Allison W
i want to go to a sleep away camp that really works you and preferably has a lot of out side work and tough ass jobs. maybe a military camp but the thing is i don't have thousands of dollars to spend on it. I'm joining the army and i wanna get a little away from my family so that when i go i don't get TO home sick -.-' anyone know any good camps that work the shit out of you and is sleep away that dosnt cost to much? serious answers please. by the way im a 17 year old girl and i live in florida, hopefuly that helps?
Answer
Good thinking. It doesn't do any harm to get yourself prepared a bit but don't worry a lot about it. An average level of fitness is all you need when you join the Army.
The Army is well aware of the homesickness problem for young people who may have not been away from home by themselves for long periods before. There are welfare people and cousellors available, and a lot of folks just like you who will be your new friends for a while.
The Army is good that way. Meet people from a lot of places.
Training and tasks are graded. You won't be in at the deepest end straight away but it's still a bit of a hard time for many people.
Biggest tip for surviving is attitude. That is the one thing that makes all the difference in military service, or any other job.
Try to keep smiling...except on parade,haha...they don't like that at all.....and don't let the bast**ds get you down...that's one of the commonest expressions in armies all round the world.
I was an outdoor instructor in the Army when they found I knew about outdoor stuff anyway and did it for interest, and I'm not the soldiering type according to my school mates who laughed their socks off when I volunteered for career service....hahahaha, old beanpole will be dead in a week..
Three months later I went home for a long weekend leave with six sports medals, two from Holland, won at the Nijmegan International Liberation Marches with teams from round the world.
I marched there four more times too over the next few years and worked on a medical team treating the blisters and sprains....hundreds every evening after the day's marching was done.
I got a few drinks bought me on that weekend at home...and some embarrassed apologies from my old 'mates'.
Keep your chin up....it's not so bad if you keep a sense of humor.
You know there are hundreds of 17 year old girls from many countries backpacking round the world any day of the year?
Even in places where some grown men wouldn't fancy going to, like Africa and the wilds of Cambodia and Vietnam. I've met loads of them in Africa, Asia, Peruvian villages on the high Andes, all over the world.
Yup, even American girls holidaying and trekking the wild country in Vietnam.
That's pretty good.
There are lots who go camping by themselves too or with friends, either abroad or on local trips.
You can work yourself as hard as you want but take care....there's being hard and tough and there's being sensible about it. Number one priority is YOU.
Florida isn't exactly the Rockies but you can still get some hard trekking done and there are lots of places you can put up a tent and sleep for the night.
I wouldn't spend thousands or even hundreds of dollars on a camp either.
I've got more sense than money. Some people have more money than sense.
Nice to have plenty of both ...dream time for most of us,haha.
Here are some sites where you can camp free of charge or for little cash paid out.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/ . . . . . .
http://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/camping.htm . . . .
http://www.stateparks.com/ocala.html . . . . . .
http://www.biscayne.national-park.com/camping.htm . . . . . .
A bit about clothes, cooking and other stuff for trekking and camping. How hard you work is your decision but start slow and steady and build it up to higher levels if you want.
If you can carry a 35lb pack for a few miles, run well enough, walk or march at a good pace for eight or ten miles, and keep a happy face doing it, you'll be well ahead of most others you'll meet in the new arrivals hall when you join.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=An3CmqbiSe40yM5tNrWGz5chBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100704125838AAOUFkW&show=7#profile-info-xLvQjvLJaa . . . .
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtP07LM8AZmQDkekjbONFjMhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100716201453AAQG36L&show=7#profile-info-4M5ijMIzaa . . . . . .
Take good care of yourself and have a load of fun. Best wishes.
Good thinking. It doesn't do any harm to get yourself prepared a bit but don't worry a lot about it. An average level of fitness is all you need when you join the Army.
The Army is well aware of the homesickness problem for young people who may have not been away from home by themselves for long periods before. There are welfare people and cousellors available, and a lot of folks just like you who will be your new friends for a while.
The Army is good that way. Meet people from a lot of places.
Training and tasks are graded. You won't be in at the deepest end straight away but it's still a bit of a hard time for many people.
Biggest tip for surviving is attitude. That is the one thing that makes all the difference in military service, or any other job.
Try to keep smiling...except on parade,haha...they don't like that at all.....and don't let the bast**ds get you down...that's one of the commonest expressions in armies all round the world.
I was an outdoor instructor in the Army when they found I knew about outdoor stuff anyway and did it for interest, and I'm not the soldiering type according to my school mates who laughed their socks off when I volunteered for career service....hahahaha, old beanpole will be dead in a week..
Three months later I went home for a long weekend leave with six sports medals, two from Holland, won at the Nijmegan International Liberation Marches with teams from round the world.
I marched there four more times too over the next few years and worked on a medical team treating the blisters and sprains....hundreds every evening after the day's marching was done.
I got a few drinks bought me on that weekend at home...and some embarrassed apologies from my old 'mates'.
Keep your chin up....it's not so bad if you keep a sense of humor.
You know there are hundreds of 17 year old girls from many countries backpacking round the world any day of the year?
Even in places where some grown men wouldn't fancy going to, like Africa and the wilds of Cambodia and Vietnam. I've met loads of them in Africa, Asia, Peruvian villages on the high Andes, all over the world.
Yup, even American girls holidaying and trekking the wild country in Vietnam.
That's pretty good.
There are lots who go camping by themselves too or with friends, either abroad or on local trips.
You can work yourself as hard as you want but take care....there's being hard and tough and there's being sensible about it. Number one priority is YOU.
Florida isn't exactly the Rockies but you can still get some hard trekking done and there are lots of places you can put up a tent and sleep for the night.
I wouldn't spend thousands or even hundreds of dollars on a camp either.
I've got more sense than money. Some people have more money than sense.
Nice to have plenty of both ...dream time for most of us,haha.
Here are some sites where you can camp free of charge or for little cash paid out.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/ . . . . . .
http://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvisit/camping.htm . . . .
http://www.stateparks.com/ocala.html . . . . . .
http://www.biscayne.national-park.com/camping.htm . . . . . .
A bit about clothes, cooking and other stuff for trekking and camping. How hard you work is your decision but start slow and steady and build it up to higher levels if you want.
If you can carry a 35lb pack for a few miles, run well enough, walk or march at a good pace for eight or ten miles, and keep a happy face doing it, you'll be well ahead of most others you'll meet in the new arrivals hall when you join.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=An3CmqbiSe40yM5tNrWGz5chBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100704125838AAOUFkW&show=7#profile-info-xLvQjvLJaa . . . .
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtP07LM8AZmQDkekjbONFjMhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100716201453AAQG36L&show=7#profile-info-4M5ijMIzaa . . . . . .
Take good care of yourself and have a load of fun. Best wishes.
What should I look for in a tent suitable for ukcamping?
Kate M
Answer
Hi, I do a lot of walking cycling and wild camping all over the UK.
Waterproofing and stability in wind are important. There are a lot of choices from small one-person lightweight tents to heavy canvas bungalows for family use on camp sites.
For British tents Vango is the top dog. They also make excellent sleeping bags and some of the best rucksacks available anywhere.
The top range Vango Force Ten tents and Vango rucksacks are used on Everest and other high mountains.
Karrimor is also an excellent choice for rucksacks, as are Berghaus ( a British company, not German as it sounds) and Lowe Alpine.
Vango is an anagram of Govan in Scotland where the company is based though not all the tents are made there. Some are made in China (what isn't these days) but the quality control is very good and they have the same standards applied to them as British made tents.
Vango has a reputation to keep as a world leader in tentage. It's a good company that gets involved in outdoor events, not just selling stuff and it works closely with the DofE board and outdoor sports groups.
For a brief history of Vango products see under the tents
http://www.greatoutdoorsdirect.co.uk/c-43-vango.aspx
My Vango mountain tent is a tunnel design so it's easy to cover with an extra plastic sheet when wanted. It's light enough, very strong, and has never let water in on the HIghlands in wet Welsh Wales, in wild places on the Alps and Andes and on the wet island I live on (IOM) even without an extra cover.
An advantage of an extra cover is having a large one enough to provide dry space at the side of the tent for rations, a bike etc.
It can be a cheap groundsheet from B&Q or Wickes or similar or just a large sheet of polythene from a builders merchant.
Plastic or brass eyelets can be bought cheaply from camping shops like Millets and take a few seconds each to fix so you can peg the sheet down, with guylines if wanted.
Stay away from dome tents if you want to use an extra cover.They are very awkward to cover because of the shape.
I also use two Coleman tents which are always good and have never once let me down even in horizontal rain in the Cuillin and the rest of beautiful Britain and in the Alps and Andes.
Here is a long answer for UK camping, old but as true now as then
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090925142055AAXaMmR . . . .
Hi, I do a lot of walking cycling and wild camping all over the UK.
Waterproofing and stability in wind are important. There are a lot of choices from small one-person lightweight tents to heavy canvas bungalows for family use on camp sites.
For British tents Vango is the top dog. They also make excellent sleeping bags and some of the best rucksacks available anywhere.
The top range Vango Force Ten tents and Vango rucksacks are used on Everest and other high mountains.
Karrimor is also an excellent choice for rucksacks, as are Berghaus ( a British company, not German as it sounds) and Lowe Alpine.
Vango is an anagram of Govan in Scotland where the company is based though not all the tents are made there. Some are made in China (what isn't these days) but the quality control is very good and they have the same standards applied to them as British made tents.
Vango has a reputation to keep as a world leader in tentage. It's a good company that gets involved in outdoor events, not just selling stuff and it works closely with the DofE board and outdoor sports groups.
For a brief history of Vango products see under the tents
http://www.greatoutdoorsdirect.co.uk/c-43-vango.aspx
My Vango mountain tent is a tunnel design so it's easy to cover with an extra plastic sheet when wanted. It's light enough, very strong, and has never let water in on the HIghlands in wet Welsh Wales, in wild places on the Alps and Andes and on the wet island I live on (IOM) even without an extra cover.
An advantage of an extra cover is having a large one enough to provide dry space at the side of the tent for rations, a bike etc.
It can be a cheap groundsheet from B&Q or Wickes or similar or just a large sheet of polythene from a builders merchant.
Plastic or brass eyelets can be bought cheaply from camping shops like Millets and take a few seconds each to fix so you can peg the sheet down, with guylines if wanted.
Stay away from dome tents if you want to use an extra cover.They are very awkward to cover because of the shape.
I also use two Coleman tents which are always good and have never once let me down even in horizontal rain in the Cuillin and the rest of beautiful Britain and in the Alps and Andes.
Here is a long answer for UK camping, old but as true now as then
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090925142055AAXaMmR . . . .
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