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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / August 2004Need fun ideas while camping
Hi All, I am looking for ideas when a group of us go camping. For example, we all have to make our favorite "strange sandwich". When we did this, it was a hit. There was grilled cheese with jelly, peanutbutter/sweet pickle, cheese/ tomoato/banana, peanut butter/ mayo, baked bean/butter, and others. I thought about everybody doing a craft, but some people don't do "crafts". What are YOUR ideas? Hank What are YOUR ideas? Carry a stomach pump and a lot of Pepto Bismol. > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Hank Wet T Shirt Contest? > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Hank > Wet T Shirt Contest? This always works for me, but only if the participants are female and trim. BD > > Wet T Shirt Contest? > > This always works for me, but only if the participants are female and trim. > > BD Not necessarily - I remember seeing a "Wet T-Shirt Contest" that was quite different: the contestants were in a race to see who could transfer a bucketfull of water (by soaking a T-shirt, carrying it, then wringing it dry) the fastest. Of course, when the "contest" was announced, there were several "older" ladies who had to be cajoled (by their "partners") into participating... > Not necessarily - I remember seeing a "Wet T-Shirt Contest" that was quite > different: the contestants were in a race to see who could transfer a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Of course, when the "contest" was announced, there were several "older" > ladies who had to be cajoled (by their "partners") into participating... I see what you mean. Could get ugly. lol BD Scavenger hunt? Of course, someone would have to do all the work, but it's still an idea. Something like an Easter Egg Hunt albeit not the same context. What about taking puzzles along? It's easy enough to lay a towel on a table (or ground), then roll it up with all the puzzle pieces in place. Or, who can collect the biggest pile of (deadfall) wood to burn on the fire (of course in its proper place/grill/fire-ring with appropriate precautions). Although, some places have bans on any types of fires/grills/etc., especially in the west. Then, there's the idea of "boxing" (have I used the proper term??). I'm not exactly sure what that is, but I know it's quite popular in the UK and Europe and it usually involves hiking (?). Something about each person looks for the same "marker" on a trail and leaves their mark in a log book (?). Does that make sense? Again, it'd have to be organized, I think? Or, who can take the most photographs AND identify the individual flora and fauna species (read no actual physical "sample" is taken -- plus that'd probably be illegal) within a defined geographical area?? Perhaps a deer can equal 2 points, a beaver 5 points, a woodpecker 1 point, etc. (all point values given are arbitrary). Or, who can first photo & identify the most birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fish, etc. in a given area There's a slogan I've heard, something like "leave only foot prints and take away the memories forever." A fishing contest? Be sure to have a fishing license! BBQ on an open-fire competition? Baking contest - bisquits are nice from a dutch oven! Use imagination!!! Skyhooks hmardis "aht" uiuc "daught" edu reply-to address spoofed -- read line above. > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Hank >Then, there's the idea of "boxing" (have I used the proper term??). I'm >not exactly sure what that is, but I know it's quite popular in the UK >and Europe and it usually involves hiking (?). Something about each >person looks for the same "marker" on a trail and leaves their mark in a >log book (?). Does that make sense? Again, it'd have to be organized, >I think? This sounds like "Letterboxing", similar to "Geocaching". A box with some trinkets and a logbook is stashed somewhere in the wild. For geocaching, it's GPS coordinates are posted to a website; for letterboxing, directions for finding it are posted to a website. Then, you find it, take something, leave something else, and sign the logbook. It sounds like fun. I tried it once with my girlfriend, but she's not good at rough terrain, so she hurt her ankle before we found it. If I try it again with her, maybe we'll look for one in a city rather than in the woods. -- Rick Onanian We do both, but mostly we Geocache. www.geocaching.com www.letterboxing.com BTW, there are lots of fun urban geocaches! Not quite so many Urban letterboxes. Geocaching is a much bigger sport, with considerably more hides than letterboxing. Both can take you to cool places you might never find as a tourist. > >Then, there's the idea of "boxing" (have I used the proper term??). I'm > >not exactly sure what that is, but I know it's quite popular in the UK [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > -- > Rick Onanian ----- Original Message ----- From: Skyhooks <whocares@uiuc.edu> Sent: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:53:13 Subject: Re: Need fun ideas while camping Then, there's the idea of "boxing" (have I used the proper term??). I'm not exactly sure what that is, but I know it's quite popular in the UK and Europe and it usually involves hiking (?). Something about each person looks for the same "marker" on a trail and leaves their mark in a log book (?). Does that make sense? Again, it'd have to be organized, I think? You're thinking of Letter Boxing. There is a similar and more popular sport called Geocaching. JPinOH Jon Porter <jporteratnetwalk.com> Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:29:37 -0400 > What are YOUR ideas? > >Hank On a real cold night, you and your sweetie jump into a sleeping bag built for two under a pine tree next to a lake: it don't get much better than that. Canoli http://www.usscouts.org/ab/ab2.cgi?action=view_activity&a_id=51 Hillbilly Golf or have a washers tournament. > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Hank http://www.ldsdates.com/cgi-bin/ideas.cgi?username=&cpass= http://www.laidbackracing.com/Washers.html http://www.missouriwasherworks.com/standard.htm http://mywebpages.comcast.net/labargec/camping/cmp-wash.htm > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Hank |
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