What is a good place to go tent camping with friends?

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becca6one9

A couple of my friends and I (including my boyfriend) want to go camping this Spring Break. However, I do not know where is a good place to go tent camping in, Can someone help. Any advice would help. I tried googling it, but it was just a vast of information.

By the way, we all live in San Diego, California. n_n

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here we go 10 miles in on the river you still see 1 or 2 people but it is rare just let someone know where you will be the weather is not what the weather man says

where are good camping locations in the san diego area or by the colorado river in arizona?

Jose Herna

I want to go camping with my family but I am not familiar with any places in san diego or somewhere near by the colorado river in arizona that i can go camping. I'm looking for a place that's fun,hiking, tents and/or cabin facilities, somewhere where they have rivers or some kind of water. Can someone recommend some really nice place to go camping ?

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If you're able to get to Arizona and want a great family friendly trip, I would highly recommend the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This area offers some of the best views available of the canyon and the Colorado River. Accommodations range from deluxe cabins to primitive tent camping areas.

Growing up, our family spent three summers at the North Rim and I have many happy memories from those trips.

Here are some good pages to do the research:
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/directions_n_rim.htm
http://foreverlodging.com/lodging.cfm?PropertyKey=181
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/cg-nr.htm
http://www.nps.gov/archive/grca/photos/

Happy Trails!

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what is the difference. between a 3 season and 4 season tent. ?

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timberratt

I have done some home work on both tents and I can not find hardly any difference in them could you plz explain the difference in them and what separates them apart. and any other available info would be appreciated on cold weather camping well Thnx...

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I had the same thought and their are only a few minor differences. The first being the poles. Believe it or not if a tent has fiberglass poles it is probably a 3 season tent, reason being that fiberglass can easily crack in the cold...the fourth season. But the fiberglass poles of a 3 season tent usually makes the overall weight of the tent heavier. 4 season tents tend to have aluminum poles. The other factor is the Fly of the tent, if it is not a single walled tent. The fly of a 4 season tent usually goes all the way to the floor, whereas most 3 season tents may only go down 1/2 to 3/4 of the way. Notice I said most, obviously there are always exceptions by different companies.

If your looking to buy a tent I would go with a tent that has Aluminum poles, the fly goes to the ground, has a vestibule in front of the door this way you can store your wet boots and gear outside the tent but under the cover of the fly, and has a bathtub floor. The last being a floor without seams on the floor itself rather they are higher off the ground. I would look at tents in the store and make sure you lay in them and like them, but purchase it at www.backcountry.com because they have a no questions asked return policy. If you don't like it, its defective, or you end up somehow destroying it they will either replace it or refund your money no questions asked.

What tent to use for cold weather?

Moe

I want to go live on the land for a while or when I need to and I want a cheap one person cold weather tent. Also, If I wanted to go "survivor man" and completely live off the land, what are some other things I would need that were cheap. I hate where I am living and I thought while I saved up enough from my job to get my own place, that I would just live outside! :)
I'm an 18 year old female.

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Th only tents designed for winter weather are not going to be cheap. Winter backpacking tents that will hold up under a snow load run $300 and up (Marmot, North Face and Sierra Designs make a number of models). And the only tents you can use with a stove heater safely are canvas outfitter wall tents which can run as much as $1,000.

I can understand being frustrated with your life, but if you lack considerable experience with camping and outdoor survival this is not a realistic option. To tell the truth, I used to fantasize in a similar way when I was about your age. But I was a pretty experienced camper by then and knew that it wasn't a realistic option. Think about what you see when you actually watch the "Survivor Man" type shows. These guys are seasoned experts yet they struggle and are often starving and uncomfortable. You would not have a chance. "Just living outside" is never anywhere near as easy as it is in your imagination. "Living off the land" is nearly impossible in any wild place. There simply is not that much accessible food even if you are a skilled hunter. And you are not allowed to hunt or even gather wild plant foods on National Park and much other public lands. You are also not allowed to camp for more than 2 weeks anywhere on most public lands. And ALL land in the USA is either privately owned or belongs to the Government. You can't just trespass on it and make camp however you feel like it.

There are more practical alternatives to "escape" your current life than fleeing to the woods. Look into "couch surfing" or house-sitting. Both of my nephews in their early 20's have done house and apartment sitting and I have had people house sit for me when I was out of town for extended periods. You get to live free in somebody's house or apartment, maybe also taking care of their pets, while they travel or work out of town. Some of these gigs last for weeks and others can be up to a year. You would have to have some source of income to get your own food and expenses, but it would be a way to live in a different place for a while for minimal cost.

If you are good with children, there are also possibilities for being a nanny or an "au pair" live in child care worker. I have met a number of Australian and British young women who chose to do that for a few years so they could see the world.

If you need a reality check on trying to make it on your own with nothing, rent the movie "Wendy and Lucy".

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