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October 14, 2010 by Jonsky

If there’s electricity, it’s not an off-grid cabin. Here are the positives and negatives of one off-grid camping experience in particular.

Positives:

• It’s cold and raining outside but we’re dry, safe, and cozy in a private cabin.
• We have a wood stove and collected plenty of drywood before the rains came.
• We just ate a delicious dinner.
• Our laptop has enough stored energy to write this blog entry.
• We have each other.
• We have a living room.
• There’s an area rug.
• We have a refrigerator.
• We haven’t seen a mouse yet.

Negatives:

• We have no electricity.
• We have no indoor toilets, and it’s raining outside.
• There was no dessert.
• We have no hot water.
• With only one candle, it’s kind of hard to read.
• It only has one chair.
• Said area rug is a flattened piece of discarded cardboard.
• We found mouse droppings inside.
• There are loads of indoor insects.

via The Huffington Post

October 7, 2010 by Jonsky

Tracy Williams went on a camping trip her family and connected to nature but not without the convenience of modern technology. While high tech camping gear can be quite expensive, she still saved a lot of money compared to last year’s World Disney World vacation (at least $4,000).

Here’s an excerpt of her story:

Camping. Isn’t it all about getting back to nature, the intimacy with grass and trees and rivers while stripping down to the bare necessities of our modern day lives.

I am the outdoorsy type. I can “rough it.” Or at least, I use to could.

In my younger days, going tent camping, “primitive camping” it is called, was considered recreational. It was also a great way to have a cheap vacation with the kids.

These days, my back craves memory foam, my hot flashes crave an air conditioner, my hair craves a shower, hair gels and ceramic hair dryers, my breakfast food requires a coffee pot and a toaster, making my comfort zone high on my priority list. Anything less is miserable. Camping is, and can be— miserable.

However, I am all for an adventure and when the fall break vacation trip was planned, three pairs of eyes starred hungrily at me when the dirty word ‘camping’ was pitched. Flashes of memories made by a campfire, the best tasting eggs and bacon, the sound of quiet made me say yes, but my enthusiasm waned quickly as hubby began announcing plans. Happily he exclaimed, “It’s going to be in the forties at night, maybe thirties.” Great, I thought, cold camping. Had to be better than hundred degree camping which I endured during the summer for one night, but thirties? Must camping be always in the extremes?

Read the rest here.

Some pretty high tech gear you might be interested in: