Friday, November 30, 2012

Camping: Glow Style

This post is sponsored by Magshop
I am a walking contradiction when it comes to holidays.

Part of me wants to rough it and go camping old school style – with a gas cooker ring, the light from our torches and definitely no ablutions block (it would seem I have partially blocked out all memory of how torturous it was to even use an outhouse in the middle of the freezing bush).

When the other part of my brain realizes I’ve been contemplating going somewhere where calls of nature are answered with a shovel and a roll of dunny paper under the arm, my psyche runs screaming from the room. Visualizing a five star resort with swim up bar is the only way to calm me. Cool water, hot waiter, all drinks put on the room tab. Ahhh, that feels better.

I’ve decided that the best way to cater for my contradictory holiday desires is to go Glamping. Glamorous Camping (Or maybe it means Glow Camping? Heyyy!). Upscale, five star luxury camping with all the mod cons? Yes. That will do nicely thankyouverymuch.

I could do it in this:

Duuuuude I want it so bad
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I would look bloody awesome in that. My own silver bullet trailer. I’d feel just like I was in the movies. Or a Regina Spektor song.

I could go bush by day, no doubt with Map Guy showing me how to use a leaf to whistle or whatever it is that country boys do, and then retire to my little oasis by night where I would show him how to apply a face mask and drink wine like a champion. Like city gals do. Win win.

With its own toilet I wouldn’t even need to go to the stinky communal ablutions block with permanently wet floor praying repeatedly “please be water and not wee”! Instead of running across the cold ground in the pitch black and having a luke warm shower with not enough pressure to wash out my shampoo, I could just nip in to my own private bathroom. At least then any wee puddles I stepped in would belong to someone I was related to, making it ever so slightly less repulsive.

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Can you see yourself Glamping? Or do you prefer to rough it?

10 comments:

  1. Or pretend you're Meredith visiting Derek??

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  2. Airstreams are awesome, there was a convention every year when I lived in Florida, some of them were so sweet!! The downside with having your own toilet though is that someone has to empty it..{GAG}

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  3. I can totally see myself glamping! I'm a little sick of our tent.
    Prue x

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  4. Hmm, 5 star hotel? I find this perfectly acceptable and might even go Glamping myself if the time arises. Though I don't think I can afford such luxury. =(

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  5. My husband thinks you are a wimp.

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  6. Your husband is spot on the money!

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  7. I've always loved them but never actually been inside one. I would PAY someone to empty it, not a chance I'm going near it! x

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