20 things only real campers know
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"The kids start to resemble feral animals and love every minute of it."
Sounds like the Bushmoot, they run in packs and dodge soap with an uncanny skill
Sounds like the Bushmoot, they run in packs and dodge soap with an uncanny skill
17 was the clincher for me. I come prepared!
Everyone in the family knows not to drink from the Bolt!
Everyone in the family knows not to drink from the Bolt!
21, That moment when you catch someones dog either taking a dump or urinating on or near the front entrance to your tent. Another reason i prefer to wild camp.....Alone.
Yeah Dogs are a no no for me, too many people letting them run free, having their noses and tongues in my dishes urinating and defecating everywhere, without burying it.
If that's what I wanted, I'd just bring the kids......
If that's what I wanted, I'd just bring the kids......
There are some very nice children free sites, and my favourite one allows dogs.
Though I feel dogs and kids (and adults too) should just be kept under control on sites.
Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.
Great article, I've never seen that before but most of them ring true. #10, yeah #12 that's me, #13 & 14 and I'm with Presterjohn on #17. There was no way I was going to stumble round outside, half asleep, and only 10 yards from the riverbank. While #19 made it all worthwhile. I was lucky and only ever wild camped so I didn't have to worry about human neighbours.
Absolutely brilliant post. 65 years of experiencing all 20- And I'm STILL doing it!
PS I'll be following OS blogs from now on. Thanks for the link.
PS I'll be following OS blogs from now on. Thanks for the link.
lol not feeling the love for our canine friends but that's understandable as there are a lot of irresponsible folk out there.
22: The further you have hiked the more comfortable your bed becomes
I like Dogs, Sometimes the owners are,..lets say, disrespectful. I've had a few run ins in the past, lets put it that way.
Number 23?
If you camp on what you know is a bad place because you are tired, the weather is closing in, it is beginning to get dark or you are lost (or all of these) you can be sure that next morning after being on the trail for only a short time, you will come across a perfect camping place only a short distance further on from where you stopped lat night.
If you camp on what you know is a bad place because you are tired, the weather is closing in, it is beginning to get dark or you are lost (or all of these) you can be sure that next morning after being on the trail for only a short time, you will come across a perfect camping place only a short distance further on from where you stopped lat night.
