Comments on: Rock Creek Camping http://michaelsulock.com/rock-creek-camping/ non-random sampling Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:22:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: michael http://michaelsulock.com/rock-creek-camping/comment-page-1/#comment-486 michael Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:21:49 +0000 http://michaelsulock.com/?p=991#comment-486 Negative. The phrase "car camping" is camping where you drive your car right next to where you will camp. This is contrasted to "backpacking" where you leave your car behind and hike to where you end up sleeping. They are quite different things due to the different logistics. Basically Car camping = How much crap can I fit in my car to make this experience as much like home as possible. Backpacking = How little can I take so I don't have to end up carrying around a bunch of crap I didn't need anyway. Negative.

The phrase “car camping” is camping where you drive your car right next to where you will camp. This is contrasted to “backpacking” where you leave your car behind and hike to where you end up sleeping.

They are quite different things due to the different logistics.

Basically

Car camping = How much crap can I fit in my car to make this experience as much like home as possible.

Backpacking = How little can I take so I don’t have to end up carrying around a bunch of crap I didn’t need anyway.

]]> By: mom http://michaelsulock.com/rock-creek-camping/comment-page-1/#comment-484 mom Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:35:03 +0000 http://michaelsulock.com/?p=991#comment-484 Did you spend the night in your car? Did you spend the night in your car?

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