Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:36:17 -0400
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
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Please notice that I prefaced my remarks by, "I am not the camping
police," and "For us ...... ," (emphasis on the us, please).
Dave Mc
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM , Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> One of the brilliant things about camping is that there is such
> abundant opportunity for folk to express their outdoors interests.
> Those who are physically fit bicycle, hike, snowshoe, and paddle. Some
> fish or hunt. Those less able or energetic might engage in
> photography, the study of bugs, taunt chipmunks, or putter about camp
> or change engine oil. Some are happy to just sit and observe, or read,
> or make music.
>
> Evening activities can range from getting drunk around campfire while
> hacking away at tree limbs and playing music loudly (in some other
> campground, thankyouverymuch), to star-gazing/astronomy, to retiring
> into van and snuggling on bench listening to (or making) soft music,
> watching a film (softly), or reading.
>
> Questioning others' camping style and interests -- as long as it does
> not impact one's own peace and quiet -- is akin, in my mind, to
> questioning someone's choice of hobbies, music, or mate.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 8/24/2009 10:16 AM Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
>> Well, I'm not the camping police. For us, it is the outdoors that is
>> the attraction, though, and we are deeply immersed in enjoying it
>> when
>> there. We don't take a lot of extraneous stuff, and I can't imagine
>> not
>> being so tired from the activities as to be able to watch a movie
>> without falling asleep. The paraphernalia for movie watching would
>> take
>> up hauling space that is best left to outdoor stuff, like binoculars,
>> magnifiers (for identifying insects and plants), hiking boots
>> ............. . I do take books, though most are nature guides or
>> identification manuals for the critters and plants we encounter. I
>> also
>> read a good novel or political book during Bonnie's driving time --
>> mainly when that is on interstates, as the smaller roads present too
>> much of interest to allow me to focus on the book.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM , Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>
>>> On 8/23/2009 9:40 PM Robert Fisher wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought camping was an activity, why does one need 'stuff to do'?
>>>> If you
>>>> get bored camping, why do you go?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Uh-oh. The camping police.
>>>
>>> Camping, for me, is partly an activity (doing: exploring and dinking
>>> with
>>> camping gear and projects) and partly just being in a pretty place
>>> and
>>> soaking in the beauty. I like to read books and sometimes we like to
>>> watch
>>> a DVD after dark. The longer the camping trip, the less external
>>> stimulation I need. It takes me a while to wind down to the slower
>>> pace of
>>> just camping. And I seldom get bored.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>>> Bend, OR
>>> KG6RCR
>>
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