[colorcountry]

She will learn to love it, just like she loves you. Time spent underneath God’s heavens are irreplacable.

Camping was the only vacation I could ever afford with my large family of five children. I still love it, but sleeping on the ground under the stars has lost some of its original appeal. My poor old bones can’t stand it like I used to.

[Utah Girl]

I finally learned to take along a 4” piece of foam to sleep on, or I take my Aerobed along. It is like sleeping in my own bed with my own pillow. And I have a one person tent. I take off the rain fly on top and can gaze at the stars. There is nothing quite like camping under the stars.

I did try a cot one year. And froze. The air circulates under the cot and you can’t keep warm.

[greyfoxx39]

I grew up in the wilds of the mountains of CO at over 10,000 ft. altitude, 20 miles from the nearest town, no electricity or indoor plumbing. My Dad's idea of a vacation was to pack 10 miles further into the mountains on horses for elk and deer hunting and sleep in tents.

My idea of camping in my old age is a Winnebago parked at Lake Tahoe!....I have eaten enough game to last a lifetime, but still love the little brookies, even though I let someone else do the fishin'. I will do the cooking, tho.