tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post8337926901243106965..comments2024-03-29T14:48:53.184+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Blurry Memories of Tents (Sepia Saturday 569)DawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-44872583016543886822021-05-14T00:04:13.717+02:002021-05-14T00:04:13.717+02:00Must admit your feelings about camping are much th...Must admit your feelings about camping are much the same as mine. What put me off for good and all was rats. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-42890886486858669452021-05-10T11:11:20.595+02:002021-05-10T11:11:20.595+02:00Amy, I too prefer a comfortable bed and home-like ...Amy, I too prefer a comfortable bed and home-like environment.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-21321186582660146342021-05-10T11:09:17.080+02:002021-05-10T11:09:17.080+02:00Mike, that's pretty much how I remember that s...Mike, that's pretty much how I remember that scout camp. Very army-like! ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-86768146212737133202021-05-10T11:07:05.010+02:002021-05-10T11:07:05.010+02:00Meike, the older I get, the more I appreciate a co...Meike, the older I get, the more I appreciate a comfortable hotel room when travelling... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-70400990222789163622021-05-10T07:32:51.429+02:002021-05-10T07:32:51.429+02:00I cannot stand camping, probably because I like to...I cannot stand camping, probably because I like to sleep in an actual bed with my home comforts around me although my parents did take my siblings and I just about every year when I was growing up.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-42955073314156496902021-05-10T03:47:53.551+02:002021-05-10T03:47:53.551+02:00Camping isn't for everyone and back in the day...Camping isn't for everyone and back in the day it was more primitive than the high-tech equipment available today. My dad was in the army and our family started camping using old army surplus tents and sleeping bags. Everything in green khaki and smelling like old socks. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-29759305900991937312021-05-09T22:15:35.611+02:002021-05-09T22:15:35.611+02:00Camping is something I have occasionally done when...Camping is something I have occasionally done when I was much younger, but never to the extent of actually enjoying it. Give me a nice cottage for rent, or a warm, clean hotel room with my own bed, shower and toilet anytime! As you know, I love the outdoors and need my long walks and Black Forest hikes to keep sane, but I would not want to camp out there.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-14423411159628431382021-05-09T18:46:46.280+02:002021-05-09T18:46:46.280+02:00As you say, LaN, we're all different... ;)As you say, LaN, we're all different... ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-73641293634862903142021-05-09T18:42:05.699+02:002021-05-09T18:42:05.699+02:00Thanks Molly. Quite a few churches here have summe...Thanks Molly. Quite a few churches here have summer camp sites of that kind, wooden buildings and dormitories with bunk beds. I had some experience of those too back in my youth. Better than tents, but these days I definitely crave even more comfort! :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-62847651554222232752021-05-09T18:37:43.767+02:002021-05-09T18:37:43.767+02:00Well, we're all different. I began camping wit...Well, we're all different. I began camping with my family when I was seven and loved every moment of it every year for 54 years. Finally, when my husband and I hit our sixties & found ourselves having to get up and visit the outhouse in the middle of the night, hoping we didn't meet a bear on the way in the dark, we decided perhaps renting cabins was a better way to go. It was either that or invest in an RV and we didn't have the funds to do that, let alone find & pay for a place to store it in the off season. So cabins it was. I still miss the adventure and sights and sounds of camping, but indoor plumbing & a well-equipped kitchen do help me miss it less. :) La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-83791968279174048502021-05-09T16:31:11.822+02:002021-05-09T16:31:11.822+02:00Very entertaining post. I also went to Girl Scout ...Very entertaining post. I also went to Girl Scout camp, although we somehow managed to have wooden structures with beds. But I do remember it being very cold...and the trip to the outhouse with a flashlight as challenging indeed.Molly's Canopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571003887840906315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-24807106204651435722021-05-09T12:55:20.131+02:002021-05-09T12:55:20.131+02:00Well phrased by your mum, Ginny ;) Well phrased by your mum, Ginny ;) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-85177858495084221552021-05-09T12:53:53.336+02:002021-05-09T12:53:53.336+02:00Kathy, later on in my teens and twenties I went on...Kathy, later on in my teens and twenties I went on other sorts of camps a few times - but those were campsites with indoors accommodation, and did not involve tents (nor cooking the main meals outdoors). DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-60445640668308883402021-05-09T12:39:14.302+02:002021-05-09T12:39:14.302+02:00Sandra, yes, I can well imagine that the fire migh...Sandra, yes, I can well imagine that the fire might be the one thing that might attract you ;) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-40092929165434833552021-05-09T12:36:43.225+02:002021-05-09T12:36:43.225+02:00Sandra, while I do remember there were song books,...Sandra, while I do remember there were song books, I can't recall any other kinds of books from that camp. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-64699895489383823322021-05-08T22:05:41.601+02:002021-05-08T22:05:41.601+02:00I hate camping as well. So did my mom. She used to...I hate camping as well. So did my mom. She used to say...man has worked so hard to make progress with air conditioning and beautiful lawns and houses, then we want to stay outside with the bugs and dirt!Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-63016848917483671912021-05-08T20:16:22.771+02:002021-05-08T20:16:22.771+02:00Song books is a good guess. We aren't all mean...Song books is a good guess. We aren't all meant for camping. I loved camping with Girl Scouts and took my daughter's troop when I was an adult. But... I also have my limits. My husband got soaked on his first Boy Scout campout and promptly quit. No family camping for us! hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-11917579155911516162021-05-08T19:36:24.890+02:002021-05-08T19:36:24.890+02:00the only thing I read about your camping out that ...the only thing I read about your camping out that i would like is the camp fire, but not if i had to sleep in a tent, or cook on the fire, or go to a camp like this. so there is an advantage of being really poor. i have never been to a camp and never camped out. even motels away from home I don't sleep well. a sleeping bag makes me shiver to even think of it. my brother used to camp in the back yard with his friend and when older did the camp out thing in tents, he loved it. all i wanted was a warm bed and my booksMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-34093559489375151712021-05-08T14:22:11.328+02:002021-05-08T14:22:11.328+02:00Great post. Maybe their writing in their journals ...Great post. Maybe their writing in their journals if they're not reading books. There's certainly a lot of campers close together.Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.com