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Old 08-12-21, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Why would anyone camp in January? Crazy.

Camping season is April - October, max.
People camp year round at the beaches here. A bunch of my friends and I camped at the beach for Y2K. It was chilly but I had a camper.

Dirt biking we camped year round in the desert, though it got pretty cold. That was what made me never want to sleep in a tent again, freezing in a tent. Got a small camper with a propane heater and it was great. The best time of year for dirt bikes in the desert is winter, except the time there was a freak storm that dumped 2 feet of snow. I couldn't ride in that.
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Originally Posted by big john
That was what made me never want to sleep in a tent again, freezing in a tent.
Exactly.
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Old 08-12-21, 06:16 PM
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That ain't the same thing. Who here hasn't had dating issues?

Me. Now Divorce issues are another ball game all together.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I've done it. Without a tent.
I have too, but in a tent or in a lean-to. The coldest nights were in the minus-teens. It was fun at the time, but can you imagine doing it with an old man’s bladder?
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No, I mean I am often that guy in person. I am better than I used to be, but reading social cues is still a daily challenge.
It’s ok. We still like you.
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Bags pretty much packed. It turns out daughter #1, who is also going to LA along with her 2 roommates, is checking one bag so I am asking her to be my mule for my bike tools.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Bags pretty much packed. It turns out daughter #1, who is also going to LA along with her 2 roommates, is checking one bag so I am asking her to be my mule for my bike tools.
What about the way back?
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Old 08-12-21, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I have too, but in a tent or in a lean-to. The coldest nights were in the minus-teens. It was fun at the time, but can you imagine doing it with an old man’s bladder?
No, I can't. I never tented in the minus teens, maybe only into the plus twenties, where ice formed on the tent from my breath. I never had a good sleeping bag, though. Not one rated for low temps, anyway.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol


It's already underway. I was doing this this afternoon. I wish I was joking.


Boo ******g Hoo.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I have too, but in a tent or in a lean-to. The coldest nights were in the minus-teens. It was fun at the time, but can you imagine doing it with an old man’s bladder?
I was young, it was a starry night, and I had a down sleeping bag.
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Old 08-12-21, 06:50 PM
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Kevin Costner is in the booth now doing color for the Field if Dreams game!
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Originally Posted by big john
No, I can't. I never tented in the minus teens, maybe only into the plus twenties, where ice formed on the tent from my breath. I never had a good sleeping bag, though. Not one rated for low temps, anyway.
Oh yeah, I remember what it was like to have that little shower of frost on my face when the wind rippled the nylon. LSS and I had a great 4-season tent, but the inner layer didn’t breath quiiiite well enough to prevent that sometimes.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Kevin Costner is in the booth now doing color for the Field if Dreams game!
I have a confession to make: I spent a night in Dyersville, IA while riding across the country. No one in the group rode out to the field​​​​​. It was around 100 degrees when we pulled into town and very humid in August. And I’ve never even seen the film.
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Old 08-12-21, 07:05 PM
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Camping for seasoned citizens is like sky diving. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Why camp when you have a comfortable bed in a climate controlled home?

So I'm told.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Bags pretty much packed.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
What about the way back?
Daughter #1 lives nearby. It’s the younger one who will be staying to attend USC.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Why would anyone camp in January? Crazy.

Camping season is April - October, max.
I once took a long weekend tour to S. Jersey in mid-December. Highs in the 60s and 70s. Perfect weather.
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Old 08-12-21, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Boo ******g Hoo.
Also, I got sunburned. Again.
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Camping for seasoned citizens is like sky diving. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Why camp when you have a comfortable bed in a climate controlled home?
I figured that out years ago, and I'm not even old.

Way ahead of you.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Bags pretty much packed. It turns out daughter #1, who is also going to LA along with her 2 roommates, is checking one bag so I am asking her to be my mule for my bike tools.
It's OK she still loves you.
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Old 08-12-21, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Camping for seasoned citizens is like sky diving. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Why camp when you have a comfortable bed in a climate controlled home?

So I'm told.
That's where the RV comes in handy. I only had a truck camper and it's still so much nicer than sleeping in a tent.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
October is expensive because dumb dumbs want to see the season of death.
9/17 is in September.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Also, I got sunburned. Again.

I figured that out years ago, and I'm not even old.

Way ahead of you.
That kind of misinformation would get you banned on the twitters. So I'm told.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I was young, it was a starry night, and I had a down sleeping bag.
reminds me of this.
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I could camp. In a hotel. “Camp” means “country”; I could totally stay in a hotel in the country.
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