Camping 2017

Onkel Neal · 04-18-17, 06:12 AM

If you like camping....

I love camping, but don't do enough of it. My favorite style is motorcycle camping. I have to be aware of my load limits, how much I can carry on the bike. I have done a fair amount of this type of camping, with trips to Mexico, Arizona, California, Arkansas, and South Dakota over the years, plus many trips throughout Texas. Tent, sleeping bag, and single size air mattress plus some stuff is all I can take on the bike.

Then there's car camping, where I can take coolers, tables, and chairs and really relax. That's the way I go with my family. My daughters got the camping bug out of nowhere lately and we are going to camp this weekend by a lake. It's raining like hell right now, hopefully that will clear out the skies for the weekend.

Jimbuna · 04-18-17, 08:03 AM

Tried it a few times many years ago (caravanning even) but much prefer the luxury of my home shower and toilet

STEED · 04-18-17, 09:45 AM

Rockstar · 04-18-17, 10:24 AM

I Have an old P&H Icefloe designed by the late Derek Hutchinson which I've used to backcountry camp Assateague Island and The Great Dismal Swamp. Though its a high volume boat I'm used to walking in backcountry with everything I need for three days in a 35 liter pack so I dont take much gear. The nice thing about the boat though is it can haul a lot of more food and water (8 pounds per gallon) than my pack could which extends my time in the boonies.

fireftr18 · 04-18-17, 09:08 PM

I love both backpacking and car camping. Backpacking, you can really get into remote areas most don't even bother with. Car camping, like Onkel Neal said, you can pack in a large tent, air mattresses, chairs, grill, tables and good food and really make it all about just relaxing in nature.

Aktungbby · 04-18-17, 09:34 PM

I did the '60's car camping as a kid in two Rambler stationwagons; then five lengthy 3 week treks into the mosquito infested Quetico-Superior canoe Boundary Waters of Minn. on the Canadian boarder...Twice, at age 18, in 1969, in co-command of a five canoe flotilla of 15 spoiled 10 year-olds.(My first fleet action??!!

) Rule 1: It is forbidden to lose one's precious man-child on the trail! errrr portage ie grueling rainsoaked path between lakes! Naturally, I was chief cook, skillet washer and tent striker. A canoe with 80 lb Duluth pack on your back for 5 miles..... = NO JOY!

04-18-17, 06:12 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Camping 2017 If you like camping.... I love camping, but don't do enough of it. My favorite style is motorcycle camping. I have to be aware of my load limits, how much I can carry on the bike. I have done a fair amount of this type of camping, with trips to Mexico, Arizona, California, Arkansas, and South Dakota over the years, plus many trips throughout Texas. Tent, sleeping bag, and single size air mattress plus some stuff is all I can take on the bike. Then there's car camping, where I can take coolers, tables, and chairs and really relax. That's the way I go with my family. My daughters got the camping bug out of nowhere lately and we are going to camp this weekend by a lake. It's raining like hell right now, hopefully that will clear out the skies for the weekend. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

04-18-17, 08:03 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Tried it a few times many years ago (caravanning even) but much prefer the luxury of my home shower and toilet __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-18-17, 09:45 AM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	__________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

04-18-17, 10:24 AM	#4
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I Have an old P&H Icefloe designed by the late Derek Hutchinson which I've used to backcountry camp Assateague Island and The Great Dismal Swamp. Though its a high volume boat I'm used to walking in backcountry with everything I need for three days in a 35 liter pack so I dont take much gear. The nice thing about the boat though is it can haul a lot of more food and water (8 pounds per gallon) than my pack could which extends my time in the boonies. Last edited by Rockstar; 04-18-17 at 11:02 AM.

04-18-17, 09:08 PM	#5
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I love both backpacking and car camping. Backpacking, you can really get into remote areas most don't even bother with. Car camping, like Onkel Neal said, you can pack in a large tent, air mattresses, chairs, grill, tables and good food and really make it all about just relaxing in nature. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

04-18-17, 09:34 PM	#6
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,017 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I did the '60's car camping as a kid in two Rambler stationwagons; then five lengthy 3 week treks into the mosquito infested Quetico-Superior canoe Boundary Waters of Minn. on the Canadian boarder...Twice, at age 18, in 1969, in co-command of a five canoe flotilla of 15 spoiled 10 year-olds.(My first fleet action??!!) Rule 1: It is forbidden to lose one's precious man-child on the trail! errrr portage ie grueling rainsoaked path between lakes! Naturally, I was chief cook, skillet washer and tent striker. A canoe with 80 lb Duluth pack on your back for 5 miles..... = NO JOY! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 04-18-17 at 09:42 PM.