Written by Sometimes you just need a break. Sometimes that time comes when you are broke. So what can you do? You could lock the doors, draw the blinds, and spend all day sitting on your couch, but that’s not really a break is it? That’s a Tuesday afternoon. You will still spend the day staring at your cellphone and surfing the net. No, you need a real break. You need to get out of the city and away from all the stress of your daily existence. You need to go camping.
2 Man Tents and a daypack, or maybe you will take your 4 man tent and pack the truck full of good times. It doesn’t really matter. You could be out in the back country on some seldom used trail. Just you and nature. Or you could grab a couple of buddies and head down to the river or lake and spend the whole time fishing, drinking, and telling lies around the campfire.
That’s one of the beautiful things about camping. You don’t have to plan it. You just go. It doesn’t cost much, and you make your own fun. You hike the trails you want to hike. If you want to, you can veg out in a hammock all day long. All it takes is an idea and a tent.
You can break the tether of technology. You don’t have to be in touch ALL THE TIME. Go somewhere where you have no bars on your phone. Leave the laptop at home. Tell them you will deal with it on Monday.
So what are you waiting on? You have a tent right? You have a few bucks to get you there? Do you feel an overwhelming desire to run away. Then grab your tent, walk out the door, and head out to the woods. You can thank me later.
