Would you go glamping? (glamorous camping)

Gael said:
Yep, so those of us who didn't have to endure that sure can appreciate what we have can't we?
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I try to make it a practice to always appreciate what I have, no matter how little or how uncomfortable.

It can always be worse. ;)
 

I think it's just being savvy like Phil mentioned, if you know how to get around, and heaven-forbid you be poor in the city:(
 
nwlady said:
I think it's just being savvy like Phil mentioned, if you know how to get around, and heaven-forbid you be poor in the city:(
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If you're going to be poor in NYC you'd better be REALLY poor so you can apply for government aid. If you just make a living wage you're in trouble.
 

you aren't far from there at all are you. I knew that gal in Wilkes-Barre and they were always trippin off to NYC;)
 
nwlady said:
you aren't far from there at all are you. I knew that gal in Wilkes-Barre and they were always trippin off to NYC;)
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It's roughly a 2-hour drive. The ex- and I used to visit our relatives back in Westchester County (above Manhattan) and it took 3 hours from here, mainly because of the longer distance but also the more convoluted driving route.

I'm sort of ambivalent about the city now - I miss the conveniences and the weirdness, but I don't miss the crowds and the expenses. I haven't been back there since my oldest brother passed away back in '89.
 
Gael said:
An attitude of gratitude is excellent.
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It seems the most logical way to go - otherwise you spend your life complaining and make yourself (and everyone around you) miserable.

Still, there are days when I'm like a spoiled little kid, moaning and groaning about life. :rolleyes:
 
SifuPhil said:
It seems the most logical way to go - otherwise you spend your life complaining and make yourself (and everyone around you) miserable.

Still, there are days when I'm like a spoiled little kid, moaning and groaning about life. :rolleyes:
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It is logical and also so helpful. For to ignore what you have to be thankful for and focus on the problems just magnifies them. That old song about counting your blessings is not just a cliche.
 
SifuPhil said:
It's roughly a 2-hour drive. The ex- and I used to visit our relatives back in Westchester County (above Manhattan) and it took 3 hours from here, mainly because of the longer distance but also the more convoluted driving route.

I'm sort of ambivalent about the city now - I miss the conveniences and the weirdness, but I don't miss the crowds and the expenses. I haven't been back there since my oldest brother passed away back in '89.
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I'm good with getting to see some places, experience it, but then I like to get back out as rural as I can;)
 
I think it defeats the purpose. Nothing like laying in a tent with wind threatening to launch it elsewhere with you in, rain belting at you and things blowing around everywhere and hearing things that seem bnig in the bush getting closer to you.
 
Now that is Chic style camping. I've always said my ideal campsite is out of the window of a 4 star hotel at the base of a mountain, by the side of a lake. 🤗
 
I may agree to genuine glamping but some of the sites I’ve seen on TV they just throw a fur rug on the bed and call it glamping, you still have to walk across a field in the middle of the night for toilet facilities and cook your breakfast outside whatever the weather

Not my idea of fun so, no thanks ....:eek:
 

Would you go glamping? (glamorous camping)​


Hardly the Ritz is it?
You put your shoes outside to have them polished, y'know, the way you do, and the next morning, they are still there covered in the dog-poo that you trod in yesterday. 😊
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
rt3-My husband and I have a very old friend who owns Bear Creek Lodge in McCall,ID. Do you know the place? Planning a trip up there this summer.

I don`t think glamping would appeal to me. Every year we take a family vacation to the Trinity Mountains here in Northern California. All the kids and grandkids come with. Some have travel trailers,some tent camp and some (like hubby and I) rent a cabin. We want a kitchen and a bathroom. Oh,and a bed. There isn`t a dishwasher so that counts as roughing it,right?
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I want the same. Have to have the bathroom and kitchen.
 
We’ve been Glamping several times. My two favorites.....

1.by a large lake where we spent a lot of time jet skiing on the water. We rented a primitive camp site (no water or powe) pitched a tent and slept on an air mattress snuggled into sleeping bags. The camp site next to us (not a primitive site) was where our friends were, and they brought everything!! We cooked lovely meals on their camp stove and griddle, they had a huge tent that was equipped with a portable air conditioner, lawn chairs, side tables. Very expensive coolers that kept food ice cold for days so there were always plenty of chilled drinks, cold milk for cereal if you didn’t want a hot breakfast, deli meats and cheeses and condiments for sandwiches, and various kinds of meats to cook on the grill or over the stove.

Our other glamping trip was on private land with a man made lake and a yurt. Outside was a primitive shower and portable toilet. We brought our own cooler. I think I have a pic of that one. Let me see if I can find it.
Yup, here it is
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I have absolutely no problem is sleeping in a nice comfy bed, while camping. But I'm not sure what this "glamping" is. What is one's creature comforts, is another's excesses. But the more creature comforts you put between you and the 'wilderness' is the more you get away from truly camping. And let's face it, today "wilderness" probably means a National Park, where "roughing it" is when the souvenir/food stand closes at 8 PM.
 
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