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Post by mrsoffspringin on Apr 25, 2013 23:08:11 GMT -5
Ok so technically only one is a glamping book and the other is a cookbook, but I was still very happy when Mr. Offspringin gave them to me tonight! I've already glanced through the cookbook and found several recipes I can't wait to try! (Just need a dutch oven first) And I've glanced through the glamping one and am excited about some of the projects she shows how to complete step by step, as well as some interesting product suggestions (i.e. a product to aid a female to pee standing up!) Not sure that I would ever use some of the stuff, but its still neat to read about. Don't I have such a great hubby? ;D ;D ;D Attachments:
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Hamlet
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Post by Hamlet on Apr 25, 2013 23:46:38 GMT -5
Although I have to admit a slight aversion to glamping, I do have two comments... 1) Speaking as a long time backpacker, there is NO device on the market for which the benefits of being able to pee in a standing position outweigh the pain in the ass-pect of having to clean and store the thing. 2) Cute camper, but unless this is the UK, that door is on the wrong side. Oh, and... 3) Yes, Hamlet's lady person IS a party pooper!
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Post by mrsoffspringin on May 1, 2013 10:47:59 GMT -5
I must agree with you on the sanitary storage incapability of the device. If they were to come up with a single use, biodegradable option, I might give it more thought. But the idea of needing this because you are somewhere without the comforts of a bathroom leads me to believe you are also somewhere without the capability to clean the thing after use.... If I were to guess about the cover of the book, since it is an artist's rendering instead of a photograph, I would assume that he/she was focusing more on the attractive figure in the foreground apposed to the pretty camper in the background. Though it is possible that it is a European camper, I'm unaware of any that had wings like a Shasta. With all of that said, it is a neat book with some pretty pictures in it and I would suggest it as a good read about one person's take on glamping. *disclaimer: no parties were really pooped during the making of this thread
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Post by mobiltec on May 4, 2013 23:47:38 GMT -5
Although I have to admit a slight aversion to glamping, I do have two comments... 1) Speaking as a long time backpacker, there is NO device on the market for which the benefits of being able to pee in a standing position outweigh the pain in the ass-pect of having to clean and store the thing. 2) Cute camper, but unless this is the UK, that door is on the wrong side. Oh, and... 3) Yes, Hamlet's lady person IS a party pooper! Just hold it up in front of a mirror and it will look like an American camper.
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Post by Gone Kayaking on May 5, 2013 13:44:09 GMT -5
Although I have to admit a slight aversion to glamping, I do have two comments... 1) Speaking as a long time backpacker, there is NO device on the market for which the benefits of being able to pee in a standing position outweigh the pain in the ass-pect of having to clean and store the thing. Not sure how the FUD device conversation got started here, but I must strongly disagree with Hamlet I use one of these devices all the time when I'm on winter kayaking trips wearing a dry suit with a front relief zipper....so no choice but to figure it out. All one needs to do is rinse it in water, and stick it back in the little bag. Pee is sterile, so just rinse and bag it and you are ready for next use. Now I take it whenever we are camping or going to be somewhere where portapotties will be in use (festivals).
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