I am so ready to go camping.

I absolutely love the outdoors.

I once lived in a VW bus.

kinda like this one, only the one I lived in was all blue

and a little rusty :D

(I'll have to get a pic of it next time I visit)

So anyway, The husband and I lived in this thing.

(Only we weren't married then)

It was (still is) off the beaten path,

middle of the woods..

We went to the bathroom in the woods

bathed in the creek

Made from mostly natural spring water

(very cold water)

It was quite the experience.

It had it's up and downs..

Up Side

(Just to name a few)

• No neighbors
• No busy streets
• No air pollution (for the most part)
• No rules (for the most part) I could be butt naked all day if I wanted.
• No bills!!

Down side

(to some people & just to name a few)

• No indoor plumbing or electric
• No fridge
• No central air or heating
• Bugs.. lol

We had wood for a fire to keep warm

water to clean with

Food to eat, but couldn't store perishable items

Coleman stove to cook with

and a lantern to see with.

The thing that I found to be the biggest challenge would have been

pooping in the woods.

Seriously.

To go from sitting on a toilet

being nice and comfy

to trying to figure out a way to poop outside

without falling in your own poop

(which I can say has never happened to me)

is tough!

Eventually we did have a make shift toilet.

Honestly I would go back to living in that bus without a second thought!

It's so nice and freeing.

That's why one of my goals this summer is to learn

everything I can about gardening

and living off the land.

I want to, while I'm still in the city,

start my own garden and eventually have it be

over half of my diet.

(if you have any tips or recommend reads let me know!!)

Then at some point I want to get back to where I belong..

the country.