If you park at an odd angle and give me less than 5inches to open my door I give zero fucks if my door hits your car while I put my kid in.
One time someone in a giant truck parked next at an angle that partially blocked my car in so it took twenty tries to get my car out and of course DS's infant seat needed to be clicked in on that side. I chewed a piece of gum and stuck it into the driver side key hole. Not my proudest moment but I was so pissed.
I hate it when someone is waiting for my parking spot and I have to load both kids, groceries, shopping bags, stroller, change diapers etc. I feel like I need to rush.
I lie and tell them I'm not leaving. Maybe that's a confession.
I try and wave people on if I'm in a good mood. I rarely park near the front entrance of a store so it's not like I'm in a prime spot either.
I feel like people who don't like camping haven't done it in 20 years where you had this teeny tent and slept on the ground in sleeping bags. My 6'6 dh can stand up in our tent that sleeps 10 with and fits two queen sized mattresses with plenty of room to spare. I love me some camping. Air mattresses have come a long way too from where they were out of air by 2am. The nicer ones are equally as comfortable as a regular mattress.
Nope. Anti camper here and it has zero to do with small tents or uncomfortable air mattresses. I don't like to be endlessly dirty. I don't like the smoke smell that permeates everything for days. I don't like the pitch black walks to the bathrooms, toting all of your stuff, or having to figure out how to brush your teeth at your campsite with no sink. The idea of sleeping in the woods in a tent with my kids, the only thing keeping them from the outside being a zipper, terrifies me. I don't like being sticky from sunscreen and bug spray and sweat and dirt and not being able to take a good hot shower. I like walls. And doors.
Unless you're actually camping out in the wilderness many of those are nonissues at campgrounds.
Also a lot of those things are stuff that happens just by being at a beach, lake, hiking, etc. Do you avoid those activities too?
Nope. Anti camper here and it has zero to do with small tents or uncomfortable air mattresses. I don't like to be endlessly dirty. I don't like the smoke smell that permeates everything for days. I don't like the pitch black walks to the bathrooms, toting all of your stuff, or having to figure out how to brush your teeth at your campsite with no sink. The idea of sleeping in the woods in a tent with my kids, the only thing keeping them from the outside being a zipper, terrifies me. I don't like being sticky from sunscreen and bug spray and sweat and dirt and not being able to take a good hot shower. I like walls. And doors.
I just can't stand the bugs. And the bug repellent required to keep from becoming mosquito brunch.
I'll "camp" in a camper, but hell to the no in a damn tent.
So easy to avoid. Citronella candles, spray for the tent, and skin so soft lotion.
If you park at an odd angle and give me less than 5inches to open my door I give zero fucks if my door hits your car while I put my kid in.
One time someone in a giant truck parked next at an angle that partially blocked my car in so it took twenty tries to get my car out and of course DS's infant seat needed to be clicked in on that side. I chewed a piece of gum and stuck it into the driver side key hole. Not my proudest moment but I was so pissed.
I totally would have left a note of I'd had paper.
I lie and tell them I'm not leaving. Maybe that's a confession.
I try and wave people on if I'm in a good mood. I rarely park near the front entrance of a store so it's not like I'm in a prime spot either.
If I find a close spot I figure people with small children deserve those anyway. I don't feel bad. However when in alone I try to park in the back and not near the cart corral. I'm not a total bitch
Nope. Anti camper here and it has zero to do with small tents or uncomfortable air mattresses. I don't like to be endlessly dirty. I don't like the smoke smell that permeates everything for days. I don't like the pitch black walks to the bathrooms, toting all of your stuff, or having to figure out how to brush your teeth at your campsite with no sink. The idea of sleeping in the woods in a tent with my kids, the only thing keeping them from the outside being a zipper, terrifies me. I don't like being sticky from sunscreen and bug spray and sweat and dirt and not being able to take a good hot shower. I like walls. And doors.
Unless you're actually camping out in the wilderness many of those are nonissues at campgrounds.
Also a lot of those things are stuff that happens just by being at a beach, lake, hiking, etc. Do you avoid those activities too?
Nope. I come off the beach and return to a wonderful air conditioned home with full amenities I am not sharing with strangers.
Also if your trip to the beach is anything like camping in the wilderness, you are doing the beach all wrong.
I don't camp in the wilderness. I camp at a resort with multiple swimming pools/hot tub, spa staffed with awesome massage therapists, multiple restaurants with a variety of fare offered, etc.
PP was complaining about using sunscreen, bug spray, getting dirty and using cold showers. All that happens on a trip to the beach too.
Also if your trip to the beach is anything like camping in the wilderness, you are doing the beach all wrong.
I don't camp in the wilderness. I camp at a resort with multiple swimming pools/hot tub, spa staffed with awesome massage therapists, multiple restaurants with a variety of fare offered, etc.
PP was complaining about using sunscreen, bug spray, getting dirty and using cold showers. All that happens on a trip to the beach too.
How is this camping?
Most camping experiences I'm aware of don't include any of the above....
I don't camp in the wilderness. I camp at a resort with multiple swimming pools/hot tub, spa staffed with awesome massage therapists, multiple restaurants with a variety of fare offered, etc.
PP was complaining about using sunscreen, bug spray, getting dirty and using cold showers. All that happens on a trip to the beach too.
How is this camping?
It isn't? That is a hotel that makes you sleep in a tent.
Also if your trip to the beach is anything like camping in the wilderness, you are doing the beach all wrong.
I don't camp in the wilderness. I camp at a resort with multiple swimming pools/hot tub, spa staffed with awesome massage therapists, multiple restaurants with a variety of fare offered, etc.
PP was complaining about using sunscreen, bug spray, getting dirty and using cold showers. All that happens on a trip to the beach too.
This is the kind of camping that I did growing up. Loved it, DH have been talking about doing it since we both camped as kids but never as a couple.
Post by iheartthe80s on Jul 16, 2015 18:15:42 GMT -5
I will never camp. My sisters love it, and have gone on many rafting/camping trips and I haven't been. We tried to plan a sisters trip, and two refused the beach or a city with shopping. And I refused to camp, so we never went.
It isn't? That is a hotel that makes you sleep in a tent.
Glamping duh!
I've done glamping. It was still in the wilderness in a beautiful cabin. Pitching a tent in the middle of a resort sounds terrible. Let me get my amazing spa massage and then go sleep in a tent on an air mattress that I lugged from the car?
Nope. Anti camper here and it has zero to do with small tents or uncomfortable air mattresses. I don't like to be endlessly dirty. I don't like the smoke smell that permeates everything for days. I don't like the pitch black walks to the bathrooms, toting all of your stuff, or having to figure out how to brush your teeth at your campsite with no sink. The idea of sleeping in the woods in a tent with my kids, the only thing keeping them from the outside being a zipper, terrifies me. I don't like being sticky from sunscreen and bug spray and sweat and dirt and not being able to take a good hot shower. I like walls. And doors.
Unless you're actually camping out in the wilderness many of those are nonissues at campgrounds.
Also a lot of those things are stuff that happens just by being at a beach, lake, hiking, etc. Do you avoid those activities too?
How are those nonissues at campgrounds? Am I misunderstanding what a campground is? You sleep outside in a tent, cook all your food over a fire, roast marshmallows and all that jazz, and use a communal bathroom that may be some distance from your tent site, and there are no lights. Is that not right?
And no, I don't avoid any of those activities. I love them all. But, at the end of the day, I love returning to my house or hotel room, showering off, being warm and toasty, and finally going to sleep with walls between me and nature.
ETA: Camping at a resort? Still no, and not anything I have heard of before. A place like you described should have fluffy beds, with fluffy white duvets and lots of pillows. And be inside.
Before kids DH convinced me to camp at the top of Yosemite falls which is a get up early to get a permit, get these canisters that are bear proof for your food, hike a 7 mile trail up with a fully loaded pack, mosquitoes and flies that bite through clothes, pooping outside and burying it, using this small pump thing to purify water to drink.....his definition of camping does not include air mattresses etc. Camping will definitely be an activity he can do with the kids and I will happily stay in a nearby luxury hotel or at home. He did convince me to go "glamping" a few months ago. Now that I can do - basically a cabin in the middle of nowhere but full bathroom, electricity, and gourmet meals at the main cabin. We had to hike to dinner in the dark but it was only about 1/4 mile.
We went to a wedding in Yosemite pre-kids. It was at the super nice hotel there - I'm blanking on the name. DH went down the week before me and had planned to camp and then rented a cabin for us to stay in when I got there. Except a rockslide earlier in the year crushed the cabin he had rented, and when they rebooked him, they mixed it up so that he had a cabin for the time he was solo and a campsite for the weekend of the wedding. He felt really bad when he realized what had happened, and I will never forget the amount of pep in his voice as we drove past all the hotels and cabins and finally pulled up to our campsite. He was like, "But look at the TREES," trying so hard to make it seem awesome. All I could think about was how was I going to get dressed for a formal wedding in a tent. Thankfully a friend let us use his hotel room to get ready, and it all turned out fine. It was even a really nice morning when we woke up.
Point being, I thought a formal campsite was unappealing...having to bury my poo?? No no no no no no no.
Unless you're actually camping out in the wilderness many of those are nonissues at campgrounds.
Also a lot of those things are stuff that happens just by being at a beach, lake, hiking, etc. Do you avoid those activities too?
Nope. I come off the beach and return to a wonderful air conditioned home with full amenities I am not sharing with strangers.
I like kitchens. And restaurants. And real bed.
But, Amy, that can be solved with uber-deluxe air mattresses, and top-of-the-line camping cookware. Who needs a house when you can have a tent? Andplusalso, most campgrounds have grills!
I will never camp. My sisters love it, and have gone on many rafting/camping trips and I haven't been. We tried to plan a sisters trip, and two refused the beach or a city with shopping. And I refused to camp, so we never went.
I've done cabins in Yellowstone before (that have fully ameniated kitchens, indoor plumbing and A/C), but we also did stuff like white water rafting, plenty of hiking, mountain biking, etc. Or are you referring to multi-day rafting/camping trips, like where you raft to a spot, pitch a tent, and repeat the following days?
Post by penguingrrl on Jul 16, 2015 20:10:16 GMT -5
I hate camping and it's not because I need a comfy bed and tall tent. I lay awake all night terrified bears or snakes are going to get me, listening to bugs and other wildlife plot my death then finally drift off at 4 am only to be woken up by the sun baking the tent at some godawful hour like 6. Then I spent the entire day with a horrible headache from no sleep. No thanks.
I'll go on an occasional day hike if someone else invites me and I happen to be free, but otherwise my idea of being outdoors involves a nice cocktail on my patio.
Also, I can't sleep without the TV on and that would be difficult in a tent. Yes, bad habit yada yada yada...
I try and wave people on if I'm in a good mood. I rarely park near the front entrance of a store so it's not like I'm in a prime spot either.
If I find a close spot I figure people with small children deserve those anyway. I don't feel bad. However when in alone I try to park in the back and not near the cart corral. I'm not a total bitch
Same! With the kids I park as close to the cart corral as I can even if it's at the end of the aisle. Without kids I never park near it so that it's open for others that need it.
Also if your trip to the beach is anything like camping in the wilderness, you are doing the beach all wrong.
I don't camp in the wilderness. I camp at a resort with multiple swimming pools/hot tub, spa staffed with awesome massage therapists, multiple restaurants with a variety of fare offered, etc.
PP was complaining about using sunscreen, bug spray, getting dirty and using cold showers. All that happens on a trip to the beach too.
If you have all those amenities why the hell are you sleeping in a camper? Go to a regular hotel
I don't camp in the wilderness. I camp at a resort with multiple swimming pools/hot tub, spa staffed with awesome massage therapists, multiple restaurants with a variety of fare offered, etc.
PP was complaining about using sunscreen, bug spray, getting dirty and using cold showers. All that happens on a trip to the beach too.
If you have all those amenities why the hell are you sleeping in a camper? Go to a regular hotel
Because you can't get the kinds of experiences for kids that a campground offers at a hotel. It's also not one or the other. We take multiple trips over the course of a year--staying at a lake house, doing the hotel/sightseeing thing, etc. Camping is just one option out of many.