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One of my neighbors, indeed a friend, frequently goes camping and frequently asks me if I want to go camping with him. I don't go camping with him. I've been camping with him maybe three times.

I don't really get it. We already live in the woods - in pretty good comfort. I have furry woodland critters on my lawn, with some regularity.

When I ask him why he goes camping, he tells me it's to get outside. He works outside. He camps in a tent and with a radio and cell phone. Shit, sometimes he takes a tow-behind camper. It's not like he's sleeping under the stars, the fucking mosquitoes would kill him.

I don't want to camp because I already have a house in the woods. He leaves his house in the woods and goes to spend it in the woods without his house.

Either way, if you're into sleeping on rocks, pretending to sleep outdoors while sleeping in a camper, freezing, being bitten by bugs, and driving 40 miles back into town 'cause you need more beer, then Maine's the place to camp. The fishing is pretty good and the view is spectacular and serene. But, moose are fucking stupid, beavers are assholes, and the mosquitoes suck. Rent a camp and wear 100% DEET, at all times. It's worth the cancer!

Why yes, yes you can buy 100% DEET. I'm pretty sure the mosquitoes snort it like it's cocaine and don't care - but it makes you feel like you're doing something against an overwhelming force of suckage.

One of my neighbors, indeed a friend, frequently goes camping and frequently asks me if I want to go camping with him. I don't go camping with him. I've been camping with him maybe three times. I don't really get it. We already live in the woods - in pretty good comfort. I have furry woodland critters on my lawn, with some regularity. When I ask him why he goes camping, he tells me it's to get outside. He works outside. He camps in a tent and with a radio and cell phone. Shit, sometimes he takes a tow-behind camper. It's not like he's sleeping under the stars, the fucking mosquitoes would kill him. I don't want to camp because I already have a house in the woods. He leaves his house in the woods and goes to spend it in the woods without his house. Either way, if you're into sleeping on rocks, pretending to sleep outdoors while sleeping in a camper, freezing, being bitten by bugs, and driving 40 miles back into town 'cause you need more beer, then Maine's the place to camp. The fishing is pretty good and the view is spectacular and serene. But, moose are fucking stupid, beavers are assholes, and the mosquitoes suck. Rent a camp and wear 100% DEET, at all times. It's worth the cancer! Why yes, yes you can buy 100% DEET. I'm pretty sure the mosquitoes snort it like it's cocaine and don't care - but it makes you feel like you're doing something against an overwhelming force of suckage.

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I would be perfectly fine exterminating mosquitoes as a species really I’m am totally okay with it.

What do you use the rv for then? See I live in the city so I have a reason to drive into the woods.

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Pretty much nothing. It just sits in storage and gets regular fluid changes. It's got less than 25,000 miles on it - and I've had it for eight years. It's not worth anywhere near what I paid for it and I've gotten very little use out of it.

At the time I bought it, I expected to put more miles on it. I'm just as happy driving a car and staying in hotels. As it was, I'd usually tow a car behind it. It pretty much sucked in traffic, was no fun to drive, and just seemed like I brought too much stuff with me. I'm fine with two guitars and an amp, a suitcase, and two backpacks. I can stay on the road for a long time with just those.

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If it were just me I could probably travel just fine that way, I’d probably just tent camp as it’s easier the only thing I would miss is the ac. However it isn’t just me and having a childproof door to keep the youngens from wandering off when camping is priceless.

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Yeah, that's not really a problem I face! ;-)

My kids are all adults. If they want to go outside and be eaten by the mosquitoes, I'll watch 'em.

I used to care when my kids fell down or hurt themselves. I got over that pretty quickly, by the time the boy was a teen. They're surprisingly resilient and heal quickly. Meh... I've offered to stitch my son up a few times, but he always declined the offer.

He was not entirely unlike the chickens, that is free-range, stupid, and funny. Have I told you the story of when my son decided he was going to grow up and become a professional mountain bike racer?

Note: He is not a professional mountain bike racer. No... That little dream shattered with some bones. It was funnier than hell.