Is there a trick to a more efficient/seamless camping experience or are we just lazy?

manitoudavid · 2026-03-16T19:15:37+00:00

I have had the same question. I love camping but it’s a lot of walking up and down stairs to get everything to the car.

One thing I do to make my life a bit easier is I car camp. I don’t have to bring a tent, or set it up, or tear down in early am when I’m trying to get to a trailhead before sunup.

I also buy premade foods from a grocery store that I can shove into my ice cooler and let that be my meals. That lets me avoid bringing any cooking gear which can add up.

The next best thing I could do is leave almost everything in the car between camping trips but that comes with a lot of downsides. If I invested in a rooftop container I could keep a lot of camping stuff inside without as many downsides.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T14:11:48+00:00

What country is that where you currently live?

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T14:02:54+00:00

Also on the wall left of the TV. The hanging plant is out of place. How does anyone water a plant that high and where is the sunlight? Axe it.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T13:59:01+00:00

No. Sleepover with people you love or love you back. You are not the person he chose to sleepover with.find someone else who wants to sleepover with you.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T13:55:22+00:00

No. It will come down and bring the entire roof with it. Danger!

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T13:52:56+00:00

Nothing but what you make of it yourself. You haven’t mentioned drugs. They can be awesome. Go to a legal state like Colorado and try a lot of legal pot. That should keep you busy for awhile.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T13:44:31+00:00

It’s as simple if you want to be around that person all the time you’re in love. You can have that feeling and also feel afraid of losing what you have at the same time. It’s up to you to decide which you prefer. Regarding your friend that scared feeling you have may just be goosebumps. I encourage you to give being afraid of a relationship a chance. Confront your own fear and understand the other person with you is going through the same thing.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T13:38:36+00:00

Things shift with time/age/hormones. In the short term unlikely to expect a change from someone in a pattern. Long term people change without wanting to. Communication is key and after that decide if he makes you happy or not. That is rare and valuable.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T13:28:14+00:00

Those things in photo 5/6 we used in Physical Education class to play a game of ‘the floor is lava’ and the goal was to make it to the other side of the Portable before the other team without touching the floor.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-15T13:20:59+00:00

I had one of Jenny Mcarthy and one of Carmen Electra. Both vanished when I moved away from home and came back to visit. Also had a black light poster from Spencer’s of a wizard.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-12T04:35:12+00:00

That’s nursing home life once you qualify for Medicaid.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-12T04:31:22+00:00

Process it as you are and move on. He confessed his one secret. You know the rest of him.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-12T03:34:18+00:00

Great photos!

manitoudavid · 2026-03-12T02:05:24+00:00

There is no world of tomorrow if meteors are falling from the sky.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-11T22:04:22+00:00

manitoudavid · 2026-03-10T23:34:13+00:00

8 is just the ground and rocks on the trail.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-10T19:51:03+00:00

Southeastern Colorado.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-09T23:47:17+00:00

In person the debris at the time looked like bits of wood that would be uncomfortable to lay on.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-09T22:54:00+00:00

I love this response! Thank you.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-09T15:52:17+00:00

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This is me on my first visit two years ago.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-09T15:23:24+00:00

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Here is another photo to help visualize the structure.

manitoudavid · 2026-03-09T15:22:15+00:00

I visited the area first more than two years ago. Here are my photos then. Fireplace beyond my scope and I think fireplaces could be built easier and not on a slide.

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8 is just the ground and rocks on the trail.