.
For me, holidays=camping.
In retirement I hope to have a large enough garden to be able to sleep in a tent half the year - though it would doubtless be a canvas tent or yurt.
B&B
I've considered renting a holiday cottage or caravan just to keep my stuff in, but then sleeping in a tent instead.
For me, holidays=camping.
In retirement I hope to have a large enough garden to be able to sleep in a tent half the year - though it would doubtless be a canvas tent or yurt.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
i *much* prefer having my own kit, sleeping in my own bed, having my own tools and utensils at hand than renting a place tbh. i can get it just so - all the stuff i need and only that. it's a proper little home we set up when we go. beautiful, peaceful and as calm as it gets with small children 
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Rental all the way - jacuzzis, saunas, pool tables and no staff to hassle you to get out of bed. Bliss.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
It's all very well saying that, but many people just can't do it.
They need beds, rooves and walls. And quiet. And controllable temperatures.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Why the sad face? Camping ain't for everyone.
You can spend the week in a house in lovely surroundings too.
You can spend the week in a house in lovely surroundings too.
chilango
Hypothetical Wanker
Sad face for if they "can't" camp, and "need" walls etc.
It means it's not really a choice.
But you're right of course, camping isn't for everyone, and many people prefer holidaying in other ways. Which is fair enough.
