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30 Things You've Definitely Done While Camping

  1. Poked the campfire with a stick not actually knowing what you’re doing.

  2. Almost broke your hand trying to hammer the tent stake into the ground.

  3. Tried to hold in your poo for the entire trip so you wouldn’t have to use the outhouse.

  4. Driven down the wrong direction in a one-way campground loop.

  5. Spent way too long deciding if one patch of dirt is flatter than another patch of dirt.

  6. Learned that one of your friends snores louder than a fully grown walrus.

  7. Accidentally smacked your friend in the face with the tent pole trying to set it up.

  8. “How funny would it be if there was wifi out here.” And then proceed to secretly check if there actually is wifi.

  9. Accidentally ate a bug that landed in your food and your buddy said “whatever, more protein.”

  10. Looked up at the campsite across the road cooking up a huge dinner feast while you look down at your mac & cheese with cut up hot dogs.

  11. Made a batch of hot coffee in the morning and acted like it was the most impressive feat to pull off ever.

  12. Straight up almost passed out trying to blow up your mattress.

  13. Brought 3 different outfits for the trip, but ended up wearing the same one the entire time.

  14. “Woaahhh look at those guys’ setup” as you drove past their campsite.

  15. Went to take a piss before heading into your tent for the night even though you just took a piss 10 minutes ago.

  16. Said while roasting marshmallows - “The trick is to rotate it evenly so it’s browned on all sides” And then your marshmallow proceeds to immediately catch on fire.

  17. Had a long debate with your friends on what would be the best vehicle to camperize.

  18. Purposely left the toothpaste at home because someone else probably brought some, but then nobody has any cause everyone was thinking the same thing.

  19. ^ Exact same thing, but for toilet paper.

  20. ^ Exact same thing, but for mosquito repellent.

  21. Going to sleep the coldest you’ve ever been in your life and waking up in the morning hotter than the core of the sun.

  22. Been so angry at the guy next door for blasting his music, but been so happy that your friend brought his speaker.

  23. Engaged in a random conversation at the campground with some old guy with long hair who claims he has been coming here for 50 years.

  24. Brought at extra flannel, but forgot to bring your rain jacket.

  25. Swearing to god that there’s a lady at her campsite who’s been sitting in her camp chair for 10 hours straight.

  26. Non-stop talked about your favorite camping utensil and how it’s been everywhere with you and how it’s never let you down.

  27. Accidentally ate half the bag of marshmallows before the campfire was made.

  28. Went to sleep and woke up on the other side of the tent.

  29. Finally got to sit down and relax by the fire, but then had to move your chair 23 times because the smoke kept following you.

  30. Felt like you were the king/queen of innovation because you brought something other than marshmallows to roast.

What did I miss?