What's Normal? - Do you regularly go camping? (2 Viewers)

[Dezbelief]

Love it. Do a 3-4 day canoe camping thing every year with some friends. Just spent 4 nights on Cumberland Island camping with my two young kids and wife. Will do a 3-4 day bikepacking trip solo every year, and do another 2-3 day one with friends, and another 3-4 with my fam.

Also - it's not roughing it. I'm not out there slaying animals to survive or drinking filtered puddle water

Haven't done it yet, but those group bike tours always seemed very appealing. Like from an outfit like western spirit. Have someone hauling your gear around, setting up your campsite, cooking your food while you're riding all day. Don't know anyone that would go which is what is really holding me back. I really just need to say eff it and do it just to satisfy my curiosity if nothing else.

I know a guy who has biked coast to coast around 2 dozens times with a tour group. I think they mainly stayed at hotels. He's in 70s and still does a few legs with them but age is catching up. He loves it and recommends others to do it too. I'm not sure which company he goes with.

Those road riders are a different breed. Curious to know how long it takes them.

It's around 2 months, I will see him later today, I'll ask.

is he a teacher? so they're staying in a hotel for 2 months straight? that's nuts. let me know what you find o

Small business owner
3,142 mile route LA to Boston
42 riding days
5 rest days
Hotel every night
First time in '97 cost 3k
'21 cost 18k

www.crossroadscycling.com

 

[the moops]

Love it. Do a 3-4 day canoe camping thing every year with some friends. Just spent 4 nights on Cumberland Island camping with my two young kids and wife. Will do a 3-4 day bikepacking trip solo every year, and do another 2-3 day one with friends, and another 3-4 with my fam.

Also - it's not roughing it. I'm not out there slaying animals to survive or drinking filtered puddle water

Haven't done it yet, but those group bike tours always seemed very appealing. Like from an outfit like western spirit. Have someone hauling your gear around, setting up your campsite, cooking your food while you're riding all day. Don't know anyone that would go which is what is really holding me back. I really just need to say eff it and do it just to satisfy my curiosity if nothing else.

I know a guy who has biked coast to coast around 2 dozens times with a tour group. I think they mainly stayed at hotels. He's in 70s and still does a few legs with them but age is catching up. He loves it and recommends others to do it too. I'm not sure which company he goes with.

Those road riders are a different breed. Curious to know how long it takes them.

It's around 2 months, I will see him later today, I'll ask.

is he a teacher? so they're staying in a hotel for 2 months straight? that's nuts. let me know what you find o

Small business owner
3,142 mile route LA to Boston
42 riding days
5 rest days
Hotel every night
First time in '97 cost 3k
'21 cost 18k

www.crossroadscycling.com

If I wasn't riding on freaking highways half the time I would definitely want to do this. Give me a gravel trail that goes to coast to coast and I'll do there and back as soon as possible

 

[Zow]

Shocked at the outcome in here. Some of you dorks would benefit from unplugging and roughing it for a weekend. Get in tune with nature. Shut off your phone. Some cookie dough softies up in here.

I rough it all week with long hours and stressful issues/events. WTF would I then want to "rough it" on my weekend?

Because it's good for you? No, seriously - it's in our best interest to detach from work, life, the grind, electronics and just co-exist with nature. Other cultures have this figured it out. Take for example the Japanese:

Shinrin-yoku, also known as forest bathing, is a practice or process of therapeutic relaxation where one spends time in a forest or natural atmosphere, focusing on sensory engagement to connect with nature. https://time.com/5259602/japanese-forest-bathing/

Working a grueling job is an argument FOR getting away from your modern comforts and connecting with nature.

Sounds intriguing... but playing golf and sitting on a nice recliner to watch a game under a nice blanket with an electronic foot massager running and eat some food made by modern kitchenware seems way more appealing!

I'd argue that there's room in your life for both. You strike me as a very competitive person - from working long hours in a competitive field to competing on the golf course to old man baseball or whatever it is you play. And that's good! You want to be competitive but at the same time, it's a stress factor, especially for males entering the middle ages of their lives. Spending time in nature without electronic devices, without your luxury items, with just you and the family and the great outdoors....it's a factory reset. And, it's also a bit of a challenge that a guy like you I would think would welcome. Discover ways to cook with kitchenware designed for the outdoors. Cozy up next to a campfire with a blanket. Listen to a babbling stream nearby. See how many species of wildlife you can find. Teach your kids to skip rocks, sharpen sticks, build a fire. Embrace nature, don't shun it.

+ weed

Pretty sure weed can be enjoyed doing the things I described as well. Or so I've heard.