I HATE camping

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Camping is for poor people.

Sadly, this is becoming more and more true. But it isn't actually camping - it is how they live.

Go to any federal/state/municipal campground and you will find families (with children) who are living there. A lot of elderly, too. They may move from site to site or location to location depending on availability but they have no other place to go. It's especially prevalent in warm or moderate weather locales.

As housing and rental costs rise so have the number of people living in campgrounds.

My sister lives at campsites. She works in a very high cost of living area (Aspen). So she can either have a roommate, live an hour from work and have a hell of a commute, or live in her camper at one of the many amazing campgrounds in the Rocky Mountain area.
She makes $75k year (radiology technician), and cannot afford rent (one bedroom apartment) in Aspen as a 50 year old college educated woman with a full time professional job. Sad. But she absolutely loves the freedom of living in a camper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:haha remember that time the bear came in the middle of the night and dragged our cooler (all of our food) into the woods. hahhaha, yeah. Then it came back the next night looking for more food. hahahha. That was so fun.

Exhibit A for “people who don’t know how to camp.”

If you’re stupid enough to leave a cooler with food out in bear country, we’re better off without your DNA in the gene pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think camping can be magical (if it does not rain). I agree that it is a lot of preparation/stuff to lug/pack. But for kids in particular, it can be amazing to wake up to nature. Wash your face in a stream. Eat food cooked on wood that you gathered. Good for the soul.

(MUCH more memorable than spending time in a fake Disneyworld or chain resort with fake foliage and waterfalls.)

Shhh, don't tell them that. Let those families fly and take their selfies with the characters and crowd each other in the (multi-)hour long lines for rides and hot dogs while we play in the woods!

Shhh, don’t tell anyone that you can actually DO BOTH.

Shocking, I know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some of my best memories as a kid were camping. Now it’s hard work, but it’s still fun for me to sleep in a tent and sit by the fire.

Can’t believe all the work my parents (educated professionals) did to take us camping. Had no sense of the work as a kid.
Feel too lazy to camp now, our own jobs have sapped our energy. But hell, my spouse’s camping food is amazing.

We don’t backpack anymore either (but our kids do with friends). It’s not a poor people hobby; it’s often part of the summer orientation at rich kid colleges.

There really is nothing to beat a night under the stars -no tent- when the weather is a perfect chill and there’s no light pollution. Or waking up to snow cover in the mountains of Norway (or chose your own place) but having the day be so warm and sunny you are down to as little clothing as possible and spectacular views in all directions.

Naked star gazing is IT while camping

And very much a new England Ivy thing to do

[Anonymous]

"It’s not a poor people hobby; it’s often part of the summer orientation at rich kid colleges."

My DS's private and snooty college not only takes the entering freshman on camping trips, it boasts about its amazing collection of outdoor gear that the student's can use for free throughout the year as well as all the outdoor adventures they coordinate for the kids in the nearby mountains and rivers. I figure that's part of what the huge tuition payment is for, and I prefer to pay for that instead of stupid crap like the lazy rivers they have a big state schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"It’s not a poor people hobby; it’s often part of the summer orientation at rich kid colleges."

My DS's private and snooty college not only takes the entering freshman on camping trips, it boasts about its amazing collection of outdoor gear that the student's can use for free throughout the year as well as all the outdoor adventures they coordinate for the kids in the nearby mountains and rivers. I figure that's part of what the huge tuition payment is for, and I prefer to pay for that instead of stupid crap like the lazy rivers they have a big state schools.

What school is this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Camping is for poor people.

Sadly, this is becoming more and more true. But it isn't actually camping - it is how they live.

Go to any federal/state/municipal campground and you will find families (with children) who are living there. A lot of elderly, too. They may move from site to site or location to location depending on availability but they have no other place to go. It's especially prevalent in warm or moderate weather locales.

As housing and rental costs rise so have the number of people living in campgrounds.

My sister lives at campsites. She works in a very high cost of living area (Aspen). So she can either have a roommate, live an hour from work and have a hell of a commute, or live in her camper at one of the many amazing campgrounds in the Rocky Mountain area.
She makes $75k year (radiology technician), and cannot afford rent (one bedroom apartment) in Aspen as a 50 year old college educated woman with a full time professional job. Sad. But she absolutely loves the freedom of living in a camper.

That’s strange, not sad. She’s choosing that lifestyle, it’s not being forced upon her.

Why doesn’t she just find a roommate or two and get a rental house or apartment?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Camping is for poor people.

No, it is for cook, authentic people.

[Anonymous]

Camping is for poor people.

No, it is for cook, authentic people.

I’m not poor and I love to camp and backpack. I definitely get that it isn’t for everyone, but I love it. I like to disconnect, backpacking is great exercise, being in nature clears the mind, allows me to connect with my kids- they love to camp too. Finally, most of us have pretty comfortable lives. Being uncomfortable, getting a little dirty and living a little more primitive is good for the soul.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Camping is for poor people.

Sadly, this is becoming more and more true. But it isn't actually camping - it is how they live.

Go to any federal/state/municipal campground and you will find families (with children) who are living there. A lot of elderly, too. They may move from site to site or location to location depending on availability but they have no other place to go. It's especially prevalent in warm or moderate weather locales.

As housing and rental costs rise so have the number of people living in campgrounds.

My sister lives at campsites. She works in a very high cost of living area (Aspen). So she can either have a roommate, live an hour from work and have a hell of a commute, or live in her camper at one of the many amazing campgrounds in the Rocky Mountain area.
She makes $75k year (radiology technician), and cannot afford rent (one bedroom apartment) in Aspen as a 50 year old college educated woman with a full time professional job. Sad. But she absolutely loves the freedom of living in a camper.

That’s strange, not sad. She’s choosing that lifestyle, it’s not being forced upon her.

Why doesn’t she just find a roommate or two and get a rental house or apartment?

Or better yet…move to a lower COL area

[Anonymous]

I absolutely despise camping. I asked my dad why we never went, and he said, "When you grow up poor, every day was like camping". He didn't need to relive it. My spouse bought a tent and I don't want to go. I had too many trips as an educator with kids camping and am over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"It’s not a poor people hobby; it’s often part of the summer orientation at rich kid colleges."

My DS's private and snooty college not only takes the entering freshman on camping trips, it boasts about its amazing collection of outdoor gear that the student's can use for free throughout the year as well as all the outdoor adventures they coordinate for the kids in the nearby mountains and rivers. I figure that's part of what the huge tuition payment is for, and I prefer to pay for that instead of stupid crap like the lazy rivers they have a big state schools.

What school is this?[/quote

Dartmouth does this. Also Williams among others

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely despise camping. I asked my dad why we never went, and he said, "When you grow up poor, every day was like camping". He didn't need to relive it. My spouse bought a tent and I don't want to go. I had too many trips as an educator with kids camping and am over it.

lol so accurate. We call camping and campers "affluent homeless"

[Anonymous]

Why are you people responding to posts from two years ago?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you people responding to posts from two years ago?

There are plenty of posts that are years old which are still relevant and people want to comment on.