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shachormet · 7 months

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#porsche 911 #car camping #roof top tent

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beenjen · 24 days

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We’ve been off work, we made it to the annual 2 week vacation to celebrate our anniversary. That feels like such a feat this year. It’s been hectic. We are here though 💪

I have learned that slicing your lip licking an envelope is one of the more painful injures one can have believe it or not. It’s just that gift that keeps giving.

We have a camping trip set and it is to our fav spot. The kids begged to go, it’s their favorite too. they have a super involved ranger team - last year was a lantern lit night hike, this year is a sunrise kayak trip. The kids are so excited. We are fully unplugging. Paperback and hammock level unplugged y’all and my soul is THIRSTY for that.

Remember to nourish your body AND your mind xx

#camping #car camping #optoutside #state park #anniversary

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a-life-lived-outdoors · 10 months

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1st trip out with the new tent.

#Camping #car camping #Tent

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thecargays · 10 months

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You, me, an air mattress in the back of a 22 year old Mercedes SUV at a drive in theater; it’s a date 🚘🎥▫️🌅

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jonasgoonface · 2 years

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Car campers rubber trampers

#illustration #car camping #sleepover #andre gorz #good night #back seat #bed time story

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tuliptiger · 4 months

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Living in my car, homeless talk. Read at your owwwwn discretion. No other warnings though

I'm sure many people have seen this but memory foam in the cold DOES become very stiff if not completely solid. It also slowly molds into your body from the heat so that's pretty neat.

Also more of a safety? Tip. You CAN be too warm in the cold, I have not figured out a way to beat this. Both for heat reasons and for the moisture it produces, I'm getting too hot and sweating too much in like 10 degree weather and it's kind of wild.

This has not caused any issues whatsoever...that I know of........other than a very minor very mild discomfort. I try and drink extra water to negate that and stretch when I can.

Keeping relatively healthy and fit is, from what I have heard, a pretty important part of regulating body temp on the higher side of things. I am also fat, no medical issues, just my body type and that may also help with the insulation part but I am also relatively fit. My job is active hiking in the good weather seasons and I do get wellness time to work out when I want as an addition.

I don't want to leave anything out that might be pertinent but yeah, tonight's observations and thoughts. If anyone is curious...about some aspects of living in a car I would not mind answering any either btw. I've been at this since April 2023 from 8 degrees to 113 so I've been through the range so far.

#words #homeless #car living #living in car #houseless #uhm idk what else to tag this as #car camping

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abirddogmoment · 11 months

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Sunset from our campsite

#ndr #scenery #sunset #car camping #it was a really pretty trip

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wanderlog · 7 months

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#nature #wanderlog #landscape #scenery #explore #travel blog #travel #camping #van life #sunset #sunrise #outdoor cooking #car camping #plov #campfire #Youtube

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vintagecamping · 2 years

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Car camping in Texas 1924

#vintage camping #campfire light #texas #car camping #history #model t #road trips #camping #family #1920s

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prosebyday · 7 months

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Glacier National Park

Grazia Curcuru

7/8/23

Grinnell Glacier, Many Glacier, Glacier National Park

I felt unstoppable today hiking the iconic Grinnell Glacier hike, my watch recorded 40k steps and Gaia recorded 13.6 miles, it was supposed to be 10.6 miles but I chose to hike down to Lake Grinnell at the bottom after hiking up to Upper Grinnell , because the lake looked so beautiful. I didn’t get any blisters but my toes were sore and as soon as we got to the lake I dipped my toes in the water. I felt amazing for hours after. A few hours later I felt the stiffness set in, I had to get ice out of the cooler for my knees because I couldn’t really move.

7/9/23

Lake MacDonald, West Glacier, Glacier National Park

We rested our legs and rented kayaks on Lake MacDonald in West Glacier after an early morning drive along Going to the Sun Road. It felt amazing to still explore while resting my sore muscles. I got to exercise my muscles that don’t get used on a hike. We walked the tourist trap shops, lined with Huckleberry jams, syrups, flavored coffees, all claiming to be “fought from the claws of grizzly bears.” They even sold scented tshirts, which did not seem very bear safe in an environment where we needed scent-proof bear bags for our food, lipbalm, sunscreen, a bear lock on our bear proof cooler, and bear spray on us at all times. I bought a Glacier National Park patch, like I do at every national park I’ve done a “deserving” hike at, because it makes me feel like a Girl Scout. I plan to sew them on a denim jacket. I picked the prettiest patch, with mountain goats, lakes, meadows, wildflowers – even though it had mountain goats – one of the few animals I hadn’t seen here yet. The lady at the register told me I can’t wear the patch until I see a mountain goat. I had one day left and knew I had to find one.

It was brutally hot and sunny, so we went back to Lake MacDonald. There were children paddleboarding, insisting they’d “found a barrel” and they “think it’s full of oil.” The beach wasn’t sandy, it was formed with smooth small rocks. The water was crystal clear and warmed by the afternoon sun. The view of the mountains we kayaked towards hours earlier was directly in front of us as we swam and enjoyed the water, sharing giggles, a child laid face down on the hot rocky beach to “work on his tan.”

7/10/23

Pitamaken Pass, Two Medicine, Glacier National Park

Pitamaken Pass was the most intensely grueling, gorgeous, and insane hike I’ve ever been on. There was so much exposure on the edge of the mountains, with a narrow trail and talus (loose rock), that tumbles under your feet down the side of the mountain. But it was a TRAIL, so it was still one of the least dangerous mountain hikes I’ve been on, because it’s maintained. There were gorgeous wildflower meadows and these funny white “bear paws” everywhere, they look like giant q-tips and only bloom every 5 years.

The trail changed so much over the 18 miles we hiked, from dense forest, muggy, humid and lush with brush; to trickling rivers with meadows, juniper, bushes, butterflies and red rocks; to walking along the rich blue of Old Man Lake. Then the slog of climbing up 1,000ft over a mile and 3,200 ft of elevation gain total (with a lot of up and down, which makes it feel like you’re never making progress). My brain was throbbing in my skull, rapid pulse, and swaying balance. I thought it must be dehydration or electrolytes, I told Adam I thought I was going to be sick, it was over an hour before I realized we had maxed out our altitude for this trip so far ~8,000ft, after only sleeping at ~5,000ft. So I carried on, tossed some Propel electrolyte mix in my Nalgene and took my shirt off to cool down, all in measures not to pass out, but also kept moving because the sun was beating down. There was no breeze or shade, but I hoped there would be both on the other side of the Pass. It didn’t come as quickly as I needed it, but as a breeze picked up once we got to the top – so did my dizzying headache. Once we got to the Pitamaken overlook on the continental divide, I sat on a slab of marble and ate some trail mix in the shade.

The next 3 miles of the trail looked like a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Our footsteps clashed like we were breaking tiles on the shrapnel of sedimentary rock. The rocks above and around us were flaky and layered like good pastry, but horrifying to walk on as they crumble around you. Beneath us was a steep drop down to the vibrant greens of pine forests, cool alpine lakes and trickling rivers, juxtaposing the crumbling gray and brown rocks we balanced and wobbled on. As I rounded the corner, I saw a scruffy white goat in the distance on top of the pass with mountains behind it. It didn’t look anything like the long-haired, fluffy rocky mountain goat you see in all the Glacier National Park merch, but July is shedding season. I took a picture and 4 more goats appeared and started grazing… on what, I don’t know, since I can’t recall anything growing at that altitude. I finally saw my mountain goat, 5 mountain goats.

Storm clouds rolled in and it’s dangerous to be above the treeline in a storm. I picked up the pace, but the descent proved to be steeper and looser – it’s tricky to get traction on loose sand. The next few miles were a blur, a race against a storm. Eventually, I saw juniper next to my boots and looked up - I made it to a meadow, where things can grow! And I saw trees nearby. As I entered dense brush again, it was hot and humid, I was overheating and stripping layers. The dark clouds brought us some cooling shade and a light sprinkle, but it didn’t last long before the sun, heat and humidity were back and worse than ever. I was so hungry and sore and tired but I just wanted to get out so I kept my pace.

Once we started bumping into older adults with trekking poles and no water or backpacks, I knew we were close because we parked near a campground. I took off my boots and socks, stood in a cold river to ice my swollen toes and watched a wedding party take pictures with the mountains while I ate trailmix, dirty and sweaty.