this week i have camping (and fishing) on my brain.
i'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off this week, so my thoughts are going to be pretty simple. here we go, answer as many or as few of these questions as you like, but you must answer at least one! i can't wait to hear how all you guys tough it out in the woods! if you do at all. :) my answers are listed as well!
- do you camp? yes!
- do you camp in a tent or a camper? both.
- how long is your typical camping trip? 2 - 5 days depending on when/where we go.
- do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? um, depending on how long we are gone and what facilities i have available, i like to shower. i HATE jumping in a lake to wash up - gross. i hate the smell of lake water. it doesn't seem 'clean' to me. if i don't have the camper shower or shower facilities, i guess i turn into a grub.
- what is your favorite thing to do while camping? drink around the campfire and tell stories, play cards under the light of a lantern, or go fishing.
- what is your favorite 'camp meal'? hot dog on the open fire with a smore for dessert.
- do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? I KILL THEM BASTARDS.
- when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? oh hell yeah.
- where is your favorite place to camp? nine mile, harriett, or bemidji state park.
- what is your favorite camping memory? fishing opener @ harriett lake 2005. having fun, drinking too much, and not putting the boat in the lake once. :)
i'd love to hear all about your camping experiences!
1. do you camp? only once when i was 16!
2. do you camp in a tent or a camper? i wish we camped now and should get into it, i would prefer a camper though.
ill end it here.. since the rest refer to actual campers!! :)
Posted by: LeeAnn Howard | 2008.05.15 at 14:19
#1 Do you camp? Yes!
#2 Do you camp in a tent or a camper? Tent
#3 How long is your typical camping trip? a weekend
#4 Do you have to shower while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? I grew up camping where there was no running water except a stream that was fed by snow melt - not exactly shower/bath-friendly! In cases such as these, it becomes important to bathe with a washcloth. :)
#5 What is your favorite thing to do while camping? hiking and taking pictures of all there is to see!
#6 What is your favorite 'camp meal'? We always take fried chicken tenders, potato salad and fruit to eat during the day, but at night it's time to make a burger or a baked potato!
#7 Do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? If they're small, I kill them outright. If they're large, I find a shoe!
#8 When camping, do you usually go fishing as well? Never.
#9 Where is your favorite place to camp? Down a 4WD road that takes you out past Blackwater Falls State Park and into the National Forest. VERY rural!
#10 What is your favorite camping memory? When I was younger, my entire family went camping behind Blackwater and we got the site we really liked... and during that camping trip we hiked around and took photographs that won prizes in the County Fair! I'm really glad that my family took the time to go camping with us and teach us to enjoy stars, nature and quiet.
My worst camping trip? I had my hair pulled back into a long braid, and a hornet landed on it (unbenownst to me). I got into the truck and sat back against that sucker, and he stung the crap out of me, right on my spine. I hurt all weekend.
Posted by: Jen A. | 2008.05.13 at 21:05
#1 do you camp? yes!
#2 do you camp in a tent or a camper? tent
#3 how long is your typical camping trip? a weekend
#4 do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? I must shower, there must be a shower. Though i'd probably use the lake if that was the only option.
#5what is your favorite thing to do while camping? sitting around the campfire, though I hate the smell of campfire clothes.
#6 what is your favorite 'camp meal'? burgers brats or hot dogs
#7 do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? I KILL THEM BASTARDS.
#8 when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? not usually
# where is your favorite place to camp?
# what is your favorite camping memory? 4th of july 2005
Posted by: Robyn | 2008.05.08 at 21:33
We camped for the first time last summer as a family - it was an experience. We have a pop-up. We are planning on going a few times this summer. I have to figure out how to pack lightly - I have major packing issues.
Posted by: amy | 2008.05.08 at 21:00
1.do you camp? you bet
2.do you camp in a tent or a camper? tent
3.how long is your typical camping trip? usually about 2 nights
4.do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub?
we don't shower or swim ( i have pulled in monsterous fish from the lakes, why would go swimming where they live????)
5.what is your favorite thing to do while camping? the fire and smores
6.what is your favorite 'camp meal'?
hobos, mmmm! (hamburger patty, potatoes and carrots in a foil packet)
7.do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? first i have a panic attack and then i kill them
8.when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? yep
9.where is your favorite place to camp?
four mile, windy and cadotte
10.what is your favorite camping memory?
going camping in canada with pat, my first time staying the night with a boy ;)
Posted by: stacy | 2008.05.08 at 18:28
I really, really want to go camping as a civilian and not as a Soldier. I mean sure, it's fun to go on Army camping trips..I really do enjoy them, but the last time I went camping for fun was about three years ago for just three or four days.
Also, I'm SO glad you kill the spiders. I do too.
Posted by: Terra | 2008.05.08 at 17:09
1. do you camp? yes!
2. do you camp in a tent or a camper? We used to tent camp, but purchased a pop-up camper a few years back. I'd love to eventually get an actual camper... but with gas prices.... it'd be more expensive to drive/tow it than to just stay in a freaking hotel!!
3. how long is your typical camping trip? Usually a weekend or long weekend... 2-4 days.
4. do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? We always camp at campgrounds where there are showering facilities. I am not sure I'd camp if it was serious "roughing it"... no water/electric/showers...
5. what is your favorite thing to do while camping? drink around the campfire, go to the lake (we usually camp near Lake Michigan), go on bike rides and hikes, go to the sand dunes on Lake Michigan, explore the little towns nearby, sight see...
6. what is your favorite 'camp meal'? hot dog on the open fire with a smore for dessert.
7. do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? Kill them.
8. when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? Nope
9. where is your favorite place to camp? Silver Lake.
10. what is your favorite camping memory? Hmm... can't really think of a favorite. Lots of good memories, though.
Posted by: Nicole | 2008.05.08 at 14:08
do you camp? not as much as I used to
do you camp in a tent or a camper? either, I love sleeping in tents though
how long is your typical camping trip? depends on where we go, sometimes just one night, sometimes a week
do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? I prefer to shower, if there is one available, but I don't mind the lake as well...that's what I always do up north
what is your favorite 'camp meal'? pizza pie irons
do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? I make my husband kill them!
when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? of course!
where is your favorite place to camp? used to be silver lake, don't really have one now
what is your favorite camping memory? west virginia, while we were white water rafting
Posted by: Steph | 2008.05.08 at 13:33
do you camp? as much as i can
do you camp in a tent or a camper? tent
how long is your typical camping trip? 3 days
do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? i like to swim in lakes but only clean ones.
what is your favorite thing to do while camping? drink a lot.
what is your favorite 'camp meal'? walleye fried on a bun
do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? I KILL THEM BASTARDS. ditto.
when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? absolutely, if i'm sober enough.
where is your favorite place to camp? rainy lake and the bwca
what is your favorite camping memory? the year six women went to the bwca and ended up on a river that didn't have a lot of water. we had to basically pull the canoes through the muck for MILES. the fact we went back the next year still boggles my mind.
Posted by: gina | 2008.05.08 at 13:21
1. do you camp? I used to, but haven't in over 5 years now
2. do you camp in a tent or a camper? both.
3. how long is your typical camping trip? 2-3 days
4. do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? I have to shower at least every other day or I feel gross
5. what is your favorite thing to do while camping? nature, campfire, playing cards, hiking
6. what is your favorite 'camp meal'? hot dog on the open fire with a smore for dessert.
7. do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? I don't mind spiders at all! I hate ticks and mosquitos though.
8. when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? not usually
9. where is your favorite place to camp? the most fun is Float-rite on apple river, but I like State Parks too. Camping in the mountains or near a lake is the best!
10. what is your favorite camping memory? Probably all the X-Fest trips in Somerset, WI
Posted by: Kristi S | 2008.05.08 at 13:06
1. yes!
2. I don't mind camping in tents but my husband won't. Good thing we have an RV.
3. 2-4 days
4. We always camp in the summer and we usually go to a campground up in the canyon.
5. I have to shower every single day. I know, I am a baby!
6. Sitting by the campfire telling stories, going on hikes and just hanging out all day playing cards and what not..
7. Yum! I love camp food. And, I have to say breakfast. We always make big breakfasts while camping and rarely do any other time. Also, Smores, Peach Cobbler and Hot Dogs cooked in the fire.
8. If they are outside I leave them alone. Inside, you bet I kill them!
9. I LOVE fishing but my husband is retarded and will never take me. I need a new fishing buddy.
10. This place called Cherry Hill where we are from. It's not really camping but it is so much fun! We have gone there every single year since I was 7.
11. Throwing a flaming marshmellow off of my stick and catching my sisters pants and lawn chair on fire. It was seriously the funniest thing watching her WIG out!
Posted by: Denise H. | 2008.05.08 at 11:37
1. do you camp? yes, i love it.
2. do you camp in a tent or a camper? tent.
3. how long is your typical camping trip? 2 - 6 days depending on how far we travel.
4. do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? i'll bathe in the lake.
5. what is your favorite thing to do while camping? fish, sit around the fire drinkin and telling jokes listening to music.
6. what is your favorite 'camp meal'? cheddarwurst on an open fire
7. do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? DEATH to spiders...all of them. no matter where they are or what they are doing.
8. when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? yep.
9. where is your favorite place to camp? well Lake Shaver, in California. But around here...i'll go with Mcdougal (i don't know how to spell it, that's horrible)
10. what is your favorite camping memory?
oh man....do you know my family? but i'm gonna have to go with the cali trip. we had this beautiful wooded campsite and walked half a mile and you were on this amazing lake...sandy beaches...ahhh i want to go back!!!!
Posted by: Mel | 2008.05.08 at 11:32
1. do you camp? yes. not as much these days though.
2. do you camp in a tent or a camper? tent. but i have to bring a blowup mattress these days. my old body can't take the ground.
3. how long is your typical camping trip? 2 - 5 days depending on when/where we go.
4. do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? i boil lake water over the campfire and use a washcloth :)
5. what is your favorite thing to do while camping? my favorite thing is not g-rated. j/k... we also like to play cards and just RELAX. and fish. and get sunburned.
6. what is your favorite 'camp meal'? fresh caught walleye pan fried.
7. do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? i watch 'em in their little habitat. unless they're too close to my sleeping quarters.
8. when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? yep.
9. where is your favorite place to camp? wherever. hubs loves the boundary waters.
10. what is your favorite camping memory? ok not favorite memory but most prominent memory - don't flame me people- about 15 years ago we went and i caught a baby bullhead and we stuck him in vodka over the fire. i think he was so drunk he didn't feel the heat.
Posted by: jessica | 2008.05.08 at 11:22
do you camp? yes
do you camp in a tent or a camper? tent....don't own a camper
how long is your typical camping trip? 2-7 days
do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? if there are no showers,and depending on how long we are staying, I will either get a bucket of water and take a sponge bath OR if I can't to that I will take a "dip" in the lake, but it is not my first choice.
what is your favorite thing to do while camping? fish, hike, play card games, eat smores
what is your favorite 'camp meal'? hot dogs over the fire
do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? kill them
when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? yes
where is your favorite place to camp? silver lake sand dunes
what is your favorite camping memory? camping in WI with my dad's whole family when I was 10.
Posted by: Elizabeth | 2008.05.08 at 11:18
do you camp? yes
do you camp in a tent or a camper? tent
how long is your typical camping trip? 2 - 5 days depending on how far away we go. I don't like to drive 5 hours each way for Fri-Sun but I have done it.
do you have to shower (dip in the lake) while you camp, or do you turn into a grub? Like you it depends on where we are and how long we are gone. Not a huge fan of lake baths. I just bring deodorant and baseball cap!!
what is your favorite thing to do while camping? Fish and eat fish, nap or read in a hamock, pay cards, snuggle next to Ben in our sleeping bags while it's SNOWING out side, sit around the fire.
what is your favorite 'camp meal'? Walleye, corn on the cobb cooked over the fire, potatoes, ballparks and beans when the fishing is bad :(
do you kill the spiders you find or let them live? STOMP!!
when camping, do you usually go fishing as well? ahhh... yea
where is your favorite place to camp? Either some where where the fishing is good like Pine Point Resort in Canada or some place private where I don't have to hear my camp neighbors snoring.
what is your favorite camping memory? recently... Camping with Ben and the fishing was really bad. We didn't bring a ton of other food, we were depending on the fish, so we where living on hotdogs. We had used the last of the buns and if we didn't catch any fish our dinner that night was going to be beans and chopped up hotdogs. Mmm... So it was early evening and out of desperation I grabed some funky lure out of my tackle box and Ben looked at me like I was retarded. I guess it was really meant for ice fising, anyway.... Guess who caught a fish about 5 minutes later!! Ben then asked if I had another one of those lures.
Posted by: Angela G. | 2008.05.08 at 10:41
We love camping!!
1. yes
2. tent
3. 2-4 days
4. We've never stayed for days at a facility without at least minimal showering capability, I guess. But I don't mind feeling grubby... as long as I can brush my teeth!
5. drink around the campfire, playing cards, hiking or being out on the water.
6. Chicken, minute rice and cream of mushroom soup rolled up in foil and thrown in the fire!
7. HATE bugs.
8. we don't fish, but we like white water rafting!! usual trips involve wakeboarding or just floating on the water.
9. Foster Lake, Oregon... in the gorge... Mt Hood... Sunriver... Eastern Oregon... along the Deshutes River... there are too many good spots in Oregon/Washington to choose from! We're determined to find some great ones in the midwest this year!!
10. Hmm... I don't know if I can pick one camping memory. I've grown up doing it, all the highschool/college years with waaay too many too fun (plenty of drinking!) trips, and had some great friend/family camping ones with the kids the past few years. Can't wait to get out this year!!
Posted by: heather | 2008.05.08 at 10:20
One time I ate some suspect shrimp at a restaurant on the way to a Boundary Waters trip and once we got to our camping spot I was fully sick. I spent 3 days in a tent with a fever and the voms. It was not sweet.
I love camping though.
Posted by: MLBDaddy | 2008.05.08 at 10:00