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Phill.
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Summer is just about here. Who all enjoys pitching a tent in the middle of a forest with some good friends and chilling for a day or two?

I know I do, who else is with me?
May 11 2010 9:33PM
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I.Love.Beezy
Posts: 2117 - Karma: 784
You know how i know your gay?
May 11 2010 9:34PM
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rexalicious.
Posts: 551 - Karma: 57
i do (: sadly i havent gone camping in like 2 years though
May 11 2010 9:35PM
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Phill.
Posts: 1149 - Karma: 37
fuck you.
May 11 2010 9:35PM
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jeremy.g
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backpacking is where its at
May 11 2010 9:35PM
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I.Love.Beezy
Posts: 2117 - Karma: 784
dude. you cant say "pitching a tent" on this site without gettin raped. use a synonym like
"setting up tent"
May 11 2010 9:37PM
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Inbred_Redneck
Posts: 2776 - Karma: 28
I camp and backpack, mostly camp though, we usually take my friends boat out and load it up and land it on some island in the middle of our res, so we can do whatever without getting caught. And yes chicks do come along.
May 11 2010 9:37PM
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EastCoast315
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bahaha. Your sexuality seems to be about as secure as your tent.

But fuck yeah bro, for real, I'm about to drop almost a grand on ultralight backpacking gear. If my baseweight is over 10 pounds, I rethink it. I'm even getting a negative 20 degree north face bag this year to take to AK/WA with me in a couple years
May 11 2010 9:40PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
-20?

that aint shit mang.

no offense, but if you intend on an actual bivouac situation to happen, -20 is worthless, absolutely worthless.
May 11 2010 9:43PM
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EastCoast315
Posts: 3136 - Karma: 137
for real? School me man, I'm kinda going into this without knowing my shit
May 11 2010 9:44PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
well, i'm not saying im an expert.

but weve been in the backcountry at -60, which pretty much blows ass.

i live in washington, and id say for real cold weather gear you pretty much need to hit up climbing gear. the stuff thats designed for the mountains is what you really want.

i have a -20 bag for car camping, and its really not that warm, our alpine stuff is a lot nicer, and more tecnichal.

since you're plannin on coming out here id recommend just gettin legit stuff, and then get lighter gear later.
May 11 2010 9:50PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Man up, I fucking hiked Philmont with a 60lb pack. After backpacking for most of scouts, Ive learned one thing, Ultralight gear is not tough gear.
May 11 2010 9:52PM
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EastCoast315
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what bag do you reccomend? the most cold withstanding that I've seen is minus forty
May 11 2010 9:52PM
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Inbred_Redneck
Posts: 2776 - Karma: 28
Nevermind, I thought we were talking about weight, not warmth....my fail.


Winter camping sucks though, end of story. I am not a cold blooded person.
May 11 2010 9:54PM
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Billek
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Sounds intents.
May 11 2010 9:55PM
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charmander
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i cant think of anything off the top of my head, im sure theres some sort of climbing gear place near you, id ask them, also, keep in mind that unless you can help it, you probably wont be sleeping outside in sub arctic conditions.
May 11 2010 9:58PM
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EastCoast315
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I have trips to Nuuk and Uummannaq, Greenland planned, among others (svalbard, AK, NWT).
May 11 2010 10:03PM
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vailsux.com
Posts: 1769 - Karma: 440
southern utah in the spring, yellowstone and the tetons in the summer. thats how i roll.
May 11 2010 10:14PM
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Static
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 4,089
boat camping is the best, whether on a lake or rafting down a river.
You don't have to carry anything, you can bring a TON of shit, you don't end up just off some road, plus the water sports sure beat out a scavenger hunt or whatever else you can do while camping.
May 11 2010 10:22PM
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vailsux.com
Posts: 1769 - Karma: 440
are you talking about house boats? because that is not camping, and i dont know if you go on many river trips, but you dont bring TONS of shit. Not to mention water sports are only fun when its warm.

plus who the fuck goes on scavenger hunts while they are camping? you climb mountains, explore slot canyons, climb/repel, get wasted, go fishing, find wildlife, or whatever the fuck you are in to.
May 11 2010 10:32PM
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vailsux.com
Posts: 1769 - Karma: 440
^sorry didnt mean to sound like a hater, river trips are fun as hell.
May 11 2010 10:34PM
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JTL
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camping is the best part of summer.

and winter camping is rough.
May 11 2010 10:35PM
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Static
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I don't have a houseboat time share, but that is even better. Usually just bring all the stuff in our little boat, find a nice beach and unload.

I can without a single bit of doubt say I've been on more, and better rafting trips than you. 18 day private trip through the Grand tops the list. And yes, you can and do bring a ton of shit, compared to what you can take backpacking.

Watersports only fun when it's warm? not if you have a wet suit. But camping in the cold isn't much fun either.

Everything you listed to do when camping you can do if you get to the camping spot by boat, and a couple of the things are even better with a boat, fishing, exploring slot canyons...

so in short you're a little hater with nothing to say
May 11 2010 10:45PM
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JahJahBinks
Posts: 3567 - Karma: 461
I camped once....but not really.
May 11 2010 10:47PM
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charmander
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i like campin out of a truck best, go wheel, sleep in the bed, shoot stuff, have fires, drink... its great
May 11 2010 10:50PM
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SmokeyTheBear
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winter camping is badass, nothing like the boundary waters in january. I've always wanted to go someplace cooler in the winter to camp but i ski instead
May 11 2010 11:43PM
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WideChode
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hahah I lold

May 11 2010 11:46PM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
Posts: 1910 - Karma: 68
going "camping" at SPAC to see Dave mathhews, deffinatly brinking enough beer to not care about a sleeping bag
May 11 2010 11:47PM
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BEARS.
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/307881/
May 12 2010 12:04AM
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Tasche
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I hate fucking campers.
May 12 2010 12:08AM
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ashamedkrew
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 424
i see what you gone done ther
May 12 2010 12:16AM
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ChillTeenDad420
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 5,512
camping and riding moto is so fun. best thing other than skiing
May 12 2010 12:24AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
Posts: 4020 - Karma: 520
I work at summer camp. For the past 5 summers all i do is camp for 3 months.. I love it
May 12 2010 12:28AM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
what you did there.

i see it.
May 12 2010 12:32AM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,455
Just got back from Moab with my brand new tent. Camping is so fun in the summer. I just need to get a camping stove and a backpacking backpack and I'm set.
May 12 2010 12:34AM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
I also enjoy camping. last year when we went camping we went on a daytrip to an abandoned mine.. that was pretty cool
May 12 2010 1:57AM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
Yo, I'm all about rafting. It so fun, you go for weeks at a time. you'd be amazed how much shit you can fit on a raft. And the camping sites change every day, just chilling on the flat water is amazing, then slayin huge holes (no homo)

Just the overall atmosphere is amazing on a raft trip. Anyone else raft?
May 12 2010 2:20AM
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I_Am_Mod
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im going trekking/climbing in the alps for at least 2 weeks this summer :) its gonna be rad!
May 12 2010 5:19AM
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theline
Posts: 1507 - Karma: 92
not that there's anything wrong with that........
May 12 2010 8:22AM
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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
camping is the shit
i also like to just load up the van and go
May 12 2010 9:32AM
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fezz
Posts: 542 - Karma: 28
yeah man camping is sick im going camping with my school in a week or two cant wait but other than that i love going out in a boat and camping on islands/cool areas on my lake
May 12 2010 8:48PM
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DERS.
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camping is the shit if your in the mountains. elsewhere...not so much
May 12 2010 8:51PM
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Proze
Posts: 1094 - Karma: 7
The last time I went camping, we had a 21st birthday party for a friend. The campsite owners said that if we came back we would be arrested on site....sorry Canoe Point State Park. But when we really go camping I usaully pack the dry well of my kayak with a bag and some edibles. rock the tent and phishing pole in the front by my feet and the herbage and glass and cigs and lighter go in a waterproof cellphone case. Most fun ive ever had is kayaking the saint lawrence river with some select friends.
May 12 2010 9:00PM
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