Are you really 'roughing' it with camping, or are you just sleeping in a tent? 36 Articles

by Jack Pine

People's thoughts of "roughing it" with camping can vary as much as a highway traveler's choice about whether to stay in a dank, dingy hole-in-the-wall hotel for a night, or stay at a Hilton. How people interpret what a s...read more

by Bethany Vanderzand

To most overwight, middle-class, westernized Americans, sleeping in a tent is as rough as life gets. No indoor plumbing, no posture pedic matress, no cable television, no central air conditioning. The truth is, we're so fa...read more

by L. Woodrow Ross

Camping can be extremely comfortable even though you might be sleeping in a tent. It can also be a challenging experience if you decide to "rough" it. Camping in an organized campground can provide a relaxing outing. ...read more

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by Candy Jules

I sat by the campfire, listening to the sounds of the forest, and the stream flowing right beside our camp site. I could hear the birds , the logs on the fire popping, and some of the other campers around us. People we...read more

by Kevin Hardcastle

Selecting and packing for a backpacking trip is almost an art in itself. There's a ton of stuff salesmen will say you need, and another ton that looks appealing and useful when out shopping. This will all feel like fou...read more

by Mitchel Roy

I have camped with the Boy Scouts many times, as well as many family camping trips. I think there are a few levels of 'roughing it'. Level 1: tent sleeping In level 1 camping you are simply using a tent because you do...read more

by Veeryavan Ramkhelawon

It has now been two and half years that I have been married, gained access to the reserved club of fatherhood, and been nailed by an executive nighttime job and slowly been drifting from the things I like most - camping. ...read more

by Madhusoodanan.K.P.

"Roughing" it while out camping would mean, you and your companion/s are exposing yourself to unwholesome situations and taking unwanted risks,to benefit no one in particular. Being not fully prepared and to...read more

by d. richard scannell

I've discovered the pleasure of sleeping in my backyard with just a sleeping bag to keep the bugs off and a tree overhead to minimize dew. My first trial with the idea occurred on a whim one summer home from college. Spend...read more

by King Kyles

roughing it? ROUGHING IT? HA! naaaaa camping is fun, not 'roughing it'. People camp to explore and appreciate nature, to experience our world... You could even look at it in a way that its a slightly more up-market version...read more

by Jamie Messenger

Most people live in cozy houses with all the enmities they could possible want. Not much "rough" about that but you still hear people complain all of the time about how hard their plight in life is. People that camp for ...read more

by Paul Lines

Is sleeping in a tent roughing it, or should one go out into the wild with only a sleeping bag to qualify as sleeping "rough?" It really depends upon where you are going and upon your own perception of the term. As a l...read more

by Rex Trulove

Before I say whether I think that I'm "roughing" it when camping, let me relate my first experiences with camping. My opinions will then make much more sense. I grew up in a national park, where I was already out in th...read more

by Trish Anderson

There are differing levels of "roughing" it when camping. Some people consider they're living rough if there's no television or cell phone reception, others can handle that but it's oh so rough to be camping with...read more

by croberts

The first time my husband and i took our children camping we were roughing it. First off, we were broke!, we had $50.00 for the whole 7 days on us. We brought our food, drinks,and entertainment with us. We also had ...read more

by Kim K

"It just wouldn't be a picnic without the ants." ~Author Unknown Isn't it the truth? I mean, to me it's not REALLY camping unless there's a little adversity. Meaning, if I'm camping it has to be different than being at...read more

by Douglas Sanders

Living in Wyoming, People don't camp simply to go into the mountains and escape the city like most of America. Wyomingites rather head into the mountains because its something they have always done, and will continue to d...read more

by Kathy H

This depends on your definition of roughing it. We're not talking a new survivor show. these are truly some ways to tell whether or not you are roughing it. If your camping consists of hunting for food and foraging, I...read more

by Martha Leonard

What do you mean a tent? I'm roughing it when I have to back the trailer in instead of having a pull through and the campground has only 30 amp hookups instead of 50. (That means I can't have the AC on when I'm using the...read more

by blackbeanaddict

Sleeping in a tent to some people would be considered roughing it. I imagine it would be due in part to their upbringing and how much they are attached to their trinkets of technology and modernized conveniences. These peo...read more