I Miss Swank Camp - Page 3

LSPoorEeyorick · 02-08-2011, 09:58 AM

Aw, thanks guys, we'd be so grateful if anyone had a tent we could borrow.

And now that I think of it, we do have an air mattress, but it's auto-pumping. Is there electricity anywhere nearby campsites, usually? (I'll also need to use my CPAP, so either I'll have to figure out the battery function, or I'd need to plug in.)

We're totally considering it - which is a first for both of us. Neither of us have ever been camping before!

Morrigoon · 02-08-2011, 12:25 PM

Some campgrounds have "accessible" campsites with a plug. I know McArthur-Burney does.

Cadaverous Pallor · 02-08-2011, 12:32 PM

Is there a way to hook up a separate air pump to your mattress? We've got a battery powered one with multiple spouts (if that's the word).

I've never been at a campsite with an outlet before, and I have to say I'd rather we didn't...

innerSpaceman · 02-08-2011, 01:31 PM

Yeah, there'd be no electricity at any campground I would consider "camping." (Though I'm sure swank camping would strike many camping purists as outlandishly landlubberish).

Battery power solves everything!

Alex · 02-08-2011, 01:47 PM

Suggestion (though I can't commit so would only be tagging along to anything planned as an afterthought):

Jumbo Rocks at Joshua Tree

Disneyphile · 02-08-2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

And now that I think of it, we do have an air mattress, but it's auto-pumping. Is there electricity anywhere nearby campsites, usually? (I'll also need to use my CPAP, so either I'll have to figure out the battery function, or I'd need to plug in.)

I have a power inverter that plugs into a car outlet/lighter. If we don't go, I'll be happy to lend it to you for the trip, and if we do go, you're welcome to use it as much as you need.

katiesue · 02-08-2011, 02:10 PM

Joshua Tree sounds great. Sometime in the fall? (gives everyone more time to plan).

innerSpaceman · 02-08-2011, 03:04 PM

Personally, I'm not partial to Joshua Tree. First off, it's a day trip for me that I take pretty often. But mostly, the campgrounds seem like you're in a parking lot. Perhaps it's just because of the stark desert environment. But not pleasant camping, imho.

BTW, if you're going to visit Joshua Tree, it's way best in the Spring when the cactus (and other) flowers are in bloom.

Cynthia · 02-08-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Don't worry, camping has come a long way since then

(ducks)

Oddly enough I had a few tents rather like one, most of the camping I have done was in the SCA, where I would wear a full length gown (and often a corset too) & sleep in a tent I sewed myself . . . cooked for 30 people over and open flame and so on . . .

Capt Jack · 02-09-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Perhaps it's just because of the stark desert environment. But not pleasant camping, imho.

whereas I totally dig desert camping. never been to Joshua that I recall. then again, my dad used to take us to some pretty nice spots where none of us (except him) really knew where we were.

02-08-2011, 09:58 AM	#21
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Aw, thanks guys, we'd be so grateful if anyone had a tent we could borrow. And now that I think of it, we do have an air mattress, but it's auto-pumping. Is there electricity anywhere nearby campsites, usually? (I'll also need to use my CPAP, so either I'll have to figure out the battery function, or I'd need to plug in.) We're totally considering it - which is a first for both of us. Neither of us have ever been camping before!
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Some campgrounds have "accessible" campsites with a plug. I know McArthur-Burney does. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Is there a way to hook up a separate air pump to your mattress? We've got a battery powered one with multiple spouts (if that's the word). I've never been at a campsite with an outlet before, and I have to say I'd rather we didn't... __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yeah, there'd be no electricity at any campground I would consider "camping." (Though I'm sure swank camping would strike many camping purists as outlandishly landlubberish). Battery power solves everything!
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Suggestion (though I can't commit so would only be tagging along to anything planned as an afterthought): Jumbo Rocks at Joshua Tree
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Joshua Tree sounds great. Sometime in the fall? (gives everyone more time to plan). __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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02-08-2011, 03:04 PM	#28
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Personally, I'm not partial to Joshua Tree. First off, it's a day trip for me that I take pretty often. But mostly, the campgrounds seem like you're in a parking lot. Perhaps it's just because of the stark desert environment. But not pleasant camping, imho. BTW, if you're going to visit Joshua Tree, it's way best in the Spring when the cactus (and other) flowers are in bloom.
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