Comments on: Frugal Camping: My Roots In Frugality

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:23:47 +0000

I had to laugh because this is how I grew up camping. But my kids… well, we are camping this upcoming weekend to the Kern River and my son wants to bring the computer! LOL. I told him the whole reason to camp is to toss the stress and enjoy mother nature.

By: If Moving In The Wrong Direction, Stop Moving | Frugal Dad

If Moving In The Wrong Direction, Stop Moving | Frugal Dad — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:01:36 +0000

[...] too long ago, I shared with you a few of my fondest memories growing up camping with my frugal mentor, my grandfather. We had some great adventures during those trips, but we had a few misadventures, [...]

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:49:36 +0000

Loved this post. I take my kids on camping trips like yours now. They are 13 and 16 this year, and we’ve been camping, just the three of us, for the last five years. They can take their electronics in the car for the ride, but once at the destination we are so busy setting up, hiking, rafting, cooking and roasting marshmallows that those things usually don’t come out much. We tent camp – usually at campgrounds with running water as I like to get clean once in a while. We’ve had so many great times together…I hope they will continue the tradition in the future.

By: castocreations

castocreations — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:46:09 +0000

I’ve always been interested in my past and have been blessed to be able to interview my grandmothers and great-grandmother. But now that I’m about to have a baby I’m even more interested and hoping that my family will help me dig even deeper.

By: lindadod

lindadod — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:33:07 +0000

What a sweet memory – thank you for sharing it.

By: Nate @ Money Young

Nate @ Money Young — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:00:42 +0000

I LOVE camping, my family and I go regularly during the summer. It’s a great way to spend time with them without the distractions from the outside world.

-Nate

By: Sara at On Simplicity

Sara at On Simplicity — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:27:13 +0000

I actually thought I would hate camping—turns out I love it! And being without cells, GPS, etc, is so enjoyable. My husband and I fondly remember living in his house after it sold, with no cable, no phone, no internet, and extremely sketchy cell service. We consider it some of the best days of our lives.

Hot dogs, s’mores, cold beer from the cooler, and the stars all around you; it doesn’t get much better than that.

By: Jennifer G.

Jennifer G. — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:24:16 +0000

Hi Jason,
What a wonderful post! It brought back so many memories of camping with my parents when I was younger. I’m 30 now, but I can remember those trips like it was yesterday. My Dad was one of the world’s greatest campers- I remember waking up each morning to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and sizzling bacon he would cook over his coleman propane stove… sigh… Sadly, those days are gone, but they’ll live on in my heart forever. I just lost my Dad on October 8, 2008 and I miss him something God-awful. He drove around a 1997 Dodge Conversion Van, and the title is now in my name. I drive it back and forth to work every day, just like he did before he retired. In a way, it’s like having him right alongside of me when I make the commute every day to work and back home. My husband and I actually camped in the van last summer over 4th of July weekend. We had a tent, but my Dad insisted that we borrow his van “just in case”. Well wouldn’t you know it! There was a severe storm warning and the sky turned an awful shade of bluish-black, right after we had set everything up. Just as it started to rain and the wind started kicking, we ran into the van and locked ourselves in for the night! Thanks to my dad, we stayed safe, warm, and most importantly (for any camper!) DRY!! (Thanks Dad… for always looking out for me… and thanks for STILL looking out for me. I love you)

Jason, thank you so much for helping to bring back some of the most wonderful memories of my childhood.

Warmest Regards,
Jennifer G.

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:02:07 +0000

Great post. While I never went camping as a kid I am planning on taking my son when he’s a little older (1 1/2 right now). I’ll take the cell phone, but no laptop, GPS or any other gadgets.

By: Isabelle

Isabelle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:21:33 +0000

Here in the UK children it is a common sight – children from as young as eight with earplugs and a mobile constantly in their hands. Many go home to spend hours alone in their rooms interacting with a virtual world on their computer.

Taking these children into the camping world you describe would be a revalation for them, something to give them the chance to be a kid.

We camped as well as rented cottages – very basic cottages – in France. These can be as cheap as camp sites! My two still talk about their childhood holidays with pleasure.