I think we should have a DU camping trip

[LynneSin]

I've met enough of you folks here at DU and I can say one thing really really proudly - I think spending a weekend camping with DUers would be a real hoot!!!

Sitting around the campfire in the heart of nature with other progressive thinkers, how could it get any better than that?

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. but

How will we get C-SPAN in the woods?

[VelmaD]

2. I grew up out in the country...

and as far as I'm concerned...roughing it is when the air conditioning is out at the hotel. :)

[meegbear]

3. Can it be at a clothing optional site?

[LynneSin]

7. you can wear what you want

but we'll have to blur out certain parts when we post the pictures on DU

[HEyHEY]

4. .....Skeet shootin?

That'd be cool too

[VelmaD]

5. Yeah, but...

who's gonna clean and cook 'em? ;)

[HEyHEY]

8. All you need is syrup

They're just like pancakes

[VelmaD]

11. Mmm...syrup...

and whatever will we do with the leftover syrup when we're done? ;)

[HEyHEY]

15. ....re pack it and put it back in the fridge when we get home

My mother wouldn't have it any other way.

[VelmaD]

25. Surely you can...

come up with a more creative solution than that.

[Beware the Beast Man]

6. Old Milwaukee will make it better

It doesn't get any better than this :silly:

[LynneSin]

9. Schaffer <pause> is the <pause> one beer to have when...

....you're having more than one

[Beware the Beast Man]

14. Ugggh...flashbacks to Saturdays in college.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[tigereye]

27. ugh

reminds me of college days. WHen I had no money and no taste. But is was cheap.

[Teddy_Salad]

10. Could you have this camping trip...

in a vacant block next door to a five star hotel?

I need my twice a day shower, a flushing toilet, cable and room service.

I don't think I can get all that out in the woods.

[m-jean03]

12. That sounds great, and I know just the place in NW WASHINGTON...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=1227742&mesg_id=1229911

[TX-RAT]

13. I know a great spot in Manitoba

About 150 miles north of Lake Winnipeg.

[Bunny]

16. Can I bring my curling iron?

And do the toilets flush?

;)

[nini]

31. I'll be in a hotel down the road..

you can plug it in there :-)

[Bunny]

32. Whew!!!

Thanks! Now I can plan on some camping!

[ronnykmarshall]

17. and play games

Charades and stuff.

Get all tipsey and crawl into someone else's sleeping bag.

[LynneSin]

19. We'll play drinking games

Quarters
Mexican
I Never

:bounce:

[tigereye]

29. watch out for quarter bounce

years ago a colleague actually swallowed the quarter and ended up in the hospital for many days before they could get it out. A cautionary tale.

:)

[fudge stripe cookays]

21. You touch my husband, and you will be one very sorry boy....

;-)

[ronnykmarshall]

22. 'fraid I my "convert" him?

:silly:

[LynneSin]

23. maybe fudgestripe will convert you

have you ever thought of it that way?

[ronnykmarshall]

26. You mean

into a DOG person instead of a CAT person?

[arwalden]

18. Where? Genuine Rustic Camping... Or Campground-"Camping"

with showers and facilities and soda machines.

-- Allen

[ChickMagic]

20. Renting cabins at Fossil Rim Wildlife Park

It would be too expensive, but it sure would be nice! Meridian State Park is pretty nice - I was a park ranger there right after I graduated from Tarleton State.

[flamingyouth]

24. You should have Finnfan lead it

He is a Cubmaster, you know. He'd be happy to take this on, I'm sure.:evilgrin:

[trof]

28. I can make S'mores.

Really.

[tigereye]

30. oh I miss SMORES

reminds me of Girl Scout camp, and cooking eggs in a tuna tin and all that good stuff.

[trof]

36. Ever have baked eggs?

Used to put 'em in the coals.
Kinda like hard boiled, but harder to peel.

[tigereye]

40. can't remember

but we probably did. I haven't been camping in many, many years.

[Renew Deal]

33. Hell yeah, but do you know how to shit in the woods?

[Blue-Jay]

34. Lynne - Can I camp in your back yard?

Also, if I show up unannounced, does that make me a stalker?

[GOPisEvil]

37. Are you nuts? Lynne has bats at her place!

:scared:

[Blue-Jay]

39. It's OK. I'll bring my attack cat.

He'll protect me from the flying rodents.

[trof]

38. You've hit it! Backyard camping RULES.

You have a fridge and ice and indoor plumbing.
Just bring your sleeping bag and a shelter half.

[jonnyblitz]

35. camping is a blast! where would you want to do this?

that's the big question....

[supernova]

41. I would do this

if the whether were warm enough. I don't like being cold.

[sus]

42. will there be s'mores?

[kitkatrose]

43. When, and where.

So long as there are no coyotes, I'm cool. Although, I bet I could get some gentleman DUer to stand between me and them. ;)

[BigMcLargehuge]

44. Screw that... I camp in Hotels! How about a convention?

[JohnKleeb]

45. urban camping?

I know, you mean real camping. Camping is aight but I prefer the city.