sober camping

[tommy11]

Anyone else here don't drink anymore?

My idea of camping in the past would have been to pitch tent, gather wood etc, then crack open the beers...

I suppose I can't be doing with getting drunk anymore.

Bushcraft can be good fun without alcohol....I mean you could spend hours just carving things from wood and enjoy the sounds of the forest...

maybe I'm ranting here...

 

[Man of Tanith]

i dont always take booze with me
in fact nine times out of ten i don't unless i am going to an organised meet.
carving,axe work, tree and plant id all a lot easier sober
and less likely to injure yourself either

 

[udamiano]

I only have a drink when at meets and can relax, and not always. I never drink when working, on my own or on expedition. Tea is my poison then

sent from under a tarp, in front of the fire using that tapatalk thingy..

 

[mousey]

Yep - I do drink, I do like to drink, I don't drink as much as I used to - when I was a student I did get horrifically drunk alot of the time, but then I was young and 'probing my boundaries' I'd like to think I'm alittle more responsible now....

So when I go for a walk I don't always have a drink - otherwise I might as well just go down the pub - your quite right there are many many things [not just bushcraft related] that don't depend on being drunk or aren't enhanced by being drunk.

All things in moderation.

 

[sasquatch]

I like to enjoy a drink when camping, perhaps I'm a menace to sobriety...

 

[John Fenna]

I enjoy a drink when out - I dont like to get drunk (or be bothered by drunks) when out.
I have been known to get a little pished in the past ... but never to the point of falling over/hangovers/puling/wasted next days ..
It aint what I am out for!

 

[Toddy]

Wouldn't bother me if I never had a 'drink' again.
Never really got the habit of feeling I needed one to be enjoying myself, tbh.
Fine if others want it though, just don't play silly beggars near fire and sharps when well oiled, and it's no bother.

Social libation ?.......is that kettle on ?

cheers,
Toddy

 

[NetFrog]

I carry a bottle of whisky everytime I go hiking. Just for medicinal use of course ;-)

 

[tommy11]

Don't get me wrong I mean I won't go out camping to get smashed...I'm just one of those characters that rarely stops at 2 beers when I do drink...

so I'm knocking it on the head now.

 

[tommy11]

Change of topic here...I find Twinings Ceylon to be an excellent cup of tea!

 

[Bucephalas]

I take Brandy with me. I like a drink but there's no rule that says you have to get drunk.

 

[Mesquite]

I've found my alcohol consumption has gone down greatly over the last 3 or 4 years.

I'll take some drink with me to meets but more often than not it's not drunk or maybe one or 2 bottles over the entire weekend.

 

[treadlightly]

When out on my own I seldom drink except occasionally the odd beer or, on a cold night a slug of rum in my last tea of the evening. When with company I enjoy a few drinks around the fire.

 

[John Fenna]

A little drink keeps the social world turning - too many little drinks start it spinning out of control!

 

[Tengu]

its too expensive anyway.

 

[John Fenna]

its too expensive anyway.

Not if you make it yourself - homemade wine costs pence, as does home brew ale ... you may get in legal trouble making your own spirits but if you flavour a cheap gin or vodka - as in Sloe Gin and Raspberry Vodka
- then you have a good drink at reasonable cost
The amount of booze I carry depends on circumstance ... for a 2 night camp then a bottle of wine is more than adequate (cost aprox £2 for sugar and yeast) and if it is a social meet I may up this to include a 1/2 bottle of sloe gin - losts of sharing (cost about a fiver).
If I am on my own I may well not take a drop of booze or just a nip of whisky to keep out the cold...
I like a drink but can stop any time I want.....

 

[Toddy]

Brew your own
A good bread maker usually is a good beer maker too.

cheers,
M

 

[Dannytsg]

I don't drink at all apart from on family occasions. It allows me to spend more money out my outdoor activities and means I don't feel ill every weekend like the most my age that drink to excess

 

[spandit]

I rarely drink especially now that I'm into hammocking - it's not pleasant having to get up in the night or wee into a bottle!

 

[forestwalker]

Anyone else here don't drink anymore?

My idea of camping in the past would have been to pitch tent, gather wood etc, then crack open the beers...

...

Bushcraft can be good fun without alcohol....I mean you could spend hours just carving things from wood and enjoy the sounds of the forest...

maybe I'm ranting here...

If by anymore you mean "ever" I'm with you. Never seen the need, honestly. Sober means I can enjoy nature. And why else be out there?