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countrygirl12

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Re: Camping
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2019, 09:18:19 am »
Camping is not for me. I'm too afraid of bugs and I don't like the idea of sleeping outside, even if I'm in a tent haha.

Well it isn't like a tent offers a lot of protection against predators.  Human or animals.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2019, 09:32:20 am »
Not any more.  We use to years ago, but now it just doesn't appeal to me anymore.  :-\

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Re: Camping
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2019, 10:12:58 am »
I've never been camping. In theory, it sounds like a lot of fun... but I bet in practice I wouldn't care for it. I'd rather go for a hike in the forest and then go to sleep in a comfy bed indoors away from bugs and murderers.
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Re: Camping
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2019, 12:20:43 pm »
I'm not really into camping, but my boyfriend and I like going to parks to with hiking trails and just exploring the nature in our own town. I wasn't excited about the idea at first, but I kinda like it now.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2019, 02:58:51 am »
I've never been camping. In theory, it sounds like a lot of fun... but I bet in practice I wouldn't care for it. I'd rather go for a hike in the forest and then go to sleep in a comfy bed indoors away from bugs and murderers.

I understand not wanting to sleep around bugs, but where does the "murderers" comment come from?

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Re: Camping
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2019, 04:00:04 am »
I haven't been camping since I was a child. It was so much fun though. All of us kids slept in a tent while the adults stayed in a camper. Some of my favorite childhood memories.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2019, 06:35:50 pm »
I've never been camping. In theory, it sounds like a lot of fun... but I bet in practice I wouldn't care for it. I'd rather go for a hike in the forest and then go to sleep in a comfy bed indoors away from bugs and murderers.

I understand not wanting to sleep around bugs, but where does the "murderers" comment come from?

Haha! Petacon is fine with hiking with bugs and murderers though.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2019, 07:18:48 am »
I used to love going camping but I have not been in a while. I would love to go again this summer.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2019, 07:40:27 am »
I've never been camping. In theory, it sounds like a lot of fun... but I bet in practice I wouldn't care for it. I'd rather go for a hike in the forest and then go to sleep in a comfy bed indoors away from bugs and murderers.

I understand not wanting to sleep around bugs, but where does the "murderers" comment come from?

Haha! Petacon is fine with hiking with bugs and murderers though.
Yeah there's that too! 


Aside from being asleep and by extension less "alert", I think a hiker is far more susceptible to bug bites and crazed axe murderers than a camper.  Of course, when I consider "camping" I envision a group activity in a campground as opposed to solitary isolation in the backwoods and I think of hiking as a more individual activity.  Since there is typically safety in numbers, I would feel safer in the tent at night than out hiking alone.


I used to camp a lot as a child and a young adult, but it's probably been 20 years since I went roughing it. My wife just isn't into it. But she "lets" me ride the rollercoasters which she is even less into - so I can give up the one for the other!

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Re: Camping
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2019, 07:44:41 am »
I don't have many opportunities to camp. Last Labor Day my daughter and I drove from Colorado through Wyoming up to Montana. We camped outside Big Sky and in the Tetons. It was a beautiful time of year for it and we had a lot of fun.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2019, 07:45:27 am »
Camping is not for me. I'm too afraid of bugs and I don't like the idea of sleeping outside, even if I'm in a tent haha.

Well it isn't like a tent offers a lot of protection against predators.  Human or animals.
Not "a lot" of protection, no, but definitely "a lot" more than just out in the open under the stars. If a bear or a human wants in at any cost - they're going to get in. But I think they are less likely to harm or attack a tented person than an untented person.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2019, 07:56:55 am »
Aside from being asleep and by extension less "alert", I think a hiker is far more susceptible to bug bites and crazed axe murderers than a camper.  Of course, when I consider "camping" I envision a group activity in a campground as opposed to solitary isolation in the backwoods and I think of hiking as a more individual activity.  Since there is typically safety in numbers, I would feel safer in the tent at night than out hiking alone.

Very true. Although I have to admit, I've never once considered the possibility of being murdered while either camping or hiking. Top of my list is injury and/or death, especially when in the mountains, because I'm a bit of a klutz. The entire time I'm hiking up a mountain, I imagine tripping over a tree root or rock and whoops... bouncing on my head all the way down the mountain. LOL

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Re: Camping
« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2019, 09:13:44 am »
Camping is not for me. I'm too afraid of bugs and I don't like the idea of sleeping outside, even if I'm in a tent haha.

Well it isn't like a tent offers a lot of protection against predators.  Human or animals.
Not "a lot" of protection, no, but definitely "a lot" more than just out in the open under the stars. If a bear or a human wants in at any cost - they're going to get in. But I think they are less likely to harm or attack a tented person than an untented person.

Well probably so. lol.  I do not think I would want to ever just sleep under the stars.  I don't think bears just go up and randomly attack and eat humans.  But you can run in to bears on hiking trails in the day time.  Most people who end up getting hurt, and the bear killed, are people who try to take a picture with the bear.

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Re: Camping
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2019, 10:44:05 pm »
i agree camping just isnt my idea of a good time

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Re: Camping
« Reply #29 on: May 24, 2019, 03:31:05 pm »
Never camped before and may not even give it a try, It just does not seem like something I would do but my friends have done it and enjoyed it so good for you guys/gals.

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