fandomhigh | The Great Outdoors | Friday

Today, the class was meeting near the Preserve. There were several empty backpacks behind him and many ~~moddable~~ supplies over to the side. Fraser himself was dressed lightly for the heat and looked cheerful, as usual.

"Good morning," he greeted, hands behind his back. "It's going to be a hot one so I hope you've all dressed lightly. Today, we're going over camping. This is probably not new to some of you and it's probably very new to others. Camping is, essentially, leaving an urban area to go spend one or several nights with nature. It can be planned or unplanned and it can be rough or fairly comfortable. It all depends on your surroundings and your preparation. Survivalists, for instance, set out with not much more than their boots and clothes. Recreational campers use tents, supplies and typically frequent campsites with water, electrical and sewer hookups. Again, it's all a matter of preference."

Fraser paused and started pacing a bit. "If you're going to be a survivalist, you need to be well trained and well prepared for whatever might happen. It's difficult to be out in the elements with little to no supplies and if you run into something unfamiliar, you are going to be in trouble. This is a very rewarding but can be a very dangerous activity. Most people start out their camping experiences slowly by going to campsites with a lot of supplies and seeing how they enjoy living without a lot of luxury before they go quite so far."

Fraser, though, would set off into the woods with his clothes, boots and Dief on any day of the week. "For today, we're going to be prepare for a camping trip. There are several backpacks and supplies behind me. Your job is to pack a backpack with things you think you'd need for a camping trip that you're comfortable with. Once that's done, head into the preserve and find a place that you think is ideal for a camp out. You can stay there for as long as you'd like. End of class, end of the night. The supplies are all new and should work if you decide to stay there for awhile. Sound good? Get to it."

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Like you're getting back to nature!

Edited 2010-06-04 10:36 (UTC)

Chat with each other, peruse the backpacks and supplies, decide that camping isn't for you!

Edited 2010-06-04 10:35 (UTC)

Choose your backpack and pack it with whatever supplies you think you'd be comfortable with. Supplies are completely moddable. Once that's done, set off into the Preserve and find an ideal spot to camp! You're welcome to pair up, join each other, whatever!

Who probably won't pack much in her backpack!

He's there and he's packing his own backpack!

I love camping, man. My favorite place in the world was camping on Cape Hatteras beach a few years ago. Gorgeous.

Princess Ariel

Okay, yeah, present Ariel with a whole bunch of stuff tot ake with her and not expect her to just try to jam it all into her pack, no matter what.

She just couldn't bear leaving anything behind!

Edmund Pevensie

As Edmund was planning on taking Jo camping this weekend, he was more than happy to take this as an opportunity to practice his tent-pitching skills. He bundled up the supplies he had his eye on and headed out into the woods to find a good spot.

And since it was summertime, she wasn't even packing boots. But she and Blind Seer were around for a bit before they took their very sparsely packed pack off into the woods!

Well, she already had her fire-making tools with her, so matches would not be needed... really, all that was necessary was food (since she didn't have her bow with her to hunt). So her pack was mostly being stuffed with various kinds of smoked meats.

Lion-o

Gabrielle

Gabrielle poked through the supplies, filling her backpack with beef jerky, firestarting materials, and some basic first aid supplies. The water filtration pumps and treatments got a strange, strange look from her, but she was oddly fascinated by the aluminum drinking cup. She'd take that.

Did it count as camping if this was pretty much her everyday life away from school?

Lindsay Weir

Lindsay was not really the camping type, but she still managed to pack supplies she thought were most important such as food and utensils, matches, and first aid supplies.

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