Share your wilderness camp pics, won't you?

[RobHASboots]

whoa-ho!
so, you take pride in making comfortable n stealthy lil camps in the bush?
WELL DONE! show off your handywork. inspire others. share tips.
-fire-ring?
-logs to sit on?
-beach front?
-multiple tents? ...*many hands make light work
(after all, why shouldn't you be proud? you worked hard to clear all those stinging nettles!)

 

[kerouac]

this was the first shelter i built. super basic, as you can see. just a simple a-frame and a few tarps. lots of wild herbs around for tea and trout & whitefish in the river. i guess it wouldn't be liveable for an extended period of time but it was a perfect getaway

 

[Tude]

Interesting thread - I'm looking forward to what you get in here. Although some people done't have an accessible wifi or electric or phone etc etc, you might get some people on here -- and there is always an McDonald's for wifi for pics and that's cool! Nice thread idea

 

[Flemmings]

Here are a couple of my pics. I have a lot more, but don't wanna bog down too much.
lol

 

[Andrea Van Scoyoc]

I love all these pictures!

Keep 'em coming!!!

 

[Mankini]

Bennington; Monongahela.

 

[Andrea Van Scoyoc]

Bennington; Monongahela.

Those are beautiful!

 

[Mankini]

Those are beautiful!

I was bored one day so I looked for ''forestry jobs''....found a slot with the SCA Student Conservation Association...they sent me to the Monongahela, a 2 hour train ride west of DC. That part of WV is pretty darn isolated...beautiful. .....Not the friendliest part of the country. But I did find the Greenbrier Hotel and bunker there.

Bennington is just cool any way ya look at it. Green Mountains; good public trans. ...Cool people. That was in the Fall, on the Long Trail.

 

[Andrea Van Scoyoc]

Not friendly?

That's disappointing. If I want unfriendly, I'll just stay where I am.

But thanks for the heads up.

Whenever I start my journey, it'll help to know what places to avoid.

 

[Mankini]

I've never experienced anything like that before. I got family in Iowa...Iowans may be a little grumpy but theyre reasonably nice...Hotdarnit even Texans are nice....WV is just an odd part of the country....However other West Virginians from other parts of the state were nice. They're kind of reserved in a way I'm not used to.

 

[Andrea Van Scoyoc]

Coming from hillbilly stock the way I do, I'm used to people being odd and reserved (doesn't mean I like it...it just doesn't surprise me. I can't do the whole, suspicious-go-to-the-door-with a shot gun thing...it's creepy) but unfriendly I just can't stand.

I'm not interested in anyone unfriendly. There's just no need in it. Only be unfriendly when/if someone's an asshole.

I can't grasp the whole, "suspect everyone and keep your guard up."

 

[Mankini]

Yeah! You know I grew up in Cali. And Californians I hate to admit are some of the worst offenders when it comes to hospitality and civility. ...However sometimes people are just initially prickly and then when they trust you theyre cool. (Scandinavians)

 

[Andrea Van Scoyoc]

I don't mind giving people time to warm up.

 

[Mankini]

Yeah. Sometimes all it takes is an icebreaker. I took my lil Shih Tzu to Finland and immediately people on the street felt comfortable talking to us...and Nordic societies are notoriously reserved.

 

[Andrea Van Scoyoc]

Awesome...

 

[kylec443]

i live in orange county ca im looking for the best forested area to move to plz help thank you

 

[lone wolf]

nothing extravagant, just a place to stay dry.

woke up to these 2 fury critters today. I couldn't get a good pic from inside the tent, was surprised they stuck around after I poked my head outside.

the one on the lower branch took a little more cover when I crawled out to get a bit closer.

 

[Mankini]

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[Mankini]

 

[Andrea Van Scoyoc]

Beautiful, beautiful!!!!