My biggest thing with camping solo is being bored. What do you guys do to entertain yourself when you're not with friends or family and out camping. Everything I can think of kind of defeats the purpose of being in the outdoors.
Entertainment?
- Thread starter rdy4adventure
- Start date
World Traveler III
At night you can run a movie on Netflix to help with the cold
Influencer II
If you are getting bored from one night alone, you're probably not the guy for this kind of thing. This is not meant to be offensive!
When I'm alone I like to let my thoughts free, thinking about everything you don't have time for in your daily routine, creating fictional situations and working on the solutions. Or try some wood carving.
When I'm alone I like to let my thoughts free, thinking about everything you don't have time for in your daily routine, creating fictional situations and working on the solutions. Or try some wood carving.
Enthusiast III
I will read at times. I have a Kindle so running out of books is not an issue. I will go hiking, try to sneak up on wildlife, on rainy days if stuck in the tent I might watch a movie on the tablet.
Influencer I
I usually will bring a book or 2 with me, and either hang my hammock or find a nice shady spot for a chair. Grab some beers and sit and read.
Offended? Not at all. I enjoy hiking around, seeing sights and the other things that come with being outside camping in the woods. I just find it kind of boring sitting by myself around a camp fire doing nothing but thinking. I entertain myself by playing my sons nintendo switch, watching netflix that I downloaded before heading out. I also, started taking pictures again, just to give me something to do while I'm out there. I was just seeing what others do to entertain themselves.
I'll mirror what others have said. I usually have a book with, usually some kind of nature writing, field guide or local things book, but, being a middle child and having a hectic job that has people coming at me all day, I can just sit for hours.
Another thing I've done is use the time to plan your next trip or go through what is and isn't working on this one. I've spent hours with my maps out just looking for the dotted lines and lakes and such on the map.
Another thing I've done is use the time to plan your next trip or go through what is and isn't working on this one. I've spent hours with my maps out just looking for the dotted lines and lakes and such on the map.
Because of my work schedule I often do my trips solo. Some alone time is a great antidote to the noise and craziness at work. The trips are getting longer, some approaching a month.
Solo trips keep you pretty busy since you are doing everything yourself, no one to share the workload. Obviously reading can pass time in the evenings. I keep a few books (or Kindle editions) that touch on my trip or one I am planning in the near future. Nothing like being in southern Utah and reading anything Craig Childs.
As an aspiring writer as well and I journal the days events and, more importantly, those thoughts you have only when you have been silently conversing with yourself for a while. In the stillness of a solo camp after a day traveling inspiring country you can dig pretty deep into your own head.
A separate notebook holds lessons learned from the trip, possible changes to the 4Runner, ideas about future trips, etc. Quiet time is perfect for organizing your head and your plans.
Traveling solo isn't for everyone. Many people have told me I shouldn't. But I've never been told that by anyone who has.
Solo trips keep you pretty busy since you are doing everything yourself, no one to share the workload. Obviously reading can pass time in the evenings. I keep a few books (or Kindle editions) that touch on my trip or one I am planning in the near future. Nothing like being in southern Utah and reading anything Craig Childs.
As an aspiring writer as well and I journal the days events and, more importantly, those thoughts you have only when you have been silently conversing with yourself for a while. In the stillness of a solo camp after a day traveling inspiring country you can dig pretty deep into your own head.
A separate notebook holds lessons learned from the trip, possible changes to the 4Runner, ideas about future trips, etc. Quiet time is perfect for organizing your head and your plans.
Traveling solo isn't for everyone. Many people have told me I shouldn't. But I've never been told that by anyone who has.
Influencer II
I'm not much of a reader. I like to hike around, play with my camera, clean/organize camp, fish, tie flies, go birding, hone my bushcraft skills, etc... I thrive on my quiet time. The more alone time I can get the more regenerated I feel when I return home.
Best thing for me is start up a fire, look up at the stars and put some music on. I use headphones of course not to bother anyone within earshot. Hell I do this even if I'm with a group at times. Just sit there and listen to the music and essentially veg out stare at the stars. It helps to decompress my damn brain lol, after a bit I will listen to an audio book in same fashion or watch a quick movie on the lap top before crashing. To me I want away from computers and tech for most of it since I am surrounded by it all day at work. If I could do my job from the road believe me we would have bounced on a long trip by now lol.
