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How to not book a camping trip
» Outdoor staycations are hot property this summer
he long-awaited summer has finally
dawned upon us. What screams “BC
SUMMER?’ more than sleeping in our
coniferous forests fora weekend? Nothing.
However, this year, once the clock strikes
12:01—thirty days prior to a camper’s get-
away date—nearly all public camping spots
are booked.
Fred Fir and Steven Spruce fought
off numb fingertips and purple lips for
three seasons while eagerly anticipating an
escapade of camping during the summer
months. It was almost that time of the
year, the one where we riddle our lawn
chairs and fleece-pullovers with campfire
burn holes and finally use our $500-dollar
LN
79-attachment multitool. However, little
did these boys know, this season was not
going to happen as they had planned.
“At first we had a long criterion of
what we wanted in our campsite.” Fir
tells the Other Press during a Facebook
Messenger Rooms interview with him and
his camping buddy, Spruce. “Boat launch!
RV hook-up! Hiking trails! Potable water!
Outhouses!... But not too far a drive from
Vancouver.” Spruce chimes in. In May, the
two campers had read on their newsfeed
that BC Parks camping spots would only be
available for reservation thirty days prior
to the booking date. They began searching
for campsites which fit their criterion 47
days out. They wrote a list of the sites
which they found, and at 7 am, 29 days
and three-quarters out, they found that all
the available spots for these campsites had
Have an idea for a story?
M humour@theotherpress.ca
been reserved.
“I was blown away—people must've
booked all of them between 12:01 and 7 that
morning.” Spruce tells us. They then began
searching on private camping websites
where people listed their own properties—
their backyards and such—for people to
rent and camp in. “There were vineyards,
farmyards and backyards, but none of
them fit our original camping criterion.”
Fir tells us, shocked. As reservations for
these campsites were open up to a year
in advance, all the good spots had been
reserved.
The two boys explained to the Other
Press that they then lowered their criteria
and continued searching on the private
campsite websites. “We got to a point,
where we were like f*** it; we don't need a
boat launch, we don’t need a waterfall... we
humour // no. 19
¢ Pump up the volume
e Unrealistic expectations 101
* Outdoor staycations are hot property
this summer
..and that's everything!
CAA |
@s ANw~ ss
=
Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld
didn't even care if there’s potable water...
it just needs to be a decent drive from
Vancouver.”
“Til even sh*t ina hole if we can't
get a spot with outhouses!” Fir interrupts
Spruce. Yet still, the only available spots
for the weekend which they desired were
those in the Rockies. This mountain chain,
however, was a tad too far a drive for just a
weekend trip. “Here we were thinking that
we'd be camping all summer, but really,
we'll be lucky if we even go once.” Spruce
utters sadly.
Long gone are the days where you
can easily drive into the woods with flats
of beer and some veggie-wieners to get
drunk with the trees. If you want this to be
a reality this summer, remember to book
well in advance to secure a camping spot!
Contributor
i 10
How to not book a camping trip
» Outdoor staycations are hot property this summer
he long-awaited summer has finally
dawned upon us. What screams “BC
SUMMER?’ more than sleeping in our
coniferous forests fora weekend? Nothing.
However, this year, once the clock strikes
12:01—thirty days prior to a camper’s get-
away date—nearly all public camping spots
are booked.
Fred Fir and Steven Spruce fought
off numb fingertips and purple lips for
three seasons while eagerly anticipating an
escapade of camping during the summer
months. It was almost that time of the
year, the one where we riddle our lawn
chairs and fleece-pullovers with campfire
burn holes and finally use our $500-dollar
LN
79-attachment multitool. However, little
did these boys know, this season was not
going to happen as they had planned.
“At first we had a long criterion of
what we wanted in our campsite.” Fir
tells the Other Press during a Facebook
Messenger Rooms interview with him and
his camping buddy, Spruce. “Boat launch!
RV hook-up! Hiking trails! Potable water!
Outhouses!... But not too far a drive from
Vancouver.” Spruce chimes in. In May, the
two campers had read on their newsfeed
that BC Parks camping spots would only be
available for reservation thirty days prior
to the booking date. They began searching
for campsites which fit their criterion 47
days out. They wrote a list of the sites
which they found, and at 7 am, 29 days
and three-quarters out, they found that all
the available spots for these campsites had
Have an idea for a story?
M humour@theotherpress.ca
been reserved.
“I was blown away—people must've
booked all of them between 12:01 and 7 that
morning.” Spruce tells us. They then began
searching on private camping websites
where people listed their own properties—
their backyards and such—for people to
rent and camp in. “There were vineyards,
farmyards and backyards, but none of
them fit our original camping criterion.”
Fir tells us, shocked. As reservations for
these campsites were open up to a year
in advance, all the good spots had been
reserved.
The two boys explained to the Other
Press that they then lowered their criteria
and continued searching on the private
campsite websites. “We got to a point,
where we were like f*** it; we don't need a
boat launch, we don’t need a waterfall... we
humour // no. 19
¢ Pump up the volume
e Unrealistic expectations 101
* Outdoor staycations are hot property
this summer
..and that's everything!
CAA |
@s ANw~ ss
=
Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld
didn't even care if there’s potable water...
it just needs to be a decent drive from
Vancouver.”
“Til even sh*t ina hole if we can't
get a spot with outhouses!” Fir interrupts
Spruce. Yet still, the only available spots
for the weekend which they desired were
those in the Rockies. This mountain chain,
however, was a tad too far a drive for just a
weekend trip. “Here we were thinking that
we'd be camping all summer, but really,
we'll be lucky if we even go once.” Spruce
utters sadly.
Long gone are the days where you
can easily drive into the woods with flats
of beer and some veggie-wieners to get
drunk with the trees. If you want this to be
a reality this summer, remember to book
well in advance to secure a camping spot!
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CJ Sommerfeld
Contributor
i 10
How to not book a camping trip
» Outdoor staycations are hot property this summer
he long-awaited summer has finally
dawned upon us. What screams “BC
SUMMER?’ more than sleeping in our
coniferous forests fora weekend? Nothing.
However, this year, once the clock strikes
12:01—thirty days prior to a camper’s get-
away date—nearly all public camping spots
are booked.
Fred Fir and Steven Spruce fought
off numb fingertips and purple lips for
three seasons while eagerly anticipating an
escapade of camping during the summer
months. It was almost that time of the
year, the one where we riddle our lawn
chairs and fleece-pullovers with campfire
burn holes and finally use our $500-dollar
LN
79-attachment multitool. However, little
did these boys know, this season was not
going to happen as they had planned.
“At first we had a long criterion of
what we wanted in our campsite.” Fir
tells the Other Press during a Facebook
Messenger Rooms interview with him and
his camping buddy, Spruce. “Boat launch!
RV hook-up! Hiking trails! Potable water!
Outhouses!... But not too far a drive from
Vancouver.” Spruce chimes in. In May, the
two campers had read on their newsfeed
that BC Parks camping spots would only be
available for reservation thirty days prior
to the booking date. They began searching
for campsites which fit their criterion 47
days out. They wrote a list of the sites
which they found, and at 7 am, 29 days
and three-quarters out, they found that all
the available spots for these campsites had
Have an idea for a story?
M humour@theotherpress.ca
been reserved.
“I was blown away—people must've
booked all of them between 12:01 and 7 that
morning.” Spruce tells us. They then began
searching on private camping websites
where people listed their own properties—
their backyards and such—for people to
rent and camp in. “There were vineyards,
farmyards and backyards, but none of
them fit our original camping criterion.”
Fir tells us, shocked. As reservations for
these campsites were open up to a year
in advance, all the good spots had been
reserved.
The two boys explained to the Other
Press that they then lowered their criteria
and continued searching on the private
campsite websites. “We got to a point,
where we were like f*** it; we don't need a
boat launch, we don’t need a waterfall... we
humour // no. 19
¢ Pump up the volume
e Unrealistic expectations 101
* Outdoor staycations are hot property
this summer
..and that's everything!
CAA |
@s ANw~ ss
=
Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld
didn't even care if there’s potable water...
it just needs to be a decent drive from
Vancouver.”
“Til even sh*t ina hole if we can't
get a spot with outhouses!” Fir interrupts
Spruce. Yet still, the only available spots
for the weekend which they desired were
those in the Rockies. This mountain chain,
however, was a tad too far a drive for just a
weekend trip. “Here we were thinking that
we'd be camping all summer, but really,
we'll be lucky if we even go once.” Spruce
utters sadly.
Long gone are the days where you
can easily drive into the woods with flats
of beer and some veggie-wieners to get
drunk with the trees. If you want this to be
a reality this summer, remember to book
well in advance to secure a camping spot!
Contributor
i 10
How to not book a camping trip
» Outdoor staycations are hot property this summer
he long-awaited summer has finally
dawned upon us. What screams “BC
SUMMER?’ more than sleeping in our
coniferous forests fora weekend? Nothing.
However, this year, once the clock strikes
12:01—thirty days prior to a camper’s get-
away date—nearly all public camping spots
are booked.
Fred Fir and Steven Spruce fought
off numb fingertips and purple lips for
three seasons while eagerly anticipating an
escapade of camping during the summer
months. It was almost that time of the
year, the one where we riddle our lawn
chairs and fleece-pullovers with campfire
burn holes and finally use our $500-dollar
LN
79-attachment multitool. However, little
did these boys know, this season was not
going to happen as they had planned.
“At first we had a long criterion of
what we wanted in our campsite.” Fir
tells the Other Press during a Facebook
Messenger Rooms interview with him and
his camping buddy, Spruce. “Boat launch!
RV hook-up! Hiking trails! Potable water!
Outhouses!... But not too far a drive from
Vancouver.” Spruce chimes in. In May, the
two campers had read on their newsfeed
that BC Parks camping spots would only be
available for reservation thirty days prior
to the booking date. They began searching
for campsites which fit their criterion 47
days out. They wrote a list of the sites
which they found, and at 7 am, 29 days
and three-quarters out, they found that all
the available spots for these campsites had
Have an idea for a story?
M humour@theotherpress.ca
been reserved.
“I was blown away—people must've
booked all of them between 12:01 and 7 that
morning.” Spruce tells us. They then began
searching on private camping websites
where people listed their own properties—
their backyards and such—for people to
rent and camp in. “There were vineyards,
farmyards and backyards, but none of
them fit our original camping criterion.”
Fir tells us, shocked. As reservations for
these campsites were open up to a year
in advance, all the good spots had been
reserved.
The two boys explained to the Other
Press that they then lowered their criteria
and continued searching on the private
campsite websites. “We got to a point,
where we were like f*** it; we don't need a
boat launch, we don’t need a waterfall... we
humour // no. 19
¢ Pump up the volume
e Unrealistic expectations 101
* Outdoor staycations are hot property
this summer
..and that's everything!
CAA |
@s ANw~ ss
=
Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld
didn't even care if there’s potable water...
it just needs to be a decent drive from
Vancouver.”
“Til even sh*t ina hole if we can't
get a spot with outhouses!” Fir interrupts
Spruce. Yet still, the only available spots
for the weekend which they desired were
those in the Rockies. This mountain chain,
however, was a tad too far a drive for just a
weekend trip. “Here we were thinking that
we'd be camping all summer, but really,
we'll be lucky if we even go once.” Spruce
utters sadly.
Long gone are the days where you
can easily drive into the woods with flats
of beer and some veggie-wieners to get
drunk with the trees. If you want this to be
a reality this summer, remember to book
well in advance to secure a camping spot!
Contributor
i 10
How to not book a camping trip
» Outdoor staycations are hot property this summer
he long-awaited summer has finally
dawned upon us. What screams “BC
SUMMER?’ more than sleeping in our
coniferous forests fora weekend? Nothing.
However, this year, once the clock strikes
12:01—thirty days prior to a camper’s get-
away date—nearly all public camping spots
are booked.
Fred Fir and Steven Spruce fought
off numb fingertips and purple lips for
three seasons while eagerly anticipating an
escapade of camping during the summer
months. It was almost that time of the
year, the one where we riddle our lawn
chairs and fleece-pullovers with campfire
burn holes and finally use our $500-dollar
LN
79-attachment multitool. However, little
did these boys know, this season was not
going to happen as they had planned.
“At first we had a long criterion of
what we wanted in our campsite.” Fir
tells the Other Press during a Facebook
Messenger Rooms interview with him and
his camping buddy, Spruce. “Boat launch!
RV hook-up! Hiking trails! Potable water!
Outhouses!... But not too far a drive from
Vancouver.” Spruce chimes in. In May, the
two campers had read on their newsfeed
that BC Parks camping spots would only be
available for reservation thirty days prior
to the booking date. They began searching
for campsites which fit their criterion 47
days out. They wrote a list of the sites
which they found, and at 7 am, 29 days
and three-quarters out, they found that all
the available spots for these campsites had
Have an idea for a story?
M humour@theotherpress.ca
been reserved.
“I was blown away—people must've
booked all of them between 12:01 and 7 that
morning.” Spruce tells us. They then began
searching on private camping websites
where people listed their own properties—
their backyards and such—for people to
rent and camp in. “There were vineyards,
farmyards and backyards, but none of
them fit our original camping criterion.”
Fir tells us, shocked. As reservations for
these campsites were open up to a year
in advance, all the good spots had been
reserved.
The two boys explained to the Other
Press that they then lowered their criteria
and continued searching on the private
campsite websites. “We got to a point,
where we were like f*** it; we don't need a
boat launch, we don’t need a waterfall... we
humour // no. 19
¢ Pump up the volume
e Unrealistic expectations 101
* Outdoor staycations are hot property
this summer
..and that's everything!
CAA |
@s ANw~ ss
=
Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld
didn't even care if there’s potable water...
it just needs to be a decent drive from
Vancouver.”
“Til even sh*t ina hole if we can't
get a spot with outhouses!” Fir interrupts
Spruce. Yet still, the only available spots
for the weekend which they desired were
those in the Rockies. This mountain chain,
however, was a tad too far a drive for just a
weekend trip. “Here we were thinking that
we'd be camping all summer, but really,
we'll be lucky if we even go once.” Spruce
utters sadly.
Long gone are the days where you
can easily drive into the woods with flats
of beer and some veggie-wieners to get
drunk with the trees. If you want this to be
a reality this summer, remember to book
well in advance to secure a camping spot!
Contributor
i 10
How to not book a camping trip
» Outdoor staycations are hot property this summer
he long-awaited summer has finally
dawned upon us. What screams “BC
SUMMER?’ more than sleeping in our
coniferous forests fora weekend? Nothing.
However, this year, once the clock strikes
12:01—thirty days prior to a camper’s get-
away date—nearly all public camping spots
are booked.
Fred Fir and Steven Spruce fought
off numb fingertips and purple lips for
three seasons while eagerly anticipating an
escapade of camping during the summer
months. It was almost that time of the
year, the one where we riddle our lawn
chairs and fleece-pullovers with campfire
burn holes and finally use our $500-dollar
LN
79-attachment multitool. However, little
did these boys know, this season was not
going to happen as they had planned.
“At first we had a long criterion of
what we wanted in our campsite.” Fir
tells the Other Press during a Facebook
Messenger Rooms interview with him and
his camping buddy, Spruce. “Boat launch!
RV hook-up! Hiking trails! Potable water!
Outhouses!... But not too far a drive from
Vancouver.” Spruce chimes in. In May, the
two campers had read on their newsfeed
that BC Parks camping spots would only be
available for reservation thirty days prior
to the booking date. They began searching
for campsites which fit their criterion 47
days out. They wrote a list of the sites
which they found, and at 7 am, 29 days
and three-quarters out, they found that all
the available spots for these campsites had
Have an idea for a story?
M humour@theotherpress.ca
been reserved.
“I was blown away—people must've
booked all of them between 12:01 and 7 that
morning.” Spruce tells us. They then began
searching on private camping websites
where people listed their own properties—
their backyards and such—for people to
rent and camp in. “There were vineyards,
farmyards and backyards, but none of
them fit our original camping criterion.”
Fir tells us, shocked. As reservations for
these campsites were open up to a year
in advance, all the good spots had been
reserved.
The two boys explained to the Other
Press that they then lowered their criteria
and continued searching on the private
campsite websites. “We got to a point,
where we were like f*** it; we don't need a
boat launch, we don’t need a waterfall... we
humour // no. 19
¢ Pump up the volume
e Unrealistic expectations 101
* Outdoor staycations are hot property
this summer
..and that's everything!
CAA |
@s ANw~ ss
=
Illustration by CJ Sommerfeld
didn't even care if there’s potable water...
it just needs to be a decent drive from
Vancouver.”
“Til even sh*t ina hole if we can't
get a spot with outhouses!” Fir interrupts
Spruce. Yet still, the only available spots
for the weekend which they desired were
those in the Rockies. This mountain chain,
however, was a tad too far a drive for just a
weekend trip. “Here we were thinking that
we'd be camping all summer, but really,
we'll be lucky if we even go once.” Spruce
utters sadly.
Long gone are the days where you
can easily drive into the woods with flats
of beer and some veggie-wieners to get
drunk with the trees. If you want this to be
a reality this summer, remember to book
well in advance to secure a camping spot!