My Worst camping trip EVER!

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Not sure if this is the right thread but whatever.

It's late October and my mom lets me go on a camping trip with her, my brother and some of her friends. When we get to our spot we meet with everyone else and i decide to get started on my shelter. It's about 2 hours to sundown and i'm finally finished. So i head back and see someone else allready made a fire. And i'm tired from working and in an act of stupididty and carelessness i put my knife on a table instead of my sheath. So one of my moms friend get mad at me wich she should because there were young kids there. So i say sorry and put it back in my sheath. Bet then she actualy and truely said "why would you even bring a knife?" and i could'nt think of a responce. I should have said something like "because i dont camp in an RV!". But that's not all. Shy says as if she's my mom "I don't want to see that knife out of that sheath.". So i tell my mom about it and she says "I'm your mom. Not her. If i think your doing something wrong I'LL do something about it." So i decide to get beck at her by making a frog gigging spear right in front of her! It pissed her off pretty good. She did'nt say anything but i could tell. But then just when i star to feel good a guy with a handle bar mustache tells me i built my shelter out of my camp zone AND I wast allowed to build it in the first place! So now i have to improvise a bed of leaves and sleep in a wool blanket i brought just in case. Now its about 1 am and just when i thought it couldnt get any worse it starts to rain! and all i could think was "only about 40 more hours of this" And that's the story.

EDIT: Ok people seem to be hanging me before my hearing so just some clarification. This is a story about something that happened over 6 months ago. I know it was stupid and immature. I'm normaly my calm bush hippie self. I can handle things as stupid as "why bring a knife camping?" but dragging it out even after I apologized? Something snapped. And my judgment was already beaten up from working all day for nothing. I'm not saying that made it ok. That's just what happened. And its not like you didn't do dumb stuff when you were young. I may be a buddhist but even I know Jesus once said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone".
 
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Not sure if this is the right thread but whatever.

Maybe this should been in Whine & Cheese based on the last couple of words.

It's late October and my mom lets me go on a camping trip with her, my brother and some of her friends. When we get to our spot we meet with everyone else and i decide to get started on my shelter. It's about 2 hours to sundown and i'm finally finished. So i head back and see someone else allready made a fire. And i'm tired from working and in an act of stupididty and carelessness i put my knife on a table instead of my sheath. So one of my moms friend get mad at me wich she should because there were young kids there. So i say sorry and put it back in my sheath. Bet then she actualy and truely said "why would you even bring a knife?" and i could'nt think of a responce. I should have said something like "because i dont camp in an RV!". But that's not all. Shy says as if she's my mom "I don't want to see that knife out of that sheath.". So i tell my mom about it and she says "I'm your mom. Not her. If i think your doing something wrong I'LL do something about it." So i decide to get beck at her by making a frog gigging spear right in front of her! It pissed her off pretty good. She did'nt say anything but i could tell. But then just when i star to feel good a guy with a handle bar mustache tells me i built my shelter out of my camp zone AND I wast allowed to build it in the first place! So now i have to improvise a bed of leaves and sleep in a wool blanket i brought just in case. Now its about 1 am and just when i thought it couldnt get any worse it starts to rain! and all i could think was "only about 40 more hours of this" And that's the story.

Interesting story. So did you build the shelter with branches you cut down or found on the ground? Most camping areas I've been to (primitive or not) don't allow folks to cut down branches. Maybe that's why you were told not to have done that.

Trying to get back at this lady sounds pretty immature. Sure, she's not your mom but you sound like an adolescent to me and there is such a thing as respecting your elders and inciting their anger needlessly when you are the guest sounds immature. Hopefully, you learned something from this experience.

Good luck on your next outing.
 
I made the shelter only out of what i found on the ground. Apparently the park picks up the sticks and stuff to sell as firewood wich i obviously did'nt know.

I'm 14. Looking back on it yes that was a poor choice. I'm usually pretty calm but stupidity seems to be the one thing my filter cant handle. And as i said i was tired. I'm not saying that made it ok. I'm just saying why i think it happened.
 
Weve all done things we later regretted.
Learning is part of the process.
Sounds like your on the right track with getting outdoors
and camping etc. Beats playstation and twinkies.
My kid is 16,he's learned a few lessons the hard way,
like when I took his new scrapyard dogfather when he left
it on the picnic table the first day of our camping trip.
He didnt know I took it. What saved his butt was he came and told me
right away that he "coulda sworn" he left it on the table....
Anyway,live and learn,
continue to enjoy the outdoors.
We're saving it for you :)
 
now you know to also bring a small tarp with that blanket at all times. can't be that bad of a camping trip - you've learned a valuable lesson at 14...most learn it when they're adults and sometimes they never get a 2nd chance. you did bring a wool blanket just in case so you already have the right mentality to always have a plan b...good job on that!

p.s. we love pics here. are any of the other moms hot? post their pics to get them back. i'm kidding!
 
Look at the postitive side...You actually learned something and gained some experience from this ordeal. Now you know a few things you can do next time youre out, and things start going downhill.
 
Man that was a great story. To bad it turned out like it did. I hate rain on a camping trip lol.

One thing ALWAYS carry some plastic drop cloth with you. It wieghs next to nothing and yet is instance REAL shelter. Great stuff to add to your pocket or kit.

As to you carring your knife Great job, You carry a knife in case you need to
cut something. that is all. Just remember to say that, what else can anyone really say.
That is what a knife is for.
Bryan
 
p.s. we love pics here. are any of the other moms hot? post their pics to get them back. i'm kidding!
nice haha +1
seriously though shrug it off some people who were raised city people only know the city and the just haven't learned the be prepared mentality. just a week ago me and a bud were crashed at his parents house next morning we were going to hit jack in the box before heading out. we were putting on our guns and putting our knives in our pocket when his mom came in. she said "oh my god do you really a knife and a gun to go jack in the box??" i almost fell on the floor laughing because as ridiculas as it sounded even to me, you just never know. but get out there and explore kid!!!
 
Most important lessons involve pain. Physical, mental or emotional. And I vaguely remember that in my teenage years, they always seemed to hurt more, or perhaps I just made really stupid mistakes then... But learn from it, and you'll be that much a better man. And good luck with the next trip.
 
A great example of how there are two sides to a story: a matronly woman suspect of knives while children were around and a younger male carrying a knife and carelessly leaving it out instead of having it on him at all times. In this instance, you're both wrong and both right. However I disagree with comments that you should have heeded this woman because she was your elder -- being born earlier doesn't necessarily give an individual less or more insight than a younger person. I think you should have been respectful of her and addressed her concerns with a cogent argument. If she couldn't respond with a logical explanation of why you SHOULDN'T have a knife, then I would have used it to my own content. To be honest, I have quite a chip on my shoulder regarding the elderly generation because IN MY EXPERIENCE, they're much more closed minded and rely too heavily on the old mantra, "Do as I say, not as I do."
 
Entertaining story but I will urge caution regarding the title of this thread. Karma can be a real poke in the eye. You might just find yourself in an even worse situation on a future camping trip (trust me, it can happen!)...on the upside, as long as you survive it, you will learn more...that is one of the great things about bad situations...we can learn from them;)

Stay determined but temper it with pause once in a while. You sound like you are off to a decent start!
 
That's an unfortunate experience. Good on you for actually taking the initiative to build a shelter. You sound like you are definitely on the right path. I disagree with the earlier poster who insinuated that you disrespected an elder. You did not talk back and you made your due apology. That is all that you needed to do.
 
Not sure if this is the right thread but whatever.

It's late October and my mom lets me go on a camping trip with her, my brother and some of her friends. When we get to our spot we meet with everyone else and i decide to get started on my shelter. It's about 2 hours to sundown and i'm finally finished. So i head back and see someone else allready made a fire. And i'm tired from working and in an act of (1) stupididty and carelessness i put my knife on a table instead of my sheath. (2) So one of my moms friend get mad at me wich she should because there were young kids there. So i say sorry and put it back in my sheath. (3) Bet then she actualy and truely said "why would you even bring a knife?" and i could'nt think of a responce. I should have said something like "because i dont camp in an RV!". But that's not all. Shy says as if she's my mom "I don't want to see that knife out of that sheath.". So i tell my mom about it and she says "I'm your mom. Not her. If i think your doing something wrong I'LL do something about it." (4) So i decide to get beck at her by making a frog gigging spear right in front of her! It pissed her off pretty good. She did'nt say anything but i could tell. But then just when i star to feel good a guy with a handle bar mustache tells me i built my shelter out of my camp zone AND I wast allowed to build it in the first place! So now i have to improvise a bed of leaves and sleep in a wool blanket i brought just in case. Now its about 1 am and just when i thought it couldnt get any worse it starts to rain! and all i could think was "only about 40 more hours of this" And that's the story.


(1) Indeed a stupid thing to do, but shit happens.


(2) She is right to be mad at you because, well you did a pretty stupid thing that could have hurt small children.


(3) Apparently you are unable to give her a reason, as to why you have a knife with you. which indicate to her that you are just screwing around with a dangerous tool, and you have already proven that you are to big a child to handle it responsible.


(4) So you use you knife to get back at her. Using your knife to get even with someone ( Who was in the right BTW.) is not a smart thing to do.


You acted stupidly, immature and were just plain rude.

You should have all you knifes taken away, until such time you are not acting like a little spoiled kid.
A knife is not a toy, its a tool for responsible individuals.
 
(1) Indeed a stupid thing to do, but shit happens.


(2) She is right to be mad at you because, well you did a pretty stupid thing that could have hurt small children.


(3) Apparently you are unable to give her a reason, as to why you have a knife with you. which indicate to her that you are just screwing around with a dangerous tool, and you have already proven that you are to big a child to handle it responsible.


(4) So you use you knife to get back at her. Using your knife to get even with someone ( Who was in the right BTW.) is not a smart thing to do.


You acted stupidly, immature and were just plain rude.

You should have all you knifes taken away, until such time you are not acting like a little spoiled kid.
A knife is not a toy, its a tool for responsible individuals.

I won't argue with you (in fact I agree with everything except the bold part), but I can recall roughly 25 years ago when I was this kids age...doing MUCH STUPIDER stuff, and lacking the restraint to not control my anger. I sure am glad that my elders had the wisdom to not take away my tools because I used them carelessly once in a while.

I recall laying a knife down once or twice. I recall cutting myself by using the tool incorrectly. I recall getting in shouting matches with authority figures.

I am thankful for all of these events because they taught me something that punishments failed to.

BTW it is "knives" ;)
 
"The best revenge is living well" (typically attributed to George Herbert)

I was your age not so long ago (20 now), and I remember doing plenty of stupid things and being told that I shouldn't have had various primitive weapons or knives or whatever else. I in fact did harm someone quite badly with a sling when I was 14 or so, which definitely made me more heavily consider the consequences of all my actions, and there were various other less serious stupid things.

I've always had a habit (whether its good or bad is for history to decide) of letting authority figures tell me what to do and nodding agreeably, and then deciding for myself what I should do. Unless I'm being paid to do something, and then I'm more likely to do what I'm told.

One lesson that I've learned, though, is to avoid rubbing my dissidence in the face of whomever I'm snubbing.

I would agree that you acted immaturely, but I would say based on your account that you showed more restraint than many of your peers may have in a similar situation.

Sounds like you've learned from the experience, which is all you can really do.
 
"You'll shoot your eye out kid!"

Oh, wrong thread.

I think you're pretty mature for your age. Others have pointed out your mistakes, but I think you learned from them. Keep learning, reading, and doing your best. Restraint, judgment, and thinking before you speak or do things is crucial, but we always don't do that in life. Be willing to pay for your mistakes and learn from them.
 
I won't argue with you (in fact I agree with everything except the bold part), but I can recall roughly 25 years ago when I was this kids age...doing MUCH STUPIDER stuff, and lacking the restraint to not control my anger. I sure am glad that my elders had the wisdom to not take away my tools because I used them carelessly once in a while.I recall laying a knife down once or twice. I recall cutting myself by using the tool incorrectly. I recall getting in shouting matches with authority figures.

I am thankful for all of these events because they taught me something that punishments failed to.


BTW it is "knives" ;) .

Well its the " I told my mom, then I really rubbed it in the other woman's face" part, that kinda tells me he is to (Young is the wrong word) immature to carry knives with out grownups around.

Thank you for helping me improve my English, its not my first language and while googlebar spelling check helps me out a lot, it does not pick up on things like that :o
 
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