Have you ever been camping? – Ah, the daily writing prompt moves to the outdoor world with this question.
I haven’t been camping since my youth. Not that I don’t go out at night and lay under the stars in my hammock from time to time in the summer.
Cub Scouts. Sleeping on a beach. Neighborhood sleepovers. Just a few things I remember from a very young age.
If I were to think of going camping my thoughts move to one of those luxury RVs.
The Daily Writing prompt asks – Have you ever been camping?
Does sleeping out overnight in line for concert tickets count? If so I have several of those experiences. Some youngsters might question why one would sleep outside the box office overnight for concert tickets. That is how you got the best seats back in the 70s.
Camping, brought back a few memories. I had to check to see if my Boy Scout Cook kit with the case, was still in my possession. And it is.
When I was very young we went camping a few times. In my teens, I slept under the stars a few nights or on the hood of a car, maybe once or twice in a tent that I vaguely remember. I’ve cooked over an open fire in the woods.
But not in the traditional sense of camping. I love being outside, with nature, but I’m also into comfort at this age. Hey, who knows, maybe I’ll turn over a new leaf late in life.
Camping is probably out but a little hiking might be in my wheelhouse.