Easily, but yeah no wifi would suck, all I would miss as well. I mean I've lived out of a backpack for 27 of the past 35 months and there is absolutely nothing I am missing.

My brother lived in a tent for a summer to save money while he worked in Boston. He had membership to a gym. Worked out and showered there

 

Originally Posted by eagleseye13

Just saw this on American Idol, this lady couldnt afford a hotel for a week or whatever time it was, etc. Would you live in a tent for as long as you needed to? I'm pretty sure I could/would/want to if so be it or need be. I camped for years, like it. The one and ONLY thing I would need is wifi..but i could get that at mcdonalds, starbucks, etc. The rest I could care less. It would save a shit ton of money on wasted things I don't need. The only thing I would want to know would be if i made the choice to live in a tent at a campsite or where ever where do I put my address bc I would need to get mail. not that i want bills sent to me but for normal sakes.. xxxxx, campsite 5, xxx, wisc 53703?

i think i could do it easily and actually enjoy it..although in Wisc now it would suck alot, i would def go south if i needed to

Bfactor much.

 

Originally Posted by ripomatic

Bfactor much.

No..there would be three extra paragraphs saying "I mean, like" and just elaborating on the theme of the post.

I would just like to point out the opening of the OP was "Just saw this on American Idol..."

FUCK NO. I like central air and heat. Especially at this time of year. I also like my comfy sheets and bed. Screw living in a tent.

 

Originally Posted by Dyzalot

No showers in a tent either though...

duh campsite amenities! there is a campsite like 40 min from here for 7 dollars a nite..i could easily stay there for a month with hot showers. all ya gotta do is cook, make fire, drink beer, be amused by the small things without tv. I get 3g there so id have the internet. so like 230 for a month, groceries and alcohol. So eating out less, spending less at a bar. If i had to live in a tent, id at least have a blow up mattress. I mean i do have one JIC along with sleeping bags, rain suits, snow boots etc.

I would prolly save a shit ton of money. Ya know what the most expensive thing is the gdmf fire wood..although i may cut corners and not get it every day but every 2-3 and just chop my own shit

I have lived in tents for up to 7 months before, it blows.

if i had endless weed, easily. otherwise, i think i would go nuts after a little while.

summer time would be do-able. 0 fuckin chance im camping outside anywhere north of missouri in the winter

I think you're severely underestimating the advantages of living in a house.

oh yeah, and this http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...ppearance.html

there's crazy fuckers out there

 

Originally Posted by Dyzalot

The person talked about in the OP was living in a couple of tents in the middle of the woods. She isn't on a campground...

ok fine even fucking cheaper..hell yeah! there are certain businesses that have "family" restrooms that include showers..i wont mention them on here for certain reasons but you could "technically" shower there and not be in any trouble legally. i would rather live away from things anyway..i could get better at ax throwing, horseshoes, cooking w/o modern things. but gdamn need that wifi..well if the american govt takes websites away i might be in canada doing this..or some island in the Caribbean.

 

Originally Posted by jaykell15

I think you're severely underestimating the advantages of living in a house.

harldy..everything costs so much nowadays..do u realize the costs would be so much less? my blowup in a tent is nicer than some beds in shitty apts or houses with less creatures crawling around. plus the peace factor is huge. as much as i watch tv i can easily do without. my last semester for my masters degree i watched no tv. i mean since we are in the spring if i lived in a tent i would go to a bar to watch the Sbowl and splurge.

hey POWDA, how cheap are campsite in Colorado in early May? are there places i can live in a tent for free? if so please direct i might just do that..

Well they had a dirty mattress that looked like it was stolen from a crack house. It didn't look comfortable.

 

Originally Posted by tsxxx04

Well they had a dirty mattress that looked like it was stolen from a crack house. It didn't look comfortable.

Yeah there are better mattresses at st vincent de paul or the salvation army..i mean wtf.she let the dog sit on it..god damn..the dog has the whole woods to sit/shit/pee/etc..

 

Originally Posted by Shaaarrrp

There are loads of national forests all over the country where you can generally camp for free (off forest roads). In George Washington Natl Forest (VA) you're not supposed to stay at one site over 14 days but you could keep moving sites every 2 weeks and stay for free indefinitely. National parks cost money and generally dont allow primitive campfires so I'd avoid them in general. In CO I imagine there are a lot of state parks and privately owned campsites (with actual amenities like showers/wifi/etc) where you can pay a small fee and camp but I'd look for national forests and public lands in general because they are free and generally much less crowded.

thank you sir for the advice..i might just do that.. i am seriously considering this btw..i just wanna change and start over..

As long as I had a shower, fuck yeah.

 

Originally Posted by Shaaarrrp

There are dispersed spots Arapaho/Roosevelt Natl Forests in CO...

http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/arp/...28024&actid=34

Everything from Idaho springs down on that list is within an hour/1.5 hours of my house. A lot of that is about 30 minutes away.

I fucking love it here. I know I have posted it before but here is my last camping spot... Took about 35 minutes from my front door to this: