Eycom
Fl to NY
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Short absences make the heart grow fonder. Can't begin to fathom a full day of mall shopping or attending a monthly event at the hair salon with the manicure and pedicure. Don't feel guilty about enjoying your own time and space, IF... that's what you desire. Especially, when it isn't an objection with the better half. Worse case scenario, you come home early and do some gardening.
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tvme
Medina, Ohio
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Go For It! It might feel a little different at first but its... peaceful. I find it really nice.
My wife, now ex-wife (    ), never would camp. So I'm used to it. I see very few other singles who camp. This past weekend (not too busy) the closest thing to another single was a Mom with two little ones. And of course there were the ubiquitous "two guys in a pop-up" with 40 cases of beer (I'm too old for that  ).
Bob
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Tinsu
New Lenox, IL
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My wife does not like to camp. So, I head out alone. It's actually nice to have some "alone time" for both of us. I would prefer to share it with her, but camping alone is better than not camping at all.
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bkc650
Troy, MO
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I have weekend camped twice this year w/o DW and kids due to scheduling conflicts. I actually enjoyed it for a change of pace - had lots of time to think without interruption.
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JCRV
Alexandria, VA
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Joined: 04/24/2008
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You know that old country & western song..."How Can I Ever Miss You If You Never Go Away?"
(Me neither, but there outta be one.)
I'm single and very active, so I do many things alone, now including tent camping. I wouldn't say it was worse to camp alone, but it is a different experience. But married people are always doing things alone - sitting on the porch reading a book, plugging some music into your head, making yourself a cup of coffee. It's not being isolated necessarily, it's just being somewhere you won't get an immediate answer when you scream "Have you seen my car keys?!".
But instead of reading the paper on your couch for twenty minutes before you run out to trim the bushes, you can pour over it for a couple hours lounging out under some big oak trees at the side of the stream. What's not to like?
Jeff
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frank6160
Alabama
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Go for it. I've camped alone many times.Depending on distance DW will come spend the day and go hame in the evening. Sometimes it's my only option. I lso deer hunt amd camp alone then also.There are other hunters at camp also but we all have our own "set up".
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brownja
connecticut
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I do it a couple of times a year.
For the whole family, we take the Winne.
Sometimes my son and I go back packing and tent camp.
Twice a year, I pack my stuff on the motorcycle and go out for a long weekend by myself.
All three types of camping have their own appeal.
The moto-camping trips are a chance to really get away from it all, including people.
They also provide an opportunity to scope out places to take the family later.
Cheers,
jb
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shenandoahvalley
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
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DW is ok with camping but hardly what I would call a diehard enthusist and she has a job she really likes so I frequently go without her. Due to job requirements (including a period compliments of the US Army) over the years we have had to live apart. Even when we are together we have no problem with each doing their own thing. I enjoy the solitude and so does she. I may retire a few years earlier than she does and we have already agreed that I may go south during the winter and she will stay behind. It may be for everyone but it works out ok for us.
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