Season for camping is right around the corner!

Chris · 03-01-2008, 06:31 AM

I'm getting excited again as I see the temperatures rise above 65 degrees!

I believe I will go to the mountains this summer for a 2-3 day camping trip, and another one down to the ocean hopefully once again on the island...

So relaxing...

Anyone else have any plans this summer for camping?

citylivin · 03-01-2008, 04:10 PM

Plan on doing some camping with some camping between camping trips. Can't get enough!

GlockMeister · 03-01-2008, 04:33 PM

Sure, rub it in. It must be nice to have the temps start rising above 65 degrees. lol
It's still flipping 27 degrees here in northern Illinois. Brrrrrrrr.

I love camping. Unfortunately my body can't handle sleeping on the ground anymore and I/we don't have a camper or motor home, and in my book that isn't camping anyhow. lol Camping doesn't involve small fridges,microwaves and electricity in general. Camping involves a tent, on the ground, in sleeping bags.

So enjoy it while you can...

jaeger · 03-01-2008, 05:01 PM

Chris,
Where in NC are you located. I just moved up here to NJ from Jacksonville NC and have been kicking my self every day. I miss the 1 1/2 hour west your in the mountains and I lived at the beach.

I hate the Peoples Republic of NJ

Have fun camping.

Big Dog · 03-02-2008, 10:38 AM

Camping is best down here in the autumn and early spring, and winter if it isn't too frigid. Summer is mighty hot in a tent! Skeeters are bad too.

MrsS · 03-02-2008, 11:19 AM

Glock....that is why I am glad that I married my southern man...who had no problem taking me out of the frigid north!!!, lol. I and my family have a 28 foot pontoon and we will take the kids out on it and do some night crappie fishing, lights and all, and then camp out on land that is closest to our boat when its time to go to bed! Husband is already priming his pontoon for spring/summer use!!!

AKHunter · 03-02-2008, 12:27 PM

Augh, I am already dealing with spring fever and then this comes up. No camping here until mid-late May. Too much snow and ice and cold until then. Even the bears have sense enough to stay snuggled in their dens til then.

BlastMagnet · 03-02-2008, 02:10 PM

Have fun on your trip! I'm planning on doing some fishing later on, prob. go back down to SC. My cousin has a nice John boat that needs to be takin out.

Mooseman684 · 03-02-2008, 02:38 PM

I'm planning a Month long Camping/Gold mining Expedition in North East Alaska for the month of July , and supposed to have friends from Montana
bringing their motorhome, 6 wheeler, and Nugget detectors. I'll have the camper trailer, 4 wheeler, 2 gold dredges, 2 bazooka dredges,diving gear, and prospecting tools....Should be fun trying to find lots of "Color" in the Creeks...and washing rocks!
Rich

AKHunter · 03-02-2008, 03:16 PM

That sounds like a good time Mooseman.

Chris · 03-05-2008, 12:59 AM

I'm from Raleigh....so I'm 2 hours from the beach, 4 hours from the mountains...

Big Dog · 03-05-2008, 04:54 AM

I'm 15 mles from the beach, and 500 miles from the mountains. I love the mountains!

Midas · 03-05-2008, 05:06 AM

Yup, I always do a little camping every summer, it's just a load of fun to sit out under the stars, by an open fire. I usually camp on the Buffalo River, here in Northwest Arkansas, and do a bit of fishing.

WISCSHOOTER · 03-27-2008, 01:13 PM

I have to concure with Glock. I go camping for my birthday every year in April. Usually have to deal with mid 30's to low 40's during the day. Last year it was a snow storm. Dont get me wrong, I still love it. Just keep a blazing fire going.

KGunner · 03-27-2008, 01:27 PM

I'll go 10-15 times before school starts back up all around the Rockies.

ArkansasHunter · 03-27-2008, 01:34 PM

Right now in Arkansas it is butiful !!! The air is cool in the mornings and evenings the Dog wood is in full bloom.
Daffidils are blooming and spring is everywhere you look !
Now if the dang Pollen would go away I'd go outside !!!!...A.H

Moose I sure wish I could come along with yall to try out my Gold Minn'in stuff !

Oxford · 03-27-2008, 02:25 PM

I'll be taking my old renovated 16' Alum. fishing boat to Smithville Lake at least once a week starting in about one month...or less trying to catch crappies again. With plenty of 30 SPF sun block on, and a wide brim hat, I'll be on the lake from 9 a.m. till at least 2 or 3 p.m. feeding those fish with either lures, worms, or minnows. I've already got my season passes on the boat and my SUV. Costs me $55 for a seniors season pass.

It's 42 Deg F here in Kansas City today and looking more like spring every day. Grass is green, trees are budding out and the daily temperatures are staying up there which enourages me to be outside as much as possible.

But...there's one more hunting season I'll probably take part in this time of the year...it's turkey hunting season again here in MO. Gotta practice up on my call'in and get the cammo clothes ready for use.

Big Dog · 03-27-2008, 05:55 PM

I buzzed out to the local woods for a quick 'overnighter' last Friday evening - testing some new gear before the bigger trips.
New woodland camo bivytent - fairly good. Does tend to form condensation inside if the atmospheric condition is right.
New 30degree-rated semi-mummybag - okay - a bit short for me. Already working on a mod to make it fit better.
Temp got down into the high 30's, and the bag worked fine for warmth.
New rackbag for the bike - a semi-rigid 'soft cooler'. Held the mummybag, the tent and some extra gear - very good! Has two good bottle carriers for more water stowage too. Or fuel bottles (came with two 20 oz. red aluminum bottles!) if I get the Coleman Dual-Fuel stove I'm looking at!
I rate it as a good first 'trial campout'!!

And best of all - at fifty yards in light pine forest and light brush - the bike, tent and all, just disappeared!! VERY good!!

genwinters · 03-27-2008, 07:25 PM

man michigan is supposed to get another 3-6 inches metro detroit got some 90 inches of snow this past winter

03-01-2008, 06:31 AM	#1
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,167 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 18	Season for camping is right around the corner! I'm getting excited again as I see the temperatures rise above 65 degrees! I believe I will go to the mountains this summer for a 2-3 day camping trip, and another one down to the ocean hopefully once again on the island... So relaxing... Anyone else have any plans this summer for camping? __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles!

03-01-2008, 04:33 PM	#3
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,483	Sure, rub it in. It must be nice to have the temps start rising above 65 degrees. lol It's still flipping 27 degrees here in northern Illinois. Brrrrrrrr. I love camping. Unfortunately my body can't handle sleeping on the ground anymore and I/we don't have a camper or motor home, and in my book that isn't camping anyhow. lol Camping doesn't involve small fridges,microwaves and electricity in general. Camping involves a tent, on the ground, in sleeping bags. So enjoy it while you can... __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

03-02-2008, 10:38 AM	#5
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	Camping is best down here in the autumn and early spring, and winter if it isn't too frigid. Summer is mighty hot in a tent! Skeeters are bad too. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-02-2008, 11:19 AM	#6
MrsS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Originally from the 26th state of the union; now living in the 16th. Posts: 1,418	Glock....that is why I am glad that I married my southern man...who had no problem taking me out of the frigid north!!!, lol. I and my family have a 28 foot pontoon and we will take the kids out on it and do some night crappie fishing, lights and all, and then camp out on land that is closest to our boat when its time to go to bed! Husband is already priming his pontoon for spring/summer use!!! __________________ Gun Control...is the ability to hit your target.

03-02-2008, 02:38 PM	#9
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,668 Images: 2	I'm planning a Month long Camping/Gold mining Expedition in North East Alaska for the month of July , and supposed to have friends from Montana bringing their motorhome, 6 wheeler, and Nugget detectors. I'll have the camper trailer, 4 wheeler, 2 gold dredges, 2 bazooka dredges,diving gear, and prospecting tools....Should be fun trying to find lots of "Color" in the Creeks...and washing rocks! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

03-01-2008, 04:10 PM	#2
citylivin Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 30	Plan on doing some camping with some camping between camping trips. Can't get enough!

03-01-2008, 05:01 PM	#4
jaeger Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 301 Images: 3	Chris, Where in NC are you located. I just moved up here to NJ from Jacksonville NC and have been kicking my self every day. I miss the 1 1/2 hour west your in the mountains and I lived at the beach. I hate the Peoples Republic of NJ Have fun camping.

03-02-2008, 12:27 PM	#7
AKHunter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 899	Augh, I am already dealing with spring fever and then this comes up. No camping here until mid-late May. Too much snow and ice and cold until then. Even the bears have sense enough to stay snuggled in their dens til then.

03-02-2008, 02:10 PM	#8
BlastMagnet Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere in N.C Posts: 15	Have fun on your trip! I'm planning on doing some fishing later on, prob. go back down to SC. My cousin has a nice John boat that needs to be takin out.

03-02-2008, 03:16 PM	#10
AKHunter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 899	That sounds like a good time Mooseman.

03-05-2008, 12:59 AM	#11
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,167 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 18	I'm from Raleigh....so I'm 2 hours from the beach, 4 hours from the mountains... __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles!

03-05-2008, 04:54 AM	#12
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	I'm 15 mles from the beach, and 500 miles from the mountains. I love the mountains! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-05-2008, 05:06 AM	#13
Midas Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Posts: 3,800 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 6	Yup, I always do a little camping every summer, it's just a load of fun to sit out under the stars, by an open fire. I usually camp on the Buffalo River, here in Northwest Arkansas, and do a bit of fishing. __________________ "Recoil lasts for a second, gravity lasts forever"

03-27-2008, 01:13 PM	#14
WISCSHOOTER Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MILWAUKEE Posts: 101	I have to concure with Glock. I go camping for my birthday every year in April. Usually have to deal with mid 30's to low 40's during the day. Last year it was a snow storm. Dont get me wrong, I still love it. Just keep a blazing fire going.

03-27-2008, 01:27 PM	#15
KGunner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 432	I'll go 10-15 times before school starts back up all around the Rockies.

03-27-2008, 01:34 PM	#16
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,694	Right now in Arkansas it is butiful !!! The air is cool in the mornings and evenings the Dog wood is in full bloom. Daffidils are blooming and spring is everywhere you look ! Now if the dang Pollen would go away I'd go outside !!!!...A.H Moose I sure wish I could come along with yall to try out my Gold Minn'in stuff ! Last edited by ArkansasHunter; 03-27-2008 at 01:36 PM.

03-27-2008, 02:25 PM	#17
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	I'll be taking my old renovated 16' Alum. fishing boat to Smithville Lake at least once a week starting in about one month...or less trying to catch crappies again. With plenty of 30 SPF sun block on, and a wide brim hat, I'll be on the lake from 9 a.m. till at least 2 or 3 p.m. feeding those fish with either lures, worms, or minnows. I've already got my season passes on the boat and my SUV. Costs me $55 for a seniors season pass. It's 42 Deg F here in Kansas City today and looking more like spring every day. Grass is green, trees are budding out and the daily temperatures are staying up there which enourages me to be outside as much as possible. But...there's one more hunting season I'll probably take part in this time of the year...it's turkey hunting season again here in MO. Gotta practice up on my call'in and get the cammo clothes ready for use. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-27-2008, 05:55 PM	#18
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	I buzzed out to the local woods for a quick 'overnighter' last Friday evening - testing some new gear before the bigger trips. New woodland camo bivytent - fairly good. Does tend to form condensation inside if the atmospheric condition is right. New 30degree-rated semi-mummybag - okay - a bit short for me. Already working on a mod to make it fit better. Temp got down into the high 30's, and the bag worked fine for warmth. New rackbag for the bike - a semi-rigid 'soft cooler'. Held the mummybag, the tent and some extra gear - very good! Has two good bottle carriers for more water stowage too. Or fuel bottles (came with two 20 oz. red aluminum bottles!) if I get the Coleman Dual-Fuel stove I'm looking at! I rate it as a good first 'trial campout'!! And best of all - at fifty yards in light pine forest and light brush - the bike, tent and all, just disappeared!! VERY good!! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-27-2008, 07:25 PM	#19
genwinters Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Plymouth, MI Posts: 309	man michigan is supposed to get another 3-6 inches metro detroit got some 90 inches of snow this past winter