What is the worst thing about camping?

[TroyS]

Originally Posted by Denni2

Cleaning up the campsite so you can pitch your tent.

Same here! I mean, it doesn't really take that much of an effort to at least leave the campsite the way you got it.

[dinosaur]

I think Denni2 was talking more about policing the tentsite area than cleaning up after some butthole who left the place a mess. Before you pitch that tent you have to make sure there aren't any knobby twigs or small rocks where your floor is going to be. Sleeping on such items is the only awakening you'll need to be certain not to let it happen again.

[hummingbirdee]

The worst thing about camping is the preparation and the clean up. I get everything ready and that takes a while. That includes shopping, getting coolers ready, packing clothing and putting the camping items together. We go camping and have a great time realizing that we have to come home. When we return, we have to unpack, do laundry and put everything away.

[firedancer]

One thing I really hate is the combination of sunburn, heat and humidity when camping. I much prefer cool mountain nights to the sticky Midwest summers that we get. I remember laying in my tent on a Wisconsin River sandbar last summer just hot and sticky with no breeze. Still...even that beats a day at the office!

[Cory]

Dont get me wrong, i absolutely love camping, thats why i'm here right now... but sometimes i might get a little bored... Which is another reason why i love camping so much, i like having nothing to do. The only time i have a problem with being bored is when i'm with other people and i feel the need to entertain them since i'm usually the one to drag my friends out there with me haha. I usually hike, fish, bike, and as the night comes a fire can entertain someone for a couple hours but i think i would be more entertained if i learned how to cook meals from what i collect around the wilderness.

[beckya]

Bugs bugs and more bugs... and I hate deet so I'm SOOL

[Sagebrusher]

I don't care for severe thunderstorms when I'm camping. If bad weather is forecast, I always make sure I camp in a campground with a well-built restroom.

[Hikenhunter]

While going home gets my vote for the thing i dislike the most about camping, while I am in camp it has to be people who do not keep there dogs and/or their children under control opr the ignorant's who do not consider the impact that some of their behaviors have on the other people in the campground. This is just one more reason to go backpacking instead of campground camping.

[dkramarczyk]

Well, lets see...sleeping on the ground kind of sucks, the bugs are annoying and mosquitoes tend to love me, showers, etc. There are a lot of things that I dislike about camping, but I still enjoy doing it for a couple nights. I don't like to take one super long trip, I prefer short weekend type trips.

[Remp]

Hmm.. I think it's my dependence on my gadgets... I hate carrying any gadget with myself when I'm going camping, but I always carry my iPhone... I just can't leave it home, maybe I'm to afraid to do it. And of course I have a Solar Charger for it... I don't know what you guys think, but when I'm going camping, I wanna do it oldschool! Without any gadgets or stuff, just the nature and me!