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Tabernacle Tech

Previous username: woodgoat
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Joined: Mar 9, 2009
Last login: May 17, 2024
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Anybody else think camping kind of sucks? I keep thinking I need to take my family camping

Slim All-American

4/10/17 12:40pm

Yes. I'm not a fan.

El Careeb

4/10/17 12:42pm

After serving in W. Europe I got accustomed to the finer things in life and

Ulysses14

4/10/17 12:42pm

My family never went on vacation when I was a kid and I budget money now for us to go

Slim

4/10/17 12:45pm

Same boat here. I'm not a fan of theme parks or camping. We love beach trips and

Ulysses14

4/10/17 12:47pm

Beach camping is a good time

Jezza

4/10/17 12:46pm

I love going to bed with sand in my cracks

Sea Chicken

4/10/17 12:47pm

Plural? interesting.

OneUpper

4/10/17 12:52pm

Wait till you're my age

Sea Chicken

4/10/17 12:54pm

No, camping is awesome. You're just a pansy.

Flippy

4/10/17 12:43pm

If you don't enjoy camping you are doing it wrong.

Superman21

4/10/17 1:54pm

We're goin soft & doughy as country pretty quick.not liking camping is just fine

MatthiasG

4/12/17 7:54pm

What a shame good exercise and Great Family time , I would never trade.

BYU DUDE 1984

4/10/17 12:45pm

Exercise? Frankly interruption of my normal exercise routine is one of the drawbacks of camping to me

Slim

4/10/17 12:47pm

Don't make me laugh , do one of these campout hikes and get back to me

BYU DUDE 1984

4/10/17 12:51pm

I think we probably have different goals when it comes to exercise.

Slim

4/10/17 12:52pm

Not the same kind of workout. You're talking old man strenf stuff. It has its

OneUpper

4/10/17 1:03pm

I think you should consider doing both. Climb up Timp and back down in 6 hours

BYU DUDE 1984

4/10/17 1:38pm

Wow. You're really calling people out on a message board? Cardio is for people

OneUpper

4/10/17 1:40pm

What kind of competition?

Slim

4/10/17 1:43pm

Let's start with the Bench Press and move to squats

BYU DUDE 1984

4/11/17 7:19am

I'm in if you replace the mile with Deadlifts

Ulysses14

4/11/17 7:59am

I'll still bet money on Slim plus with him carrying me on his back Yoda-style.

Fatalplacebo

4/11/17 8:20am

Is this you?

GAINZ

4/11/17 8:36am

It's going to be so much fun to school you young whippersnapers

BYU DUDE 1984

4/11/17 3:20pm

Lol. Unless you're pumping HGH you're probably like my old saggy geezer of a scout master who thought he was tough too.

GAINZ

4/11/17 4:10pm

Hopefully you live in Utah , I want to see the look on your face when you see me

BYU DUDE 1984

4/11/17 5:03pm

RE: Hopefully you live in Utah , I want to see the look on your face when you

OneUpper

4/11/17 5:07pm

Are you going to hunt me down or something?

GAINZ

4/11/17 6:31pm

More like make fun of you when you can't keep up....

BYU DUDE 1984

4/11/17 7:23pm

6 hours for a Timp summit round trip?

BlueFrog

4/11/17 8:26pm

Says the Guy who obviously has never climbed Timp....

BYU DUDE 1984

4/11/17 10:13pm

LoL

BlueFrog

4/11/17 10:19pm

Yeah isn't it a pretty easy hike?

GAINZ

4/11/17 11:55pm

I am sure it is easy to Hike. I run it

BlueFrog

4/12/17 7:18am

^^ world class post.

Finngirl

4/12/17 10:56am

This whole thread has me shaking my head at the bragging and bravado, but this particular comment is hilarious

jdub

4/12/17 8:02am

My 6 hour hike was Hikeing Backwards with a one hour lunch break at the Lake...

BYU DUDE 1984

4/12/17 8:01pm

Both BlueFrog and I know David Crockett. He is impressive.

jdub

4/12/17 8:08pm

The "other guy" I mentioned is written up in that account, so I'll mention he's Phil Lowry.

jdub

4/12/17 8:09pm

BTW, this past weekend, Phil just paced his fiancee for the whole Zion 100 Ultra.

jdub

4/12/17 8:14pm

camping seems like a lot of time and effort, just to not sleep at night, be dirty and sweaty the next day

Division Bell

4/10/17 12:55pm

Something tells me Lewis & Clark would have preferred some weights

Cougarfan777

4/13/17 11:49pm

I didn't mind it growing up, but I really dislike it now

byujag

4/10/17 12:46pm

I have definitely graduated to the air mattress...no more hard floor camping

Fdnman

4/10/17 12:58pm

I haven't gone in over 20 years. My wife refuses, and my 12 year old

Born2Fish

4/10/17 6:46pm

Rent a huge rv. That makes camping bearable.

PharmCoug

4/10/17 12:47pm

it's really just tent-city practice. When Julie Rowe gives the word

Cougarclaw

4/10/17 12:48pm

The fixed cost of going camping is very high (in terms of work to prepare, setup

cheezedawg

4/10/17 12:50pm

Agreed. We started going for two nights instead of just one, because I felt

fredgarvin

4/10/17 12:57pm

I'm 50/50 on camping - my wife is a 100% non-camper, thus we've never camped.

ClackamasCoug

4/10/17 12:50pm

My wife has never been a camper. But she has come to the realization that

Superman21

4/10/17 1:59pm

Camping has many pros and cons in my book.

mudpupper

4/10/17 12:51pm

As long as you are prepared, sleeping in a tent when it is a bit cold is the

Fdnman

4/10/17 12:57pm

A lot of people agree with you, but I am not one of them. My wife and I both love camping

jdub

4/10/17 12:52pm

I love camping if I can do it in the mountains with pine trees

WhiteKnight

4/10/17 12:54pm

add in a beautiful lake or a river and it is awesome

FuriousMonkey

4/12/17 10:30am

Camping is great, especially for kids. They need to get out and see the

Dangerous

4/10/17 12:54pm

I agree camping is better than video games

Slim

4/10/17 12:55pm

Love it and hate it. Love it that the kids have no devices/screens and are

BYUfan92

4/10/17 12:55pm

My wife wants to get a cabin. Maybe someday...

Slim

4/10/17 12:56pm

I love camping. We go on vacation every year to Michigan and my wife goes into

Fdnman

4/10/17 12:56pm

You're doing it wrong

Sea Chicken

4/10/17 12:57pm

Yeah...I try to convince the boys to go in the cabin and my wife to come out to

Fdnman

4/10/17 1:00pm

It has its place

Jericho

4/10/17 1:03pm

Camping in a road side camping lot or right off a parking lot isn't fun.

sgriff

4/10/17 1:05pm

There are 4 critical things that will make or break camping.

Ragnar Danneskjold

4/10/17 1:11pm

What do you do when you aren't sleeping or preparing/eating food?

Slim

4/10/17 1:15pm

Fish, Hike, Read a Book, Nap, Play Hide & Seek with the Kids

Cachanilla83

4/10/17 1:27pm

I wouldn't camp just to experience the campsite (even though that can be

cujo22

4/10/17 1:34pm

I yell at scouts.

Ragnar Danneskjold

4/10/17 3:04pm

It is worth the hassle and work. Love it.

Thrill

4/10/17 1:12pm

I love camping, but I can understand why others don't.

IndependentGeorge

4/10/17 1:15pm

Totally depends on where, when, who with, and how long. For a couple

unctoothman

4/10/17 1:26pm

Just got back from a 5 day trip in S Utah. Kids had the time of their lives.

Probable Sacko

4/10/17 1:29pm

I don't mind it now with a 5th wheel and dirt bikes/4-wheelers

volleyjiver

4/10/17 1:32pm

Backpacking is cool. Camping sucks. Who has ears, let him hear.

SJS

4/10/17 1:37pm

I love both, and do both regularly. Done right, they both can be a lot of fun. Done wrong, they both can suck.

jdub

4/10/17 1:58pm

Camping's awful. I think I've taken my kids once not counting scouting campouts.

P-townCoug

4/10/17 1:43pm

It is easy to place 'Camping' into a specific paradigm that creates the

Cachanilla83

4/10/17 1:54pm

I can't really sleep while camping anymore. It ends up being a really long night

Skeptical Optimist

4/10/17 2:12pm

I have one thing to say about camping:

zonacougar

4/10/17 2:25pm

That's the part of being a scoutmaster that I disliked the most.

Breaded Hamster

4/11/17 1:08am

I didn't go to college all those years just to pretend I'm homeless!

Reedme

4/11/17 5:16am

It is a lot of work but I think it's worth it

frostycoug

4/11/17 5:18am

I just bought a new tent. Wife and all of my boys but one are gone to Utah...

Fdnman

4/11/17 5:24am

buy an RV. you get the benefit of being in the outdoors and all the comforts

VACOUGFAN

4/11/17 6:20am

Sounds like you are being considered for scoutmaster

kapcreations

4/11/17 6:44am

Jim Gaffigan agrees with you.

Revolution

4/11/17 6:49am

I like hiking and spending time outdoors but sleeping anywhere but home is a

fattycoug

4/11/17 8:33am

My wife loves camping. I hate camping. We don't go camping because I'm selfish and I can live with that.

SuperTank

4/11/17 8:55pm

I hate when it Rains and water gets everywhere

Tabernacle Tech

4/12/17 6:01am

Rainwater sucks.

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