My boyfriend is trying to convince me to go car-camping this summer. You sleep in a tent with a real floor, but your car is nearby with your essentials. There is also a building with real showers and bathrooms. You must understand that my boyfriend loves camping and hiking. He’s hiked the Appalachian Trail and has belonged to camping organizations. He even enjoyed camping in the woods in the WINTER. He says it’s more pristine and more of a challenge and there’s more technique involved and there’s no one else there so it’s more peaceful. That I won’t do. I don’t like cold weather indoors, so I’m not going to like it outdoors.
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Moral of the story? If you have to pee, you pee. Regardless.

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Good for you for lasting the DAY! That’s 12 hours more than I could have handled!
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I begged my parents to let me go to camp but they figured since we had the cabin on a lake that was just as good and I could set the tent up in the back yard.

I wouldn’t have cared for the latrine but I could have done it without freaking out. I think this camp thing might be the origin of where girls must go to the bathroom in twos.
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Linda Kreitz — No kidding. We are too spoiled and ungrateful most of the time. We should all go without electricity and plumbing once in a while so we can consider the alternative and quit whining about everything. I do actually think of how people in third world countries cope every day. I’d venture to say not very well. Good comment, Linda.

Marvin — You’re certifiable! You know, I should try camping out back in my yard sometime. See how long I can go without chickening out.

Lauren — I laughed randomly yesterday hours after having read your rock toilet comment. I wonder what my husband figured I was laughing about.

Nicole — God, my worst nightmare. They say people get tiny spiders in their ears many times in their lives and don’t even know it. Why do people have to find that out and let us in on it? I’m totally content being in the dark about that.

Pricilla — Sounds like the best of places and the worst of places. (Though I’m glad the male publicist has little say anymore, as it should be.)

Cashier — Oh, you’ll have fun, I know it! If you’re doing it for someone else’s benefit, all the pain and agony goes out the window. Good on you!

earthtoholly — You’re a better person than me. Kudos for making it to the end. You’re not a nitwit. I bet you can build a fire now.

AVCr8teur — Oh, that’s hilarious. Hey, where there’s a will to not pee, there’s a way. I don’t even want to think about having to do worse than pee.

Nutrition Degree — I’m glad you see the value and enjoyment out of that. I’m with your mom, obviously. I don’t like nature touching me or taking up shop on me for too long. Shower. Must have.

Linda — Yeah, the RV trip sounds like a lot of planning is involved. I find it so much easier to click a hotel “Register Now” link and be done with it. So easy!

Vegemitevix — See, now you went and made it sound so good. Ah, but wait! I see 2009 wasn’t too kind to you. That’ll teach you to commune with nature. Nature does what it wants, when it wants.

absepa — I do appreciate all of life’s conveniences. For instance, I know I would never have survived on Little House on the Prairie. Not for an hour. I might have made it if they’d had a real toilet at our camp. A toilet makes such a difference, doesn’t it?

I spent a week at church camp in my teens, and it was actually a lot of fun. The food was lousy, but I had a clean bed and a toilet, at least. Now, I’m way too used to having a nice soft bed to go camping.
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We did entertain the idea of a travel trailer, but it’s expensive, no where to park it at our place, and instead of looking for the sign of the nearest You-Name-It Inn, you must plan your trip according to where the camp sites are, and allow for setup time, etc.

As for regular camping, I don’t like the idea of setting up camp near a bunch of other people who may not have the same idea of “lights out” as me. Then there’s the weather – it’s either hot or cold or rainy. Camping-No thanks.