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Our property floods so bad at times that the previous owners used to use an inflatable boat to get to their cars. My husband and I haven't resorted to that yet, but we often joke that when our daughter is old enough she's going to want a boat just for the fun of it. And I think she'd have so...

When I was a kid my dad used to tie my sled to the back of his snowmobile and pull me along. Looking back on it, he wasn't going very fast, but I was little so I thought I was being a real daredevil, lol. Has anybody tried this?

Wow, guys, thanks for the great information. I honestly didn't think I would be able to get one at such a low price (low considering what I was expecting to spend). It's good to know that for less than $300 I can get something that is of good quality and comes recommended :)

Does anybody have one of these? I have seen them in all different price ranges, from the relatively cheap to the super expensive, and I'm wondering if this is a "you get what you pay for" type of thing. I have some really nice trails near my house that would be perfect for jogging, but the...

Tent camping is nice when the weather is right, but I hear ya about the hard ground thing. When we tent camp I bring an air mattress. There may be some hard core campers that would call me a pansy, but if I slept on the ground with nothing other than a sleeping blanket I wouldn't be able to walk...

Humidity is a bummer anytime of year. I live on the gulf coast where we are humid 365 days a year. It makes the heat feel hotter in the summer and the cold feel colder in the winter.

I've never done it personally, but I have friends who bring their motor home to all the LSU home games and they always have a blast. I think if I did that I'd end up having more fun in the parking lot than at the actual game :)

Although I lived in Canada for four years I've never been ice fishing either, but whenever I think of ice fishing I think of the movie Grumpy Old Men, lol. I'd be curious to know if the conditions are as uncomfortable as they look.

Wow, that sounds like something Tarzan would live in, lol. It does sound really amazing, but I wonder how he ensures long term stability in the house. I mean, what happens to the house as the tree grows and what if there was ever a storm severe enough to take down limbs of the tree?

Has anyone ever done this? I had some friends in college who spent the summer backpacking across Europe one year and they had a blast. In hindsight, I wish I had gone with them, but I opted to stay behind to take summer classes. I wish I hadn't been such an overachiever, lol. It is still...

When you go camping do you like to meet other campers or just keep to yourself? I used to enjoy getting to know other people, but in recent years I have become less social. After having some people we hardly knew attach themselves to us for entire weekend I have backed off from being overly...

By far...the bugs. I am a mosquito magnet and those buggers could really ruin a trip for me. I am allergic to a lot of commercial bug sprays too, so that makes it even more difficult for me at certain times of the year.

Well, I'll be darned. Check this out guys: http://www.campingsurvival.com/yocaba.html?gclid=CJCwhNOEu50CFRaenAod-GJfig You have to see it to believe it. The part of about it having a shelf life of 10 years is a little disturbing, lol.

Lmao - too funny! I have to agree with you, Campclose. Even if I ate meat this wouldn't sound appealing to me. Out of curiosity I just asked my husband if he's ever heard of this (this is a man who is in the forefront when it comes to pork knowledge, lol) and he said no, he's never heard of it...

My husband was talking about those snake bite kits last night and I think we need to get one. We live in the swamp and snakes are abundant here. Thankfully neither one of us has had a problem yet beyond surprise encounters and the snakes usually try to get away from us as fast as they can. But...

What a bummer! I know the feeling though. I think we've all probably been rained out more times than we care to count. Did you reschedule your hike?

I almost hate to ask this question because I'm afraid it's going to jinx me, lol, but what do you do if you get bitten? I have this vision of getting bit and then running through the woods or my property or wherever with a snake attached to my ankle while I'm having the biggest panic attack of...

Come on...really?? I've never even heard of the stuff. Is it like real bacon? Like, it would get crispy when you cook it? Personally, I'm a vegetarian, but I'm curious about this.

Has anybody ever had to fish to eat? When my husband was growing up his family was poor. I mean, really poor. They had a garden and a pond and everyday after school he had to go to the pond and fish for their dinner. Thankfully we don't live like that now, but I think it's pretty cool that he...

Wow, that's really crazy. I wonder if they were being so aggressive because they were in a big group. I always knew raccoons aren't as fearful as some other animals, but I didn't know they would be so openly aggressive.