Have fun, Jon <3

Edit: I sometimes keep forgetting the meme communities on Lemmy are incapable of taking things as the joke they are. Y’all worry too much about taking shit seriously. Chill out lol

  • Goltbrook@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    When I was like 7-9 I went on a “camping” trip with my football/soccer team.

    Really, we were just putting up tents on the field we usually practiced at after some very tame river rafting.

    It was the first time I was away from my parents. And I was inconsolable. I cried most of the night. To the point the supervisors offered to call my parents so I could talk to them. (And mobile phoning someone back then was not cheap),

    In the end I just cried myself empty.

    Because I was asleep so late, I slept into the morning and my “tent mates” pulled down the tent around me while I was sleeping.

    So I woke up in drizzling rain, lying in my sleeping bag on a thin plastic sheet with no tent around me. While all my “friends” were in the club house having breakfast.

    I did not stay in the soccer club long after that.

  • zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    So many fragile campers in the comments. It’s ok if people don’t like your hobby. They might not find it worth the time, money, and effort to “get good”. You don’t have to defend the things you like from people who aren’t into it.

    • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I would normally agree with you on the “get good” sentiment being obnoxious to deal with but…. nature doesn’t fuck around. People who go into the wilderness unprepared can and do die.

      It’s not just bears and starvation that can kill you. You can get sick, get infections, get poisoned, get frostbite, hypothermia, heat stroke, and many other afflictions that will either ruin your trip, ruin your life, or kill you if you’re unlucky enough. Even just something as simple as scraping your knee on a rock can give you a staph infection that costs you your leg, a risk that can be averted just by wearing a pair of jeans when walking in the woods.

      But besides all that: camping is way more enjoyable when you do some basic research, make a plan, and do the basic preparations you need for the plan to be successful. If you’re not willing to do that then you probably shouldn’t go camping in the first place!

      • zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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        2 months ago

        You sound like every other comment I’m talking about. You’re patting yourself on the back and saying um actually camping is fun. Again: you don’t have to defend your hobby from people that don’t like it.

        Also, saying you gotta do everything right or die makes camping sound even worse.

        • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          The number of times I’ve been camping in 41 years of life can be counted on one hand, so I wouldn’t exactly call it my hobby. Would you care to try again?

          Also what’s the big deal with reading about camping safety so that you know to bring a first aid kit, extra warm blankets, pitch your tent on high ground, and any other reasonable measures to keep yourself warm, dry, and reasonably safe from infections or illnesses?

          As for “you sound like…” that’s called responding to tone or tone policing. There’s unfortunately far too much of it on Lemmy and it’s a pretty strong sign of its immaturity as a discussion community. Unfortunate!

  • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It’s a meme but you just tickled my autism.

    It gets better with every single trip. I remember my first wilderness backpacking. Horrible. No sleep. Anxiety. Sun stroke.

    Hundreds of trips later I sleep out of my backpack than I do in my apartment in the city. Every time you go out you dial in your gear and strategy a little more.

    The thing I hate the most is not being clean which is why I don’t usually do more than 3 nights out there alone anymore. After several days of sweating I just stop having any sort of fun. And I’m a wimp for cold water and have no idea how these people are jumping into alpine lakes.

    That said, though, I like your meme because it discourages other people to try it. It’s hard enough to get permits for certain trails!

    • SirQuack@feddit.nl
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      2 months ago

      I like your meme because it discourages other people to try it.

      Huh? You just said the meme is relatable and if you do go camping and this happens you could do a ‘goddamn, I should’ve known’.

      It’s hard enough to get permits for certain trails!

      Ah, so you’re just selfish