161: glamping bohemian style

Have you heard of glamping?  Probably not.  Everyone seems to go "huh?" when I say it, so I'll enlighten you.

It's camping but with style. i.e. glamour camping.  And if you know me, you know that styling a campsite isn't really a stretch.  Everything is better when done with a little flair, right?

So, you've gathered it's not exactly "roughing it".  In general, when we go camping I have rules:

1. Queen size air mattress

2. Wooded campsite

3. Campground must have flushing toilets

4. Campground must have hot showers

I think for most, glamping is about bringing a level of refinery to camping.  Real dishes.  Bed linens, not sleeping bags. Extra furniture. Etc.

For me it was about creating a look.  And if you remember, I've been lusting after the look of a gypsy caravan.  Very bohemian and colorful.  That's what I went for here.  

How'd I do?

Now, please don't be fooled by these pictures.  Our campsite looked like this for about 15 minutes total.  Then the rain came, and the trying to cook for 9 people (we went with my parents and some friends), and the kids playing in the mud... but the color was always there.

This was the "living room" tent which was useful when it was buggy, rainy, or we didn't want the kids playing in the dirt.  Sadly it collapsed from the weight of the rain on the roof after a few days and was no more.

If you were wondering, we went camping at Half Moon Pond State Park, VT.  It was a lovely quite campground with a nice smallish pond.  The big drawback was it was far from anything, and with 3 kids under 6, we really wanted to go "do something" more than just hang at the campsite.  We did go to Burlington which was cool.

It was a fun trip, but I think once a year camping with the kids is my limit.  The packing and unpacking is just too much...

JT

Comments

[source outdoor]

It seems you've been successful to create yourself a five star camping. This is a very nice option for people who do not want to be Mowgli from the book The Jungle Book, but do want to have the experience of nature

[Christina]

Gasp! This is way. too. cool. Are those towels hanging on the line? Those are GORGEOUS! Do tell!

[Mela]

Ok, I love your style of camping!

[Kristen]

I know this is an older post, so I don't know if you'll see this comment, but AAAAHHHH! I had to tell you--I love this so much. SO much. Oh my goodness. I wonder, now, why on earth I have suffered with those stupid sleeping bags and the ugly canvas tent and the dumb battery lantern and paper plates and plastic washtubs and...is it too much to say this changed my life? I will spend the long lovely winter planning my summer glamping trips. Thank you! :)

[Karla Motsenbocker]

Now I really want to go camping. In the past, my idea of camping was hotels without mints on the pillow.

[true religion outlet]

Put in the oven and bake for 15 minutes--check them at this point; my regular-sized muffins were nearly done and needed only a couple of extra asdfminutes, and I'd assume that mini muffins would take even less time. Nigella recommended baking these for 25 minutes, but I do not enjoy burnt muffins, do you?

[radii supra shoes]

I want all the stuff about Season 3 and I want no more loan comments! Now-se!

[blake]

Where did you get all of the accessories?

[Blake Howell]

Where did u find all of your decorations?