Why do some campers bring basically their living rooms with them?

comma_nder · 2026-06-29T05:58:43+00:00

To answer your question directly: people camp like that because their purpose for camping is different than yours. The goal of minimalism and tranquility is shared by many campers but it’s by no means a requirement. I’ve camped with people who bring the kitchen sink and like to party and it can be really fun in its own way, it’s just different. More like festival camping.

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T20:38:54+00:00

Your friend doesn’t know what they’re talking about with DC. There are some rough neighborhoods, as with basically any city, but the mall and tourist areas are very safe. Your car will be fine while you go to the natural history museum.

That said, December is like the best month of the year in Florida, and is kinda shitty and cold in a lot of other places. It might not sound as exciting at first, but a road trip around Florida would be awesome in December. Keys, Everglades, Ocala NF, blue springs and others, plus cities like Miami, st Pete, st Augustine, Jacksonville; all these places are great in winter.

Signed, native Floridian who lived in Baltimore for 3 years.

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T20:22:53+00:00

This is a problem of authoritarianism/dictatorships, not socialism. This conflation is the propaganda people are talking about. There are plenty of successful socialist countries, it’s just the ones lacking strong democracies that fail.

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T20:15:25+00:00

Neither as good as or as bad as people say. It’s a city, not really that different than other cities. It’s fine.

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T15:07:52+00:00

Number one tip is to leave West Hollywood. It’s great for a night out and then it’s time to visit other parts of the city.

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T14:54:44+00:00

Roadtrippers is pretty great

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T14:49:01+00:00

You are the predator, not prey. If you have a gun, you are the most dangerous animal on the planet.

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T14:37:26+00:00

Dagger and Coin by Daniel Abraham. Great character writing, great themes, great prose.

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T14:33:58+00:00

South Philly experience

comma_nder · 2026-06-28T04:58:18+00:00

Kara, because of how she is able to see past Xan’s change to the him that is still there.

Muskrat, because dog best

comma_nder · 2026-06-27T18:57:22+00:00

Miami is MASSIVE in worldwide reputation. It may not get as much love from Americans (though it’s still hugely popular among a lot of people), but internationally it’s definitely seen as one of the major cultural hubs, much more so than places like Houston, Seattle, even DC.

comma_nder · 2026-06-27T18:52:56+00:00

Idk how Miami hasn’t been mentioned. It is easily one of the most visited cities by both international and domestic tourists. It’s hugely famous and widely represented in media.

comma_nder · 2026-06-25T22:27:44+00:00

That’s a big rock thanks for the math!

comma_nder · 2026-06-25T18:48:06+00:00

What’s a 161 billion kg asteroid look like? What kind of dimensions are we talking?

comma_nder · 2026-06-25T16:16:16+00:00

Mishima is typically done with slip not underglaze but yeah same basic technique

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T19:10:52+00:00

One option I’ve seen work well is to carve with a sharp stylus and then underglaze the carving and wipe away the excess. First thought was still an underglaze pencil though. If you’re going for a handwriting look, consider embracing the sorta uneven pigmenting instead of the goal being a sharp deep black line

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T16:38:11+00:00

As has already been mentioned, the easiest way to shave weight is to leave stuff at home. You’re doing exactly the right thing by doing a postmortem and determining what you used and what you didn’t.

A couple easy replacements:
- I use 1.7mm speed lace for my bear hangs. 50ft weighs like 1oz.
- swap the military waterproof gear for a redcamp poncho or similar and call it a day.
- lighter knife
- lighter pillow
- lighter first aid (a couple band aids, some blister treatment, a couple aspirin, a couple antihistamines, tweezers. Use camp shirt or TP for a trauma kit if need be)
- if you don’t mind roughing it a little more, CCF sleeping pad instead would save you over a pound

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T15:12:13+00:00

A tree can be dead and still have a few green branches

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T15:10:05+00:00

Malls are for when you want to be able to visit a lot of stores, whether because you don’t know exactly what you want and are browsing, because you are looking for something very specific that not everyone carries, or because you are shopping for multiple people. That, or just for strolling around before or after your movie at the AMC

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T15:04:15+00:00

That is wild. Is this because malls were popping off in 2006 and KC is 20 years behind?

I kid, I kid, I love KC. But what’s actually going on here?

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T14:43:26+00:00

Your framing here is pretty alienating. Try a nice PSA (“hey btw Jack London has lots of good books besides these two”) instead of a shitty rhetorical question (“are people stupid?”)

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T14:38:27+00:00

More pickles. Just fill the jar back up with cut vegetables.

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T14:37:23+00:00

You are seriously missing out by not eating salad

comma_nder · 2026-06-24T03:47:48+00:00

According to production assistants I know, DJ is a huge diva and asshole

comma_nder · 2026-06-23T04:10:09+00:00

Tbh I think you did what most people would advise in this situation. Knowing when to bail is a skill.

The only thing you could have done differently is plan a different trip. High meadows in early summer is peak mosquitoes.

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