The Camping Recipes Cookbook

Camping is ?n ?utd??r ??t?v?t? involving overnight ?t??? ?w?? fr?m home in a ?h?lt?r, ?u?h ?? a t?nt or a recreational v?h??l?. T?????ll? participants l??v? d?v?l???d ?r??? to ???nd t?m? ?utd??r? in m?r? n?tur?l ?n?? ?n ?ur?u?t of activities ?r?v?d?ng th?m ?nj??m?nt. Th? night ???nt ?utd??r? distinguishes ??m??ng from d??-tr????ng, picnicking, and other ??m?l?rl? ?h?rt-t?rm r??r??t??n?l ??t?v?t???. C?m??ng as a r??r??t??n?l ??t?v?t? became popular among ?l?t?? ?n th? early 20th century. W?th time, ?t gr?w ?n popularity ?m?ng other socioeconomic classes. M?d?rn ??m??r? fr??u?nt ?ubl??l? ?wn?d n?tur?l r???ur??? ?u?h ?? n?t??n?l ?nd state ??rk?, w?ld?rn??? ?r???, ?nd ??mm?r???l ??m?gr?und?. C?m??ng ?? a key ??rt ?f m?n? ??uth ?rg?n?z?t??n? ?r?und th? world, ?u?h as S??ut?ng, wh??h u?? it to t???h both self-reliance ?nd t??mw?rk. C?m??ng describes a r?ng? of ??t?v?t??? ?nd ???r???h?? to outdoor ????mm?d?t??n. Surv?v?l??t ??m??r? ??t ?ff w?th as l?ttl? ?? possible t? get b?, whereas recreational vehicle travelers ?rr?v? ??u????d w?th th??r ?wn ?l??tr???t?, heat, ?nd ??t?? furn?tur?. C?m??ng may b? combined w?th h?k?ng, as ?n backpacking, ?nd ?? ?ft?n ?nj???d ?n conjunction w?th other outdoor ??t?v?t??? ?u?h ?? canoeing, ?l?mb?ng, f??h?ng, ?nd hunt?ng. Fastpacking ?nv?lv?? both runn?ng ?nd ??m??ng. There is n? un?v?r??ll? h?ld d?f?n?t??n ?f what ?? ?nd what ?? n?t camping. Just ?? with motels, wh??h ??rv? b?th r??r??t??n?l ?nd business gu??t?, th? same ??m?gr?und m?? serve r??r??t??n?l campers, migrant workers, and h?m?l??? ?t the same t?m?. Fundamentally, ?t reflects a ??mb?n?t??n ?f ?nt?nt and the n?tur? ?f ??t?v?t??? ?nv?lv?d. A ?h?ldr?n'? ?umm?r ??m? w?th dining hall m??l? ?nd bunkh?u?? ????mm?d?t??n? m?? h?v? "??m?" in ?t? n?m? but fails t? r?fl??t th? ???r?t ?nd f?rm ?f "camping" ?? ?t is broadly und?r?t??d. S?m?l?rl?, a h?m?l??? ??r??n'? lifestyle may ?nv?lv? m?n? ??mm?n ??m??ng activities, such as ?l????ng ?ut ?nd ?r???r?ng m??l? over a f?r?, but f??l? to r?fl??t th? ?l??t?v? n?tur? ?nd ?ur?u?t of ???r?t r?juv?n?t??n th?t ?r? ?nt?gr?l aspect ?f camping. Likewise, ?ultur?? w?th ?t?n?r?nt l?f??t?l?? or l??k of ??rm?n?nt dw?ll?ng? ??nn?t b? ???d to b? "camping", ?t is just th??r way ?f life.