ANYONE GETTIN THE ITCH?

[glenn57]

so is anyone startin to bite at the bits to get back to campin? i usually get out to the camper every 2-3 weeks to fill birdfeeders but we are going to start hauling things out soon.

[DUTCHMAN]

I just came back from my 2nd RV show in the last 2 weeks. Our camper is only 4 years old and I have no intention of replacing it, I just like to walk around and look at the campers and daydream about being at our spot in Park Rapids. I am sure the RV salesmen wonder about the guy who sits in the RV looking out the window with the faraway look..........

[Powerstroke]

I'm getting the itch for sure, but I plan on taking care of it over the next couple weeks. I just made a reservation for a tent and stove to take on my BWCA winter trip on presidents day weekend in Feb. I got a long weekend so I'm going to make the most of it.

So far I'm going solo, but I have a large tent so I might find someone to come along. I plan on snowshoeing in and doing a basecamp or maybe have 2 camps total. My hopes are to do some ice fishing and maybe shoot an animal I can eat while up there. Of course only certain things are still in season, but fresh snowshoe hare and some lake trout would probably top anything I could bring up there.

[upnorth]

We just bought our 5th wheel last year(had a motorhome bfore that) and we have been trying to figure where we want to go this year. Looking to take a few week long trips, one spring, one summer and one or two in the fall.

[echotrail]

I got the itch but I think it's because the water softner is not working right.

[toughguy]

I am getting the itch. I think I'm going to camp out for stream trout opener this year if it's not too cold. I can wait though. Gotta get my time in on the ice and on the sleds while I can.

[Ryan_V]

easy there, too much ice fishing to go yet!!! after ice out, then I'll have the itch!!

[redseal]

MAy 1st is opening week end at my seasonal site..seems like forever..lol

[glenn57]

its pretty hard to get the itch when you get your truck stuck in the snow. a buddy of mine blew the snow out so i could drive in to fill the bird feeders and the wind filled it back up again and its as hard as a rock now. agreed need to get more ice time in yet.

[Crestliner-fever]

oh boy am i ever

[Ryan_V]

I got the itch but I think it's because the water softner is not working right.

funny, I had that happen to me last month too, so I know that itch well!! a $15 doo-hicky later and I'm good to go!! now I add water softener repair man to my list!!

[Sifty]

I have been thinking about it for a couple of weeks now.

Maybe it's because our deposit was due.

Sifty

[MILLELACMANIAC]

In about a month i'll get the itch!

[lungdeflator]

We've got a trip planned for july into the Quetico for 6 days. Last year we went in the beginning of june and the suckers were still running!

[Stick in Mud]

Yeah, last year was pretty cold. WE were up in the BWCA in May and the socks were frozen when I came out of the tent in the morning...but the whiskey did stay nice and cold!

And yes, I have the itch. I'm getting my first solo canoe this year, so I've got all sorts of BWCA/Quetico/Wabikimi dreams flaoting through my head.

[MN Shutterbug]

I'm getting the itch for sure, but I plan on taking care of it over the next couple weeks. I just made a reservation for a tent and stove to take on my BWCA winter trip on presidents day weekend in Feb. I got a long weekend so I'm going to make the most of it.

So far I'm going solo, but I have a large tent so I might find someone to come along. I plan on snowshoeing in and doing a basecamp or maybe have 2 camps total. My hopes are to do some ice fishing and maybe shoot an animal I can eat while up there. Of course only certain things are still in season, but fresh snowshoe hare and some lake trout would probably top anything I could bring up there.

It sounds like fun, but how do you manage to snowshoe in with a tent, sleeping bag, stove, ice auger, fishing tackle, shotgun, etc.?

[hondarider550]

I am sooooo ready for the season to start... This winter has really been way too long and the nice weather that camping season brings is going to be welcomed. Camping fires, cooking over the open fire, fun time with the friends... wooohooo I just cant wait...

[LoticMn]

Yeah, it's usually around this time of year that I start getting the itch to get back on the softwater.... Living in Ely year around is great, but there is nothing like being here in the summer! Looks like the guide service is going to have a busy year, we've allready got a few spring and early summer trips booked...which is good I guess the bad economy doesnt mean everyone is staying home..hope to see some of you guys out there!

-Matthew, Northwoodsguideco.com

[T.S128]

yeah im ready for the warmer season to start too. went out with the tent last weekend and sleepin in -18 temps isn't so easy. it was nice to get out though, sitting around the fire, in the middle of the night... it felt so good.

[upnorth]

We have been talking abit lately about camping. I would sure be nice to just get out there and spend a few nights with no work, tv, phones, etc.

[IFallsRon]

Made reservations yesterday for a July week in Grand Marais and Oct. 2-4 at Itasca.

[zamboni]

The top of our pop up has turned into a storage area over the winter. Since it was nice today I thought about pulling it out and cleaning it off and cleaning the garage, then I got lazy and decided to put on sweat pants and sit around the house instead

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

OK, I now have bug for camping again. I've resisted this long because it's still going to be a while, but it is coming!

[upnorth]

Our camper is still in storage, but we are already talking about our first trip of the season. Can't wait.

The wife is already picking up things for the camper picking out her "camper clothes" and stuff like that.

[Urbanflyguy]

2 weeks till my first camping trip. we always start tenting the chengawatna state forest and fishing big cats the first week in april and every weekend there after until openers, then its up to our cabin on the whiteface resivior for the eyes. soo very excited had out all the gear for cleaning and repairs, had to rebuild my msr stove, cant live without it when we tent camp. got all the cat rods ready to go and have been fishing creek chubs for a week now gotta have my chubs for the big pigs after all. even got the dehydrator goin on all my veggies for my homemade dry rice mix for my dutch oven. just cant wait