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In general, primitive camping is defined as being without neighbors, electricity, running water, bathroom facilities and, often times, cell service. You camp in a remote location and provide everything for yourself. I think that describes me. I’m glad the term primitive is used and not the term survivor because I’m not a survivor – I do very well thank you. Baden Powell once said, “The only people who rough it are amatures.” Being engaged in primitive camping does mean that you are trained sufficiently to be able to take care of yourself [and others if need be,] and have the right equipment for the right circumstance. I’ve learned over the years through example and experience to get to a position that I can say that indeed I am a primitive camper. And yes, it has taken me years to accumulate the necessary equipment. I’m now at the stage where I recycle items and often give them away to purchase new to update my inventory. This is especially true when it comes to tents and shelter. I have the finest. Notice I said finest and not best. There is no best as such. I’ve learned to be prudent in the use of money – there is an awful lot of expensive junk out there. So…how do you rate yourself? Can I ask what would be the most expensive item in your inventory? Sorry…guns and fishing rods would not be considered primitive.
Not Sure how many are Considered Primitive but I’m definitely Not because when I go to the Woods I have in the past actually slept in tents back in the Old days , Crowford Country deer hunts we actually slept in a Camel tent about 8 feet square it was a fight just to stay warm but this was Mr early years, my Cousin Brett rest his Soul passed many years ago was much better at Tent Camping.
As you might appreciate I’m very much at home where I camp and I don’t suffer any. I’m a four season camper and snow doesn’t bother me. I’ve become an excellent outdoor cook and have even managed to bake a loaf of bread over an open fire. I’m not into the fancy receipts but I’ve never heard anyone complain about what I dish out. I may have explained it before but I always set up what I call a “base camp”. A base camp enables me to go into the interior lakes for two, three or four nights and return to a campsite that affords more luxury. I pay close attention to my sleep system and shelter.
Photos by ND
An unexpected snowfall last year on April 1st
– no hot tenting but a good solid winter sleeping bag.
Solo canoe trip Red Pine Lake
– the winds were unusually high and made it difficult
for me to canoe to my lone campsite.
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