July 29, 2003, 11:05
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Hard to make a campfire with rocks from a mountain. 
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July 29, 2003, 11:06
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I enjoy mountains
one vote for cascades
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July 29, 2003, 11:08
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Originally posted by SlowwHand
Hard to make a campfire with rocks from a mountain.
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Exactly. 
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July 29, 2003, 11:14
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Originally posted by MikeH
Everyone knows you need woods for camping, not mountains. 
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The base of the mountains have woods. 
Perfect starry night + moonlight on the mountains + total quiet + booze + whatever-else-you-bring
HMMMMMMM.
I need to go again in August.
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July 29, 2003, 11:17
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England's not big enough to have total quiet anywhere (well there are only 3 places in the country free from traffic noise)
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July 29, 2003, 11:19
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And I'm camping in August... at Reading Festival! Not exactly quiet.
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July 29, 2003, 11:25
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Originally posted by SlowwHand
Hard to make a campfire with rocks from a mountain.
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Mountains generally have trees on them, to a certain height (it's called the treeline, strangely enough)
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July 29, 2003, 11:25
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and yuo don't need a fier to be camping
in fact, often it is not a good idea in the summer
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July 29, 2003, 11:26
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Perfect camping = an island with trees (mostly coniferous, but some deciduous) on a small lake in the mountains.
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July 29, 2003, 11:27
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Campfires are always a good idea!
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July 29, 2003, 11:27
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and yuo don't need a fier to be camping
in fact, often it is not a good idea in the summer
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We never have that problem here.
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July 29, 2003, 11:29
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A campout with a fire is like a day without sunshine.
And who the hell is going to volunteer to gather wood, from base OR treeline?
Go on. Answer me that one.
Bunch of drunks and stoners. 
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July 29, 2003, 11:31
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Why would you camp if not drunk or stoned?
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July 29, 2003, 11:32
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I typed in "camping texas" into Google image search.
The first two images were maps. The third was this:
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July 29, 2003, 11:33
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July 29, 2003, 11:33
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A Texan and a Briton telling two Canadians how to camp.
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July 29, 2003, 11:37
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July 29, 2003, 11:40
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I wasn't telling you how to camp I was performing an inept troll.
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July 29, 2003, 11:46
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No hotel, no roomservice, no private bath-- no way.
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July 29, 2003, 11:46
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I wasn't telling you how to camp I was performing an inept troll.
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Whereas mine was particulary adept. 
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July 29, 2003, 11:49
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Yes, that's what I meant.
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July 29, 2003, 11:51
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In the past Ming was involved with the SCA?!?!  My God, it is a small world - so was I.
For those who don't know what SCA stands for:
" Society for Creative Anachronisms"
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July 29, 2003, 11:52
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http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/
Daingerfield, Possum Kingdom, Fairfield, Tyler, Davis Mountains. 
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July 29, 2003, 11:54
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By now everyone has heard about the young men who had a big plot to do bad stuff with a bunch of guns and swords. If it was just guns, you might think I was talking about something else. Maybe those one guys, or the dudes... You know, those other dudes. Those swords just give it away though, don't they! So they were absolutely covered with loaded weapons, these three young men with swords, and it was their aim to jack a car and maybe drive it around for a while until they killed some people at their school. They were, no doubt, surprised to find the procedure somewhat more complex than pressing a single button. And of course, the driver was having none of it - when he realized what these SCA mother****ers were actually trying to do, he drove away. Then, the credits rolled on their grim endeavor. Some cops came back, and there was a tense moment before their Blood Pack or whatever they were calling themselves was hurled bodily into the dungeon, or "prison."
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Lord Matthias von Drachenfang of the Society for Creative Anachronism bridled at my earlier comment regarding "SCA Mother****ers." He would like everyone to know for the record that if they had been in the Society, they would have actually gotten the car, which they would have driven with care to a sactioned event and then returned the "noble steed" to its rightful owner.
I'm just clearing things up.
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July 29, 2003, 11:57
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July 29, 2003, 12:18
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"Lord Matthias von Drachenfang of the Society for Creative Anachronism bridled at my earlier comment"
Hmmm, wonder what that means...
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July 29, 2003, 12:26
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In another words: "chewing at the bit." The author was being cute with his wording because the SCA relives how the middleages was and/or how it could have / should have been. For example, wearing a wrist watch while in period costume is not wise, but if it is seen on your person, you can always call it your "Elven time piece." Another example is in the article, Lord Matthias used the term "noble steed" instead of "car." I know, it can be silly at times - but actually is a lot of fun...plus you get to wear tights! 
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July 29, 2003, 12:30
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I think the real explanation is that he meant to say "bristled."
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July 29, 2003, 12:31
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Any how, getting back to the subject at hand: Camping? No thanks. I got enough of that during my years in the Army...now if we are using Winnibagos or staying in a log cabin or the like, that would be a different story.
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July 29, 2003, 12:34
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There is no way I'm going into the woods with you people.
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