When does it stop being “camping” ?

[rowerwet]

my wife was one of those people who's parents never did anything... boating, camping, etc. She only had a bike because her Grandfather who repaired and sold bikes for a hobby (selling them to the Mennonites in central PA) gave her one. For our third anniversary I took her canoe camping, and we did that for quite a few years after that. Since my kids are old enough to enjoy camping we go canoe camping every spring with my sisters family and her in laws.
My wife is willing to put up with the tent, outhouse, etc for a few days, but this year she was much happier to have a camp shower and shower tent each morning.
For our anniversary she would rather be in a fancy hotel or resort, but the tear with a potty for the night and real bathrooms nearby lets us save our money for activities instead of spending all our money on where we stayed.
For me dragging all my gear on my back sounds like torture, taking whatever fits in a canoe or two and heading whre there is only boat acess is camping. the teardrop is a luxury tent, that gets us to places we otherwise might not afford to stay.
I don't get the huge RV crowd, bringing all the stuff from home, and only enjoying the outdoors for a few hours a day at a campground, I do that in my back yard... without the traffic and expense of getting to the campground

[GPW]

Personally , I think it stops being “camping“ when it costs more than staying at the Ritz...

[Bogo]

...when you put the dishes in the dishwasher...

[wagondude]

[GPW]

Now is that a AC/DC/propane powered dishwasher??/ A “NorDish” .... we use a Bucket ... “BuckDish" ...

[Wobbly Wheels]

Of course, for anyone with a 'gastro-centric' dog, this is a familiar sight:


Are those bottle rockets in the cutlery holder ?

[Bogo]

Wish it was propane powered. I suppose I could use one of these

allow operation off propane.

[Wolffarmer]

One of those fateful trips to Poet Creek I helped my mom dig a pit in the river bank, line the pit with stones, and build a fire in it. When the coals were ready we buried a 20 lb turkey (wrapped in layers of foil and damp paper towels) in that pit and several hours later we had the most succulent moist turkey dinner that you could imagine; complete with cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, etc.

This was out, out, out in the wilderness car/tent camping. Mom's pantry was the trunk of her 4dr 1972 Plymouth Satellite.

KC are we brothers with different parents?

[kudzu]

Don't know about Wolf & KC but I'm pretty sure I'm the sister (of other parents) of whoever has that counter top dishwasher.

[KCStudly]

KC are we brothers with different parents?

Something like that.

My dads family is from OR (around Pendleton, IIRC); then moved to Bakersfield. Long history in the west. (Mom's side grandpa from Chicago, grandma was a navy rat from Honalulu, then Fortworth, great grand was an Admiral!).

I'd move back west.... if the wife would let me.

[GPW]

Theoretically , we are ALL related ... although some would dismiss certain parts of the family ... and for good reason too ...

[bdosborn]

Jean and I work pretty hard, just a 40 hour week is something we rarely see anymore. We're happy enough to get *some* time off for camping that it doesn't really matter where we camp. We're just happy to get away and don' t spend our time judging our experience against everyone else's.

Bruce

[Wolffarmer]

KC are we brothers with different parents?

Something like that.

My dads family is from OR (around Pendleton, IIRC); then moved to Bakersfield. Long history in the west. (Mom's side grandpa from Chicago, grandma was a navy rat from Honalulu, then Fortworth, great grand was an Admiral!).

I'd move back west.... if the wife would let me.

My mom had an early 70's Plymouth something. And we would go camping and occasionally do some pit cooking. Never did a turkey, but a roast or 2 went in the ground. That was in Eastern Washington.

[KCStudly]

Yeah, I get the feeling we'd get along pretty well together, Randy... so long as you keep your clothes on!!! (ROTFLMAO)

(Not sure I'm ready for the full Burning Man experience!)

[Wolffarmer]

dag nab it