My idea of "roughing it" is staying in a AAA-rated 1-diamond hotel. With the exception of Disney World "Value" resorts, my idea of "camping" is staying in a 3-diamond hotel.
If I get to count the number of nights spent on the coach while on a location shoot, I'd average around 100 a year. This year was atypical due to an injury and I have been home so long now that I'm really itching to fire up the bus, but I don't have anything big scheduled until early January.
@derpandabar Ditto. Growing up we tent camped at fishing friendly places every year for 9-11 days, but any more life just gets in the way... that and my wife is much less interested in it than I am.
Camping has turned into a pain. Used to just throw a tent down wherever. Now there are rules and shit. Camp grounds even. That's basically prison for campers.
I live deep in the woods, nearest neighbors 1/2 mile away, drive way is 1/8 mile long. Nearest store 25 miles. ... you better really want that soda to drive there. (BTW dry county, gotta drive to the next state for a beer! ) So I guess you can say, I camp in luxury EVERY DAY! I live so far in the woods my e-mail comes with a postage stamp!
When I used to work for Outward Bound and other outdoor adventure programs I'd spend close to 300 days a year in a tent or under a tarp... rain, shine, 40 below zero and 105 degrees with 99% humidity... I have decided I like electricity, running water, heat, A/C... LOL. I still camp but not nearly as many days a year as when I used to do it for a living (I worked on tall ships too and have a captain's license for the 100 ton ones).
After doing these polls for sometime I find that I'm extremely mediocre.
Isn't camping what homeless people do?
Camping includes cabin stays...right?
@kerrigirl CAMPING:
My idea of "roughing it" is staying in a AAA-rated 1-diamond hotel. With the exception of Disney World "Value" resorts, my idea of "camping" is staying in a 3-diamond hotel.
We just put a deposit down on a new camper van, so I hope to dramatically increase this number next summer!
If I get to count the number of nights spent on the coach while on a location shoot, I'd average around 100 a year. This year was atypical due to an injury and I have been home so long now that I'm really itching to fire up the bus, but I don't have anything big scheduled until early January.
Not as many as I would like to :-(
@derpandabar Ditto. Growing up we tent camped at fishing friendly places every year for 9-11 days, but any more life just gets in the way... that and my wife is much less interested in it than I am.
As my cousin would say, camping is parking the RV at the Ritz Carlton.
2x a year right now.
Getting an RV when the kids are a little older.
Camping has turned into a pain. Used to just throw a tent down wherever. Now there are rules and shit. Camp grounds even. That's basically prison for campers.
I live deep in the woods, nearest neighbors 1/2 mile away, drive way is 1/8 mile long. Nearest store 25 miles. ... you better really want that soda to drive there. (BTW dry county, gotta drive to the next state for a beer! ) So I guess you can say, I camp in luxury EVERY DAY! I live so far in the woods my e-mail comes with a postage stamp!
When I used to work for Outward Bound and other outdoor adventure programs I'd spend close to 300 days a year in a tent or under a tarp... rain, shine, 40 below zero and 105 degrees with 99% humidity... I have decided I like electricity, running water, heat, A/C... LOL. I still camp but not nearly as many days a year as when I used to do it for a living (I worked on tall ships too and have a captain's license for the 100 ton ones).
Does living in a van, down by the river count?