Camping Journal #4
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
United States
October 20, 2022 6:55pm CST
Perhaps it is a weird idea. But hear me out.
Of course, if you have been following, we have our first real camping trip planned for this weekend in St. Charles, Missouri at Sundermeir RV Park about an hour away. It should be a fun experience as well as a learning one.
We arrive Saturday afternoon and depart Sunday around noon, so it is a quick outing for sure.
But it also poses an opportunity. If we like the park, what if we rented a spot for a week next spring or summer and then just commuted during the week to work, but were still technically camping?
That could be the best of both worlds.
I would be about an hour from work and the wife, who works at a major hospital in St. Louis would be about 28 minutes from work.
As we test the waters it might be a good gauge of how we might actually survive a longer trip, plus we lose no money in the process other than the cost of the campsite.
Just something I will consider as we spend the weekend there to see if that is something we may actually want to do next year.
I will keep you posted, and of course I plan to let you know how the first real camp goes.
Wish us luck. We may need it.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
21 Nov 22
Do you have to pay for a campsite you stay or camp? I thought you are free to camp anywhere you want to.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
29 Nov 22
@Nakitakona That sounds ridiculous to me. lol
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
3 Dec 22
@Nakitakona Camping should be something one can just do, when they want to, on their own terms, and not have it be something organized by someone else.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
1 Dec 22
@porwest Well, that's how you regard it. May I have your point why you looked at it as ridiculous?
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
21 Oct 22
I know St Charles in fact I know that whole area very well. Have fun.
I know most of the hospitals in St Louis also.
Grew up in Ferguson MO and my son was born in North St Louis.
Have fun ..I have a x police officer cousin there in St Charles.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
21 Oct 22
It should make a good test, at least. If you hate it you can always take the camper home and say you tried. (I hated driving long distances to work but you do that all the time anyway.)
I hope you both have fun.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
23 Oct 22
@porwest Good! I'm happy to hear that.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Oct 22
That’s actually a really good idea. I did it 2 years ago with my son when he was on spring break from high school. We set up camp in a nearby state park for the week, and I went to work each morning (working half days) while he slept in and tended the campsite.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Oct 22
@porwest You're definitely going to find things to add to the list. I think I'm still making those lists for how to make things better, and I've been camping my entire life! lol
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
22 Oct 22
My in-laws are all seasonal campers, and that is what they do.
They move out to the park on the long weekend in May and are out there all of the time, except when they are commuting or they are working, until late October when the park closes.
People do it from their cottages, why not from a campground?
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
21 Oct 22
Hope your weekend is really enjoyable. Keep us posted!
@porwest (112717)
• United States
21 Oct 22
Well, right now I live about 5 minutes from work, so it would be a much farther drive for me. But the wife would be about the same. But it would be a sacrifice I would be willing to make to camp and still make money while we are doing it. lol
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
21 Oct 22
Good luck braving the wilderness of St. Charles. :-O
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