Hey I been in all 4 of those camping situations over the years. We went right around Oz once in a 4WD with just a swag to throw on the ground. I've earning my bit of comfort now.
John I think you must have speaking with my eldest son. I said to him, " did you ever think you would see your mother doing this?" He replied, " mum this isn't camping, this is no different to your house!"
Sort of took the wind out of my sails for a bit, of course this came from the son who would prefer to be under the stars in a swag than even a 2 star motel. Can't win them all.
And I will be willing to admit I do prefer the 5 star version of camping. Miss Daisy does very well.
Despite my "holier than thou" playful dig in the OP photo, Sharon ... I am a bit like your son - albeit I don't sleep in my tent often enough.
My mode of 'being in the bush' these days is covered by these photos I guess - although the blue tent doesn't get used anywhere near as much as the big aluminium tent
Cheers - John
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Yeah RL, but those little blue tents allow you to go to tricky beautiful places, where you couldn't go with your big aluminium tent! I still miss our first tent, it had a "star watching" window in the ceiling.
I can remember going camping/shooting in Vic in winter, back in the 70's, when all we had to keep us warm of a night was a fire and sleeping on bracken while dressed in overalls and and a RAAF greatcoat thrown over us. Later on we scored a tarp... Luxury.. The $1.60 bottle of port from a small shop near Ballarat helped a bit too. We used to shoot rabbits just on dusk and cook them over the fire hung off a piece of fence wire, then get stuck into a few beers followed up by the port just so your blood didn't freeze.
I think I've got a bit soft since then.. :(
-- Edited by 03_troopy on Tuesday 4th of February 2014 07:16:55 PM
Hahaha. nothing wrong with the green ginger mate. It was our squadron drink when i was in 77SQN back in the.. ummm geez well one of the stints i did there 70's or 80's. There is even a pic ,that is very hard to find, of a Mirage tail fin painted with the the Stones Green Ginger label.
Incedentally, my Bro-in-law introduced me to his squadron? (army) drink.. Green Death! 50% SGW and 50% bundy.. that stuff will rot ya socks.
