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by: foxymama Active Indicator LED Icon 14 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 12:42pm  
I have never been camping. Is it an expensive vacation? 4951
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buffaloglenn Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 12:56pm  
It depends on how you do it. Tent camping, if you have most of the gear, is cheap. Having to buy a bunch of stuff (tent, bags, cooking gear, table, chairs, etc) would have up front costs. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 12:56pm  
It depends on what type of camping. If you are looking for cabins near Lake Livingston no different than staying at a motel with lake access. If you camp at Sam Houston NF or go to Choke Canyon State Park all you need is a nice tent with good sleeping bags and a grill it is more cheaper if you are into that stuff. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:00pm  
People camp all over Houston for free.  When they get up people hand them money on the corner.You can spend almost nothing or thousands of dollars, all depends on what you want. 4951
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buffaloglenn Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:01pm  
You can probably borrow some of the gear from a friend if you are tent camping for the first time, and see if you like it, prior to investing in all the gear.  It does last for a long time.  Our tent is probably ten years old.  4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:04pm  
That depends on where you are headed. Most Texas State Parks are fairly inexpensive. But if you want to go to Kenya for a luxury safari camp it will set you back about $10,000 per person. 4951
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CBP210 Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:08pm  
That depends on where you are headed. Most Texas State Parks are fairly inexpensive. But if you want to go to Kenya for a luxury safari camp it will set you back about $10,000 per person.
 
@Chrisinkingwood: My dad payed a lot less on a safari hunt in Botswana. That is a total rip off
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:23pm  
No, the place I am referring to is a luxury one. Sort of as a contrast to basic camping here since the OP wasn't being specific. Segara in Kenya runs $1500-$1900 per day. You stay a few days, add in tips and airfare and you've hit $10K. I've done some good game drive overnight safaris in SA that were not too expensive but at that time the Rand was really low to the dollar. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:29pm  
No, the place I am referring to is a luxury one. Sort of as a contrast to basic camping here since the OP wasn't being specific. Segara in Kenya runs $1500-$1900 per day. You stay a few days, add in tips and airfare and you've hit $10K. I've done some good game drive overnight safaris in SA that were not too expensive but at that time the Rand was really low to the dollar.
 
@Chrisinkingwood: Oh yes I remember those days. My dad wanted me to come with him when he went but I was in sports at my school at the time so I could not have gone. He was hunting the Kudu buck and got a nice one.
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:33pm  
Now if you want a true camping adventure Tongass National Forest Alaska. Bears everywhere creeping at your tent looking for food. I carried my 454 Cassull for this trip. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:37pm  
Growing up, that's how we always took vacations.
Do your homework, pick recommended parks for the type of camping you are planning on doing.
Read reviews, and remember, it's more of what you make it. 4951
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Annie Active Indicator LED Icon 18
~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:42pm  
I didn't pay attention to details but there is a groupon for Glamping.
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 1:57pm  
I have never been camping. Is it an expensive vacation?
 
@foxymama: I wouldn't spend a lot of money on it up front.  Just get an appropriately-sized tent for the number camping (or borrow from friends as already suggested), check the weather and take a couple of more blankets than you think you'll use.  If it turns into a thing for you, you can get sleeping bags later when you have a feel for what you want.  Same with all the cooking stuff.  Take a big roll of aluminum foil, some of your older kitchen utensils, and cook over the fire.  If you have a cheap charcoal grill, take that.Once you have just those few things as well as some necessities like a flash light, some water, and some food you feel like you can cook in that environment, go spend a weekend at Lake Houston Park in New Caney.  The campsite will run you $7 per night plus $3 per person daily entrance fee.  In addition to being cheap, it's close enough that you can pull the plug on it at any point and be home in your bed inside an hour.  Go recover your gear in the morning and chalk it up to lessons learned.If you find that you like it and it's something you'll do often, you'll start accumulating all of the stuff you need faster than you will believe.  For years we had a couple of "camping boxes" in the hall closet filled with the little things DW liked to have with her.  Somehow we ended up with tents that sleep 2, 4, 6, and 10, cots, lanterns, tent heaters, fans.  It's all about finding out what works for you.These days we pretty much just go "campering" and pull our 30' home-away-from-home behind us.  ;-)Good luck and have fun!!Link to LHP: www.houstontx.gov/pa rks/ourparks/lakehou stonpark.html 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 25, '15 9:22pm  
Try Frio river fun.... 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 26, '15 6:00am  
Here is my favorite camp sites but I mainly use them for fishing trips. Some of these areas you have to watch for gators. tpwd.texas.gov/state -parks/choke-canyonh ttp://www.samrayburn .com/camping-rv 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Nov 26, '15 10:17am  
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