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Someone wasn't in the scouts.
Seriously. Mice? Are they homeless?
There's two types of camping: (1) outdoor camping, which is the shitty one ; and (2) indoor, which has pillow forts.
I wouldn't want to camp either if I was the kind of person who doesn't plan ahead and also crumbles at the slightest inconveinience, I don't want people like that camping with me either so go ahead and stay home please and thank you.
Yeah, I have a wonderful time camping, but it’s because I’m experienced enough to know what to pack. If it’s cold, a small cot (to get you off of the cold hard ground) and foam sleeping pad (to insulate your underside) will do wonders. Or if it’s hot, just string a bug net over a hammock, and you’ll sleep cool and breezy.
Also, don’t underestimate the value of a good solid meal. Some of my best meals have been made in the middle of fucking nowhere, with nothing but a Dutch oven, my pocket knife, and a campfire. It’s hard to feel upset about camping when you’re noshing on the best bowl of soup you’ve ever had.
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So many fragile campers in the comments. It's ok if people don't like your hobby. They might not find it worth the time, money, and effort to "get good". You don't have to defend the things you like from people who aren't into it.
Not when everything OP mentioned is lack of skills. One thing is to not like camping other is doing it completely wrong..
If you don't like sounding, is it because of a lack of skill? Because it's fun actually, you're just doing it wrong. You should buy the right equipment and learn how to do it right. It's one thing to not like it, but have you even done it correctly?
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I would normally agree with you on the “get good” sentiment being obnoxious to deal with but…. nature doesn’t fuck around. People who go into the wilderness unprepared can and do die.
It’s not just bears and starvation that can kill you. You can get sick, get infections, get poisoned, get frostbite, hypothermia, heat stroke, and many other afflictions that will either ruin your trip, ruin your life, or kill you if you’re unlucky enough. Even just something as simple as scraping your knee on a rock can give you a staph infection that costs you your leg, a risk that can be averted just by wearing a pair of jeans when walking in the woods.
But besides all that: camping is way more enjoyable when you do some basic research, make a plan, and do the basic preparations you need for the plan to be successful. If you’re not willing to do that then you probably shouldn’t go camping in the first place!
You sound like every other comment I'm talking about. You're patting yourself on the back and saying um actually camping is fun. Again: you don't have to defend your hobby from people that don't like it.
Also, saying you gotta do everything right or die makes camping sound even worse.
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- Air mattress and a good sleeping bag.
- Use a candle and a spray. You also shouldn't get bites inside your tent.
- Fucking how? Also, if your backpack has food, it should either be in your car, suspended in the air between trees or in a locker provided by the campground.
- See 1.
- Tarps exist for several reasons, putting them above your tent and your eating area is one of them.
That's a lot of work when you can just stay home.
Do you use the candle and spray as a flamethrower
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The only thing I really struggle with is shitting in the woods. Everything else is manageable.
More fiber.
Also, if you wait long enough, it won't be a struggle.
Depending on how far you need to travel, just bring a 5 gallon bucket with a hole cut in the bottom. Flip it over and shit through the hole. Portable toilet.
I don't necessarily mean struggle with the act, it's just the nature of it.
I like plumbing, I'm particularly attached to it.
If you're attached to your plumbing I think someone put glue on your toilet seat
all of that and yet somehow i feel better than ever
I used to hate camping for this reason.
Then I learned how to set up a hammock. It's (roughly) the same amount of effort to set up, but I actually sleep better than in a bed.
Switching to hammocking made a huge difference for me!
Eventually I did the AT and hammocked almost every night. Only drawback was leaving my pack outside overnight and picking off the spiders and insects in the am.
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At least your friends weren't trampled by a moose.
Tell your friend to gitgud
That's why I bought a camper van.
I hate camping too lol, but I like staying in nature in a little cabin or lodge haha
This is why you day hike and sleep in a hotel.
It's definitely an experience rather than a vacation sort of thing. I like it
I like to set my tent up in the lowest elevation spot I can find too.
I live in the PNW, it’s like nature conjures up rain clouds to place directly over any campsite. People here act like the rain makes it better and will tell you to bring your own blue skies, a blue tarp to hang over all your stuff
Jon, Arbuckle?
I fucking hate camping so much
this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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