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04-07-2012, 12:52 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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|  Dumb things you have seen people do in camp
My favorite is when rain is forecast, and people set up their tents in a low point.
I worked in a campground a few years ago, so I saw this a lot! Particularly memorable was when a family set up their big tent right where most of the water in the campground drains through*, I told them about the forecast but they didn't heed my warning. The next morning there was a 6-inch watermark on their tent!
*although this isn't immediately obvious
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04-07-2012, 12:59 PM
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Last year when we were in a family campground there was a group of kids. They were probably between 12 and 16. They were all taking turns jumping over the campfire. There were adults there (not sure if they were the parents or not), but they didnt say anything to the kids.
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04-07-2012, 01:11 PM
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Not exactly dumb but funny.
A long time ago my brother was still in scouts and I was an adult advisor to the troop. We'd met up with another troop we often camped with and set up camp.
My brother and his buddy Alan were passing a football back and forth over the campfire.
The scoutmaster of the other troop looked up and saw waht was going on, and said "Why don't you guys pass that ball the other way?"
Well, right away I knew what was going to happen. My brother looked at Alan, alan looked back at him and they calmly traded sides of the campfire and started tossing the ball again.
I was biting my tongue to keep from laughing, and the other scoutmaster looked like his head was going to explode- he had a vein popped out on his forehead, and his face was red and eyes bugged out. He screams "Why don't you two grow up?" and stalked off
I swear, some of the other adults there actually ran out in the woods to keep from laughing in front of the kids.
BTW the guy was generally an officious little ass, so it was actually fun to see him get it!
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04-07-2012, 08:31 PM
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Men taking full swings with an axe, oblivious to the little kids running around.
Food and food scraps laying about in bear country,
Last, whether stupid are smart, you decide...  On a week long scout trip deep into the Frank Church, the one young feller that was lagging on the way in, was bouncing along as cheerful as could be on the way out. Upon further investigation, his leader discovered he was carrying an empty pack. He had burned his clothes as they became dirty and buried his sleeping bag and gear just before the final push to the trail head.
Yes, one of the leaders on horseback went back and recovered it all. (In addition to a hiking adult for each 4 boys, they also had several other adults on horseback, some to ride ahead and find a campsite and others to follow behind in case of stragglers.)
Spending time with children is more important than spending money on them. (Don't know who said it but I like it)
If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
-- Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
-- Mark Twain
Last edited by Grandpa; 04-07-2012 at 08:38 PM.
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04-07-2012, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Grandpa  Men taking full swings with an axe, oblivious to the little kids running around.
Food and food scraps laying about in bear country,
Last, whether stupid are smart, you decide.... On a week long scout trip deep into the Frank Church, the one young feller that was lagging on the way in, was bouncing along as cheerful as could be on the way out. Upon further investigation, his leader discovered he was carrying an empty pack. He had burned his clothes as they became dirty and buried his sleeping bag and gear just before the final push to the trail head. | Some early problem solving skills. Probably a CEO now! Hahaha!
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04-07-2012, 08:59 PM
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I guess the funniest thing I have seen a person do while camping is getting drunk before they put their tent up. They could normally be a pro at putting a tent up, but when they are really drunk, they completely have to re-learn how to put it up and they usually end up just giving up and going to sleep on top of the collapsed tent. It really is a funny sight.
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04-08-2012, 01:48 AM
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While drinking coffee in the travel trailer on a dark and stormy night watched a young couple try and set up a tent in a thunderstorm.......I laughed quite awhile while sleeping in my warm bed.
DC
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04-08-2012, 01:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CozInCowtown While drinking coffee in the travel trailer on a dark and stormy night watched a young couple try and set up a tent in a thunderstorm.......I laughed quite awhile while sleeping in my warm bed.
DC | Oh but I bet after the tent was up they enjoyed getting warm again. 
Spending time with children is more important than spending money on them. (Don't know who said it but I like it)
If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
-- Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
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04-08-2012, 08:48 AM
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Well you could call it dumb... A few college guys were camping near us, they had been drinking and thought of themselves as survival experts. There was a storm coming and they were struggling to put up their tent, we offered them help but they refused, saying that they do not need help. So we set up our tent in a few minutes and went to our shelter laughing, watching them... They did not get it up and spent the storm under a tree.
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04-08-2012, 10:25 AM
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#10 | | Junior Member
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Well, the dumbest thing I ever saw... hmm... I was camping at the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and I saw a couple tents on the coast really close to the sea..  I didn't wanna get all wet while I'm asleep, but I remember them screaming and yelling in the middle of the night, if you know what I mean :P
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