GF and I are wanting to go camping for Labor Day weekend (both have 4 days off).
I grew up glamping--pop up camper with a/c, vidya, etc-- but have gotten into outdoorsy stuff as I got older. She did tent camping as a kid.
Problem is I want to go innawoods and only bring what we can carry on our backs. She wants a nice prepared campsite or cabin with running water, keep coolers in the car, etc.
I feel like we're going to go to a campsite and I'll just limit myself to my bag. Suggestions for some sort of compromise? If it helps, we're out of Missouri, so there isn't really any forest or true wilderness near us.
If you want access to that slimy diseased hole you need to do it her way
>>1089804
Eh, I can go either way. Take 2 minutes to beat it and I'm good for a day
Unless you have everything you need for backpacking, I'd just do things her way.
It takes a lot of specific stuff to backpack. You can get by with the bare minimum backpacking, but since neither of you are experienced, you're better off car camping. Backpacking takes a while to figure out what you like, what you need, and what you don't need.
Car camping you can just bring anything and everything. It's much easier.
Find a nice secluded campground with showers. She will thank you for hot running water. You can camp out, cook good food on a small grill, chill out with some beers around the fire, and fuck in a tent. It'll be a good time.
During the days you can do innawoods shit. Go on some day hikes, bring a small pack. Find some nice hikes and explore. Mayne bring a hammock for a mid day nap.
Maybe rent or borrow some kayaks one day as well.
At the end of the day, you'll have a comfortable base camp to come back to.
I wouldn't go backpacking unless you're both on a same page. To be honest, a 4 day backpacking trip, for someone who has no experience backpacking, is a little too much. If you want to learn to backpack with her, start small and do some overnights 1st. For this weekend though, stick to car camping.
>>1089795
>are wanting
Why? How is this better than want?