weather is turning... CAMPING!! - Page 2

cutienikki · #26 (**permalink**) Feb 22, 07

fuck yes! camping weather!!! ive been craving this ALL year I didn't have a good camping trip last year (we went too early) and the weather was shitty but this year its gonna be so awesome!

t-skywalker · #27 (**permalink**) Feb 22, 07

Wee should all go ^^^ it would be fun

cutienikki · #28 (**permalink**) Feb 22, 07

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Originally Posted by t-skywalker

Wee should all go ^^^ it would be fun

wern't we talking about doing a camping trip before? lol

t-skywalker · #29 (**permalink**) Feb 22, 07

last year...hmm where is that thread those were good times...lets pull it up=)

cutienikki · #30 (**permalink**) Feb 22, 07

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Originally Posted by t-skywalker

last year...hmm where is that thread those were good times...lets pull it up=)

I can't remember which thread though

t-skywalker · #31 (**permalink**) Feb 22, 07

ill get it up

miss.myra · #32 (**permalink**) Feb 22, 07

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Originally Posted by G3N3R4L

oh man.. beach camping,... big fire.. bbq flarin up..

heaven.

today i was reminiscing about the time i camped out on a beach somewhere near sechelt, the weather was perfect the whole week, sleeping under the stars on the beach with no tent was soo awesome.

of course that was a long time ago, i'm really done with camping.

Mista Fitz · #33 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

First, I love camping.. hike-in backpack treks.. or taking the jeep down to some beach on Harrison Lake for a bonfire & party.. Camping rules.

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Originally Posted by Revolver

id like to summit the golden ears again.

thats pretty technical though. at leats 4 days to make it worthwhile.

the veiw is amazing.

The view is amazing, I love the Golden Ears hike, but 4 days? You can summit it in one day, 10 hours mind you, but 4 days is a little excessive.

Anyone planning to do a trip to the top of Golden Ears should consider this plan: Hike to Alder Flats with your overnight pack(2hrs), set up camp, take a light day pack to the peak (~4-6hrs) and then back to the flats for dinner & rest, then hike back out the next morning. The hike after the flats to the peak is steep(elevation gain is crazy considering the short distance), rooty and MUCH more pleasant without your overnight pack on your back.

EPID3MIK-7 · #34 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

I've always wanted to do the West Coast Trail, I heard it's really challenging but hella fun. Anyone completed it before?

Play-it-hard · #35 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

I didnt read all of the thread.. but so much for camping, its snowing outside !

Carrie · #36 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

it's not snowing in downtown vancouver.

Play-it-hard · #37 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

you wont be camping in downtown vancouver either

Carrie · #38 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

I can camp in my living room.

maybe I could make a fort.

Play-it-hard · #39 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

forts are always fun.. I man I havent built one in so long.

G3N3R4L · #40 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

i remember camping in my back yard as a kid... so fun.. but then after half the night of hanging out in the tent in the yard.. i got cold and would come in and sleep in my own bed...

great times back then..

Carrie · #41 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

I want to rent a cabin.. would be so much fun

G3N3R4L · #42 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

/\ yeah .. the shuswap cabins are a little far to get to .. but SO damn nice mid summer

or houseboat rentals too.. :D

Carrie · #43 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

i might have to save money all summer, so maybe the beach is where i'll be.

Mista Fitz · #44 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

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Originally Posted by EPID3MIK-7

I've always wanted to do the West Coast Trail, I heard it's really challenging but hella fun. Anyone completed it before?

Yes, I've done it. It's challenging in terms of distance (75km), but makes up for it with the most beautiful, untouched seascapes on the west coast. Pack as light as you can, it's a long walk to be carrying a ridiculously heavy pack. There are heaps of ladders and stairs too! If you take your time, it's not all that bad, and most definately worth it.

Don't forget you have to make a reservation (I know, crazy) no more than 90 days before you want to start.

One I'd like to try is the new "North Coast Trail" from the tip of vancouver island, around Cape Scott, and down to an old logging town on the Northwest coast called "Holburg" --- although shorter I think, it looks even more rugged and isolated than the West Coast Trail.

t-skywalker · #45 (**permalink**) Feb 23, 07

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Originally Posted by Carrie

I can camp in my living room.

maybe I could make a fort.

i have actually set up my tent in my livingroom and camped in it a few time even last year...its awsome sitting in the tent and watching movies!!! hehehehe. mind you i have funny friends and we all have a very odd sence of humor.

jovi and me camped in mine in my livingroom 2 years ago. we set up the tent to get it ready for a summer outdoor party and we just left it up. the things u got to do when u need to set up ur tent to make sure its all clean and no holes, when u live in a apt:p