paolonutin
Where is the best place in either MA or NH that have fair pricings for a group of people who are in college? My friend and I want to go camping as in bringing our own food, making our own campfire, sleeping in tents, a lake near by is a plus
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I grew up in MA, but never did any camping there except at a couple of state beach campgrounds (like at Horseneck Beach). That's a lot of fun, and the prices aren't bad, but the sites go pretty quick - try and reserve now. There are some nice state ones near Taunton and Plymouth in MA too that have ponds/lakes - I've walked through them but never camped at them. Southeast MA was my area, so I can't really speak to the other areas, though I've been through some out in the Berkshires that were nice too.
In New Hampshire, we used to camp either along the Kancamagus Highway through the White Mountains or at Gunstock near Laconia (not too far from Weir's Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee ). Gunstock used to be a state park but is now private - I've stayed at under both ownerships and there wasn't much difference - pretty good. Along the Kancamagus Highway are some good spots - no lakes, but few of them have rivers or streams running through them or nearby. Some are more primitive than others.
Note that a lot of campsites limit the number of people in any one group. You can get adjacent spots, but they might limit any one site to something like six to ten people (which would be getting crowded anyway, for one site).
I grew up in MA, but never did any camping there except at a couple of state beach campgrounds (like at Horseneck Beach). That's a lot of fun, and the prices aren't bad, but the sites go pretty quick - try and reserve now. There are some nice state ones near Taunton and Plymouth in MA too that have ponds/lakes - I've walked through them but never camped at them. Southeast MA was my area, so I can't really speak to the other areas, though I've been through some out in the Berkshires that were nice too.
In New Hampshire, we used to camp either along the Kancamagus Highway through the White Mountains or at Gunstock near Laconia (not too far from Weir's Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee ). Gunstock used to be a state park but is now private - I've stayed at under both ownerships and there wasn't much difference - pretty good. Along the Kancamagus Highway are some good spots - no lakes, but few of them have rivers or streams running through them or nearby. Some are more primitive than others.
Note that a lot of campsites limit the number of people in any one group. You can get adjacent spots, but they might limit any one site to something like six to ten people (which would be getting crowded anyway, for one site).
Appropriate dress for tent camping?
ninfragile
I'm going camping in New Hampshire in a couple of weeks. With the weather cooling down at night lately, what would be appropriate to wear inside of a sleeping bag that will help keep me warm at night, but won't feel constricting or overheating?
We'll be taking my car directly to the campsite.
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NH in the late summer can be chilly at night. (heck, it can be chilly in August at night.)
Whoever wrote T-Shirt and jeans is on crack. I hope she gets hypothermia and dies. You do NOT want cotton.
You want synthetic or a synthetic/wool blend shirt and underwear. Cotton is only acceptable if you can't get something else.
Keep whatever you wear to bed solely for sleeping. Don't wear clothes you wore all day to bed.
A) They are sweaty and if damp, won't offer you much insulation if wet.
B) You will have food and other odors on your clothes that may attract ursine visitors in the wee hours of the morning. If it has a smell...you don't want it in your tent. Keep it away from your tent. This means food, chap stick, toothpaste..etc.
In all honesty...stripping down to nothing, making sure you have dried off any persperation, and then jumping right into your sleeping bag is often usually the best solution.
And wear a hat. Any toboggan, ski, or stocking cap will work. You want to keep heat IN your head. It'll help to keep you a lot warmer.
NH in the late summer can be chilly at night. (heck, it can be chilly in August at night.)
Whoever wrote T-Shirt and jeans is on crack. I hope she gets hypothermia and dies. You do NOT want cotton.
You want synthetic or a synthetic/wool blend shirt and underwear. Cotton is only acceptable if you can't get something else.
Keep whatever you wear to bed solely for sleeping. Don't wear clothes you wore all day to bed.
A) They are sweaty and if damp, won't offer you much insulation if wet.
B) You will have food and other odors on your clothes that may attract ursine visitors in the wee hours of the morning. If it has a smell...you don't want it in your tent. Keep it away from your tent. This means food, chap stick, toothpaste..etc.
In all honesty...stripping down to nothing, making sure you have dried off any persperation, and then jumping right into your sleeping bag is often usually the best solution.
And wear a hat. Any toboggan, ski, or stocking cap will work. You want to keep heat IN your head. It'll help to keep you a lot warmer.
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