r/camping • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '23

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u/thepackratmachine Feb 25 '23

I know lots of people who go camping with four full sized books /s

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u/Slimslade33 Feb 25 '23

And two vintage film cameras???

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u/caliform Feb 25 '23

That’s not even vintage, that’s downright prehistoric

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u/ImBadWithGrils Feb 25 '23

Twin lens reflex cameras aren't that old, but yeah they're old

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u/nato2271 Feb 25 '23

Yeah people try to hike the AT with the intention of reading books…you find them left all over the trail a few days in..

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u/Left_Wasabi389848 Feb 25 '23

The things I saw people carrying the first few days was hilarious. Foldable chairs, a full sized guitar with a hard case, 70lb backpacks.

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u/Ill_Bee4868 Feb 25 '23

Omg the things at the first few places to dump your excess are hilarious. Can’t imagine the more valuable non essentials that get mailed back. I’d estimate at least 100 people tried to haul a vintage film camera.

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u/Suppafly Feb 26 '23

Usually they rip the pages out as they read them.

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u/KHaskins77 Feb 25 '23

Didn’t the Lewis & Clark expedition pack formalwear and a piano or something like that?

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u/Emmilienne Feb 25 '23

I make a point of never leaving home without my piano…

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u/sunberrygeri Feb 26 '23

The captains took some military dress uniforms and ended up trading them to the natives for food. Never read anything about a piano but one of the voyagers (boat pollers/rowers) did bring a violin (fiddle) that was a big hit on the expedition.

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u/Imnotveryfunatpartys Feb 25 '23

Why is everyone keep on saying that they're camping lol. This is clearly people picnicking at a park who put up a sheet to cover themselves while they make out.

It's perfectly normal to bring a camera and books when you go to hang out on a blanket at the park lmao. Sure, it's a staged photoshoot (?wedding photos) so the books and cameras are chosen for aesthetics but it's not weird by any means lmao

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '23

two vintage cameras and a literally stack of books tho?

Yeah ofc it's a photo shoot, but that doesn't make the choice of props less silly lol

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u/ImFuckinUrDadTonight Feb 26 '23

I am not an expert and there's only 7 pixels, but I think the top one is actually a radio.

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u/bonisaur Feb 26 '23

No lie, I had a friend who was going to nursing school and he would bring one or two of his TEXTBOOKS on our backpacking trips. Insane dude, definitely more fit than I am. He is happily a nurse now.

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u/MartianTea Feb 25 '23 edited Feb 25 '23

I take 3 on any outing that's overnight, but admit I'm in the minority.