10 Reasons To Take Kids Camping

“Uh, I guess they didn't know it's not good to hike in a forest or heavily treed park on a windy day. You won't catch me walking under trees in the wind. That's common sense to us, but maybe not to non hikers.

I thought the reason to take kids hiking was to lose them. I've seen people hiking with their small kids way in front of them on very narrow trails that were at a high elevation. This one group of kids were running on top of it. We passed them going in, when they were on their way out of the trail. We passed the parents who asked if we had seen their kids, but still made no attempt to walk faster to get to them. Real nice!”

“I thought the reason to take kids hiking was to lose them. I've seen people hiking with their small kids way in front of them on very narrow trails that were at a high elevation. This one group of kids were running on top of it. We passed them going in, when they were on their way out of the trail. We passed the parents who asked if we had seen their kids, but still made no attempt to walk faster to get to them. Real nice!”
lipstick hiker
4:43:48 PM
1/10/06
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That's when you tell them, "Yes, I was watching a bear eat them."
;-)”

“About what USA said, some of our our very large evergreen trees are not deeply rooted and can topple over.

The thing is go out and do things, but take every precaution within reason you can to minimize accidents.”

“"some of our our very large evergreen trees are not deeply rooted and can topple over."

How'd they get so big then Ms. Smartypants? Huh? Huh?

LOL!”

“Nigal, I don't know and who says I'm wearing pants? And maybe I'm freeballing it at my computer. Are you partially naked if no one can see you?:) Hey, your the pantless guy that runs around town naked!! You must really embarrass the life out of Honey when you both go walking. She even has clothes, her pretty pink jacket!

I guess they don't get enough wind in the interior of the forest to topple all of them, but I've read where the roots are not very deep which is why they do fall over. The Olympics are full of huge fallen trees.”

“lh, "freeballing"?

Is there something you haven't told us?”

“I believe the proper term for a pantsless female is “going commando”. “Freeballing” conjures a disturbing image that scares me yet, strangely, gives me a funny feeling in my tummy. LOL!”

“This certainly puts USA's hoplophobia in context.”

“bit, I'm at the pre-menouse age. I think I'm losing too much estrogen, lol:) I left out the part about all the new hair where there was none. I didn't want to gross people out, LMAO!!!!:)

Estrogen supplementation can cause cancer, so I guess I'll have to live with a "set".
last edited: 1/10/06 4:17:04 PM”

“I thought "commando" just meant no underwear, not no pants too.

lh: A set of what?”

“Nigal,

to answer your question, the trees out here have roots that go out laterally instead of vertically down. The extent of root growth more or less corresponds to the extent of crown cover. The wider the crown, the further the roots grow out from the tree.

I'll stop being nerdy now. :p”

“bit,

Diningroom set, lol:)?

From what I've heard, the Scottish kilt wearing men do both. It's the ultimate in air conditioning:) Now that's where I'd like to be on a windy day, near men wearing kilts:) I wonder if they check the wind velocity for the day before they decide to go "commando"?"”

“That's what the sporran is for...”

“Serious?! You guys don't go in the forrest if the wind is blowing? I'd miss out on alot of hikes if I followed that policy.

Scaredy pants!!!”

“What pants? Apparently Nigal and Lips don't wear any.”

“I learned from the maestro years ago that you never sit down in a pair of pants. Takes the crease out.”

“This has become one of the best threads EVER!!! LMAO!!


Nigal, if you go up into Ontario, you'll see giant fir trees growing right out of the cracks in the granite. Anyplace that has even a little soil has a huge tree growing from it so there is something to what LH and USA are saying.

Now, LH, about your pantsless internet surfing.....”

“Nothing worse than standing up after a few hours in a leather office chair and your balls decide not to come along, ey Lippy?”

“Sass, remember, I don't wear pants, lol:) I don't go hiking or camping under trees on windy days. We do have many windy days, but it never seems my trips are planned on those days. If I were to walk in one of our parks on a windy day, I would take the trails by the waterside away from the trees or somewhere out in the open.

Good luck hiking around under trees on windy days, and I mean that, although maybe it's worse here because of the kind of trees we have and the chances of branches coming down.

dicentra, thanks for that description. I couldn't remember how the roots went and why it made the trees so unstable.

bit, okay, you made me google "sporran". Now I may be dating myself by saying this, but what if the guy was hung like Long Dong Silver? According to some videos, even the kilt wouldn't help him cover up.”

“"what if the guy was hung like Long Dong Silver?"

I always tuck it in my sock.”

“Then I guess he's going to impress a lot of people!”

“I like to cut all of the trees down within 300-400 feet of whereever I camp to eliminate the potential problem of a tree falling on me.




Without pants, of course....”

“Nigal, I am truly LMAO!!!! I guess a female never thinks of a guy getting up and his jewels not coming along, ouch!:) Maybe people who sell computer furniture should ask a man if he intends to surf the net commando style, then suggest a cloth chair, lol:) How would a salesperson go about asking that question?”

“"How would a salesperson go about asking that question?”

'So, uh, do you swing?'”

“No, no, no....see, the secret is to not really ask the question. What the salesperson does is sell a benefit rather than embarras the shopper: "We have cloth, regular leather, and leather treated with our special ball-release formula."”

“Nonconformist, once again, I am LMAO!!! Maybe if the guy goes for the leather seat, you just show him the can that says "Ball Releasing Formula" and ask if he will be needing it, lol:)

It can be a two in one product, while releasing your balls it polishes the chair. In that case, maybe it should be an "Ass & Ball Releasing Formula".”

“lmao...this is some baaad threadjacking..lol!”

“sarbar1, so sorry; I do believe I made this thread take a left turn!

Nigal, I missed your post of the differences between going commando and free balling. That's why tt is such a great place. You learn things here you would have never have known otherwise:)”

“We have areas that have a max soil depth of 8 inches, and giant trees growing all over the place. I can't worry about a tree falling on me on a windy day. When I go there it's for 7-12 days straight, and who knows what the weather will be.
There are also moose all over the place (and some have been attacked by them) and wolves, but I'm not going to worry about them either. I'll take percautions and not sleep directly under a tree and keep clear of the moose, waiting for them to get out of the trail; but I'm not staying home.
I can't wait for Abby to be strong enough of a hiker to take her there (probably won't be until she's at least 8 or 9).”

“Sass...there is something very sublime about taking your kids backpacking :-) I started Ford at 6 (hiking well before that), and while it can be trying at times, it is very worth it.”

“Yeah, sass, why wait? BowlderSon's been backpacking since age 3....


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“I would wait too long Sass. My father took me on my first backpacking trip when I was 5 years old and had taken me fishing since I was 2. Just start small.”

““....so the first guy says, "Damn! That water's cold!" And the other guy says, "Yeah, and it's deep too!"”
Nonconformist
4:53:21 PM
1/10/06


"third guy, and the bottom is muddy.”

“I was on Isle Royale during a nasty windstorm. They have very little soil there, on top of the rock. There were trees falling everywhere. I was afraid.
Sunshine was there.
I saw a place where 3 huge trees fell over together, all their roots intertwined. They bared a spot 25' in diameter down to the rock. Looked like what I imagine someone getting scalped would look like.”

“You guys miss understood me, or maybe I wasn't clear....

We've been taking Abby backpacking since she was six months old. She's been many many many times. It's just Isle Royale she has to wait for. There are designated campgrounds, far apart, and it's very very rugged. She's going to need to be able to manage at least 6-7 miles on her own steam before she goes there. Right now she knocks out five or so under duress. She's more comfortable with around 3-4.

Her Christmas present from mom and dad this year was a real backpack. It's cool. She's got good gear. =) And she's a great hiker!”

““I like to cut all of the trees down within 300-400 feet of whereever I camp to eliminate the potential problem of a tree falling on me.




Without pants, of course....”
BowlderMan
5:16:02 PM
1/10/06

LMAO....hahahahahahahahahahahah......

Y'all are soooooo bad.......I agree...this thread has taken quite a turn!!!!!”

“Ball release treatment? I would like to send a can of that over to my little brother so he can save himself from his wife.
last edited: 1/11/06 12:37:52 PM”

“Just have Jon write her number on some bathroom walls. If she's really skanky, eventually she'll take the bait.”

“That's the problem, Bit.”

“That's the problem, Bit.”

“Yow.”

“Yow.”

“Now that there is AIDS, being skanky is not good anymore, especially if you are married or in a committed relationship. It isn't fair to subject your that person to your....extra circular partners.”

“I'm not sure it was ever good, lol.
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“I just wouldn't backpack with my kids in the winter until they got older and more fit to handle themselves.
Start them young in the summer time expand slowly into the spring and the fall this gets them the experience of being out doors. Then once I think they are old enough to start backpacking in the winter.”

“It keeps them from reading these Little Golden Books"

1. You Are Different and That's Bad
2. The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables
3. Dad's New Wife Robert
4. Fun four-letter Words to Know and Share
5. Hammers, Screwdrivers and Scissors: An I-Can-Do-It Book
6. The Kids' Guide to Hitchhiking
7. Kathy Was So Bad Her Mom Stopped Loving Her
8. Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence
9. All Cats Go to Hell
10. The Little Sissy Who Snitched
11. Some Kittens Can Fly
12. That's it, I'm Putting You Up for Adoption
14. The Magic World Inside the Abandoned Refrigerator
15. Garfield Gets Feline Leukemia
16. The Pop-Up Book of Human Anatomy
17. Strangers Have the Best Candy
18. Whining, Kicking and Crying to Get Your Way
19. You Were an Accident
20. Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will
21. Pop! Goes The Hamster...And Other Great Microwave Games
22. The Man in the Moon Is Actually Satan
23. Your Nightmares Are Real
25. Eggs, Toilet Paper, and Your School
26. Why Can't Mr. Fork and Ms. Electrical Outlet Be Friends?
27. Places Where Mommy and Daddy Hide Neat Things
28. Daddy Drinks Because You Cry”

“oldies but goodies”

“i bring my kids because:
a] they set up the tent for me.
b] they set up the kitchen for me.
c] they cook for me.
d] they clean up for me.
e] they build the fire, but let me play with it.
f} they laugh at my dumb jokes.
h] they sing at the campfire with me.
h] they make sure i don't get lost when i go pee at night.
i] they tuck me into my sleeping bag at night.
j] they really love that i take them camping!!!”

“A few months ago New York State started printing magazines for schools intended to get kids more involved in the outdoors. There was something else to involve the teachers too, but I can't remember the details.”