Definition of camping?

loulou57 wrote:
Isn't that the truth!!!!

Tent.....$700.00
Sleeping bags x2.....450.00
Stove.....$200.00
BBQ......$250.00
Cooler...$215.00
Lantern...$75.00

Place to camp for the night......$25 - $30


Then if we move on up we can spend over $500,000 to be able to wander the countryside. Too bad our rail system in Canada has decreased significantly. The magical stories we hear of the hobo riding the rails.

That's changed since the early 50's to early 70's when my wife and I bought our gear, starting as boy scouts and girl scouts. $20-30 dacron fill bags, $50 tent, $40 for the small Coleman stove, $20 for the lantern, probably $40 for the cooler but I don't know because it was a gift. I know a cheaper Asian knock-off of the cooler is still being sold at a higher price as a "classic" model.

Look for a pic of tent, wife at stove in the picture thread in Tent Camping forum here. She's gone, but I'm still camping with the rest of the gear.