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 Posted By: chubbyalaskagriz 
Apr 6  # 1 of 8
CAMPING season will soon arrive!

Any fellow outdoorsy types?

I grew-up tent-camping at nearby Spring Lake and up at Starved Rock State Forest here in Illinois. We also camped in the Ozarks and all over the West. My fav places out west as a kid were the Tetons and Big Horn Mountains of South Dakota/Wyoming. And Cripple Creek, CO.

Best vacation I ever took was when we rented a motor home in Alaska when my Dad came up to visit for a month. We had the time of our lives seeing just about every corner of the state.

Foods we always pack when camping: PB&J, s'mores makin's, popcorn, watermelon, fixin's for stream-side fish cookin', cb hash, dinty moore beef stew, canned chicken, canned tamales, canned chicken & dumplin's, real potatoes, instant potatoes for camp-fire skillet sheperd's pie, canned fruit pie filling and crumb-topping for camp-fire skillet crumbles...
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 Posted By: jglass 
Apr 6  # 2 of 8
Jon says he would never ever camp lol. I guess with his situation you can understand.
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 Posted By: ChileFarmer 
Apr 6  # 3 of 8
Kevin, when I was young, We camped out almost all the time. We hunted and fished a lot. We really didn't pack anything special. Lard, cornmeal, flour and potatoes. Maybe some bacon. But we all ways eat what we killed or caught. I loved it. CF:)
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 Posted By: chubbyalaskagriz 
Apr 7  # 4 of 8
I tell ya- nothing beats bacon & eggs, nor fresh-caught fish of any find cooked in a skillet over a campfire!

I was once a camping-phobe. But I developed a real taste for it and now I look forward to being in the outdoors for a few days at a time.

If ya get a chance look for the PBS program or book about our nation's fantastic National Parks. So much treasured landspace available and preserved for us all to enjoy! Great State Park systems all over as well! :)
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 Posted By: jpshaw 
Apr 7  # 5 of 8
camped a lot as a teenager but haven't indulged since the military. Did some camping in the Army but didn't consider it that much fun. Food was C and K Rations. I'm too old for today MRE,s. My son always asks; "Did you guys still shove the rounds down the muzzle when you were in the Army". I'm going to have to do something about that kid.