The Camping Trip, Part 1

Apr 28, 2009 by winjaw

To start with, we probably should define camping. Let’s just say it’s open to interpretation.

This was brought home on a recent family campout with my eldest son’s Boy Scout troup. It’s all about your definition.

For some, camping involves a $1 million house on wheels.  A good time is had by all when the ice crusher works properly for the perfect mint julep. And the satellite tracking dish zeros in so you can watch the game on your 500-inch plasma screen.

For others, it’s finding a plethora of roots for dinner.  And being able to find a somewhat decent water source you can strain through your bandana. The bandana in question also being your backup pair of underwear.

For me, it’s all about having an inexhaustible supply of toilet paper. I’m not picky, I can “tough” it with one-ply, but it better not run out. And I do prefer using a device that flushes, but I’m willing to dig a hole like anyone else.

However, I am totally not into those outhouse-type things they have. 

The reason is simply. There is ALWAYS some mutant swamp/forest thing (that probably was a camper at some point, but that’s another story) lurking in one of those.  Laugh if you will, I’ve been to the movies.

And sure as the world, some parent/child is going to sit on one of those, simply to answer nature’s call. And sure as the world, that mutant swamp/forest thing is going to be right under them and just grab them down into the muck, never to be heard of again. Happens in every movie and I for one do not plan to become the latest footnote of what happens to naive campers during the nightly campfire horror story telling time.
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And yeah, maybe everyone in your group makes it back home safe. But what about all those hundreds of others that are at the same camp? Did they? How do you know? This is one time you should pay attention to what your neighbor heard, who heard it from a friend of their sister’s car mechanic, who picked it up at the local deli, who …

You get the point.

Probably the only other thing I really miss while camping is ice. I don’t mean the ice you pack the food with, but good old drinking ice.  There’s just something about going hiking and exploring all day knowing that ice is back at camp waiting for you. Waiting to go “clink, clink” into your cup while you sit back and pour yourself a nice old bourbon, er, I mean lemonade.

And despite her nom de plume, the Little Black Dress does just fine thank you. She can cope without an electrical socket. However, I’ve yet to go camping without her having several design magazines.

And a tube of lipstick.

Every time.

Tomorrow, some observations from camping.