Camping

Intro

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• spoiled
• down
• Therm-a-Rest
• veg out

• out of their way
• back to basics
• the great outdoors
• highbrow

• roughing it
• creek

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In our modern society, most people have to go out of their way to be in nature. Camping can be a fun way to get back to basics, but it also requires a lot of equipment and isn’t all that comfortable.

Marni likes to find a nice camp site, set up a tent, and sleep in the the great outdoors. But Mason isn’t really into camping anymore. Listen to the two of them talk about it.

Dialog

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Marni

Mason

Marni:  Finally went camping for the time in two years.

Mason:  Two years?

Marni:  I know! I was so sad. It had been two years.

Mason:  That’s not too far off for me.

Marni:  But we live in this beautiful place where we should be taking advantage of camping as much as possible.

Mason:  Yeah, I think I’m little bit too highbrow for camping now.

Marni:  What!? I love it! I love camping. Waking up and waking up with the sun, and you know the sound if you camp by a creek, you have the water. I love it.

Mason:  I don’t know, I’ve gotten kind of spoiled by people who have cabins and it’s not cold and I won’t get mauled by bears.

Marni:  Down sleeping bag.

Mason:  Down sleeping bag doesn’t do anything about roots and rocks in your back.

Marni:  Therm-a-Rest does, c’mon.

Mason:  Therm-a-Rest does a little something. The whole waking up with the sun sounds better than it actually is in fact.

Marni:  I love it! C’mon!

Mason:  Don’t you just wake up exhausted?

Marni:  No!

Mason:  I get back from a weekend camping and I’m like, “Oh my God, I don’t want to do anything. I need another weekend.”

Marni:  Well, there’s a little bit of that. A little downtime where you veg out. But you gotta, you know, be strategic about it. Get up early enough and…

Mason:  I’ll tell you one thing, gourmet camping breakfasts cannot be beat. Camping eggs, camping bacon, camping coffee. It is! It’s like a whole different incarnation of that food item when you have it when you’re camping. It’s just better.

Marni:  Cooked over the open fire. It’s like you’re a pioneer!

Mason:  That I cannot dispute.

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