Hello all

Hoping everyone had a bit of quiet time this weekend! Looking forward to a lot more of this in 2017.


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TroyCA,
Welcome to Camping Babble! You have started off with a bang, nice picture. You'll find we love pictures and videos here. Looks like possibly new camp gear? I'm looking at it on my phone, so I need to blow it up to see for sure. It's customary for us to tell you that there are a lot of good people here...because there are good people here. We all look forward to getting to know you better and sharing ourselves with you. You are as I said earlier doing it right, feel free to jump in anywhere, comment on or star a new post. If you have gear you've tried and found you're very fond of, there is a section that you can highlight and share that something special. Forum topics are clear go in pick your interest and post or start something new. The people here love to talk camping. Any aspect that you enjoy, you will find someone here that enjoys it as much as you. The folks here are respectful and polite and I think you'll find they also have a lot of experience under their belts. If you wish to know something chances are, you will find an answer here. But don't be fooled either, we can learn from you as well and look forward to talking with you. So, welcome. Jump in....well be talking soon! Bibsoutdoors

 

Thanks Bibsoutdoors! Yes all new to me gear. Been a few years since I've been out and about, work for Parks Canada so summertime is my busy time. Going to try to make some time for quiet brain time. I grew up in the outdoors so just trying to get back to what always brought me joy growing up. So yes I'll do my best to "report back" on the forum.


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Fantastic TroyCA, from Canada, this is a very wonderful day for you folks then!

Most respectful Queen Victoria Day to you as well as Patriots Day!

So you are an old hand at the out of doors....great....Your knowledge is must welcome here and I for one really look forward to learning from you.

I hope you enjoy this special day.

Welcome

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...welcome err..I mean @TroyCA, glad to have you with us. Yep - I've got my Parks Canada Pass and I'm looking at the Georgian Bay area to use the same. I'm going to have a busy summer too - the way I like it. I start tomorrow morning - bright and early.

 

Excellent!


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Welcome from the hills of east Tennessee @TroyCA

 

@TroyCA

Excuse by humble friend from eastern Tennessee, he meant to say, "Welcome from the BEAUTIFUL hills of east Tennessee." He's shy so he is reluctant to tell you he lives in a stunningly beautiful location. Just thought I'd try to help him out and give you 'the rest of the story.' Baahaaaa!

 

Thanks guys. Well I'm not shy about being proud of where I am from !! Cape Breton Island


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THAT'S JUST RUDE!! Giggle! Wow, you have every right to be, but alas, Canada is excluded from being allowed to play the game...I believe you've been banned. Your country has been found to have taken performance enhancing steroids resulting in unfair competition! HaaaHaaa!

 

Wow you are far north @TroyCA. That is a nice looking place. If we had the ocean at our back door, well then we would....

 

You are an experienced camper - sooooo good to see. What kind of tent is that? And where might that tent have been set up? I've only been to Cape Breton Island once and it was a side trip.

 

It's an MEC volt 3
Set up on my land on the Bras d'or Lake.


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Fantastic. I'm assuming that MEC is Mountain Equipment Co-op? They have just open a new store in my neck of the woods.

 

Yes it is. Great gear in my experience. That's cool that they are spreading out.



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-----> Sometimes I just walk through the store and drool. Mind you...I have more equipment than I know what do with.

 

I hear ya! Just starting to collect gear again. Have my essentials but feel the need to have one or two of everything!


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-----> You sound a bit like me Dude. Let's see -> do you have ten tents? It must be a fetish I have or some other weird peculiarity. I have three Alaknaks, two T-pees, one Outback Lodge and four tripping tents and assortment of tarps, and...well, you get the picture.