Why I can love it

[outwest]

I deal with too many electronics in my line of work. Phones, tabelts, cells - I am stuck in the tech world and happy to get away from it when I can. I might carry a cell for an emergency but otherwise being out in nature and detached from the world is what I adore. I am hoping with a new home purchase we can take some of our new backyard and make it a small nature getaway. Any ideas are surely welcome.

[Lorax]

It will be what you make it.

[firedancer]

I know what you mean - I work for a computer company and people think I must love having the latest and greatest gadgets....truth is, I'm more than happy to leave all cell phones/blackberries/laptops at home. I don't even bring a laptop on vacation which is blasphemy to most people I know!

[Grandpa]

At the risk of being cut off from squandering my kids inheritance, I still carry my SPOT and check in with Grandma twice daily. Failure to comply with that and I am in a lot more trouble than the guy in 127 hours. (Grandma used to be a redhead)

The rest of the tech stuff not only doesn't go with, I don't have any of it.

[ejdixon]

Originally Posted by outwest

I deal with too many electronics in my line of work. Phones, tabelts, cells - I am stuck in the tech world and happy to get away from it when I can. I might carry a cell for an emergency but otherwise being out in nature and detached from the world is what I adore. I am hoping with a new home purchase we can take some of our new backyard and make it a small nature getaway. Any ideas are surely welcome.

I feel you. Camping has always been my way to escape all the techie stuff. The most that I bring is my cellphone for emergency reasons. There's just something about being around nature that can really relax you and energize you at the same time.

[calanta]

Originally Posted by Grandpa

(Grandma used to be a redhead)

I hear that, years ago I remember we had a kid go lost in the woods for a teen camping trip. They were find in the end but the entire town was in a heavy uproar, since then no one in my family can go anywhere without checking in too!

[SpencerT]

I know what you are saying outwest. I don't work in that field, but I'm surrounded by technology constantly. I do love to get away from it. I don't mind the computer so much, but getting away for me is away from cell phones. Going on a cruise ship would be ideal or in the middle of nowhere so I don't have to look at all the texting and people talking on their phones.

[Lamebeaver]

I view technology as a tool. I choose what I think is useful and ignore the rest. My phone is "dumb" with voicemail and texting disabled. When I go home, I turn it off. If I need access to the web, I use the computer at my desk. If you call my work number, you get a choice to contact me via my cell phone, and If I choose not to answer, you're automatically routed to voicemail.

In short, I control the technology, it does not control me.

[grand]

Originally Posted by outwest

I deal with too many electronics in my line of work. Phones, tabelts, cells - I am stuck in the tech world and happy to get away from it when I can. I might carry a cell for an emergency but otherwise being out in nature and detached from the world is what I adore. I am hoping with a new home purchase we can take some of our new backyard and make it a small nature getaway. Any ideas are surely welcome.

I you have a big tree in the backyard of the new home, maybe you can build a tree house, and make it your nature hideaway. Ban cell phones and other electronic gadgets in the tree house.

[Jonas]

We take our cells because we usually let the kids hike ahead. We were able to ban handheld video games for quite a while but then car rides started to be too much-they just weren't used to sitting and doing nothing and forget reading a book. We limit the amount of time they can play with them at the campsite unless it starts to rain.