The girls are great, but the weather is not. It's 45 and raining. The problem in Houston is that when it's 45 and raining, it chills you to the bone. It's not cold per se, but you can't get warm.

They're staying in tents that are on cement foundations. They'll be dry but not warm.

Unfortunately, men cannot go on Girl Scout camping trips, or I would have done the duty. But alas, my poor, poor wife is braving the elements.

At least she's prepared - sort of. Our Suburban was filled to the brim with gear and stuff. That should more than take care of the 1.5 days they will be gone. Although when I called her 30 minutes ago, they were at WalMart.

I feel pretty bad, but not bad enough to turn my heat down.

RodeoSchro said:

That's not nice, Greg.

Awww, LOL,

Vendetta1 said:

I know. I do feel guilty about being so comfortable right now.

Shit, they gon' kick that gear to the curb and camp in the Suburban in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Now that's roughing it.

SCNDLS said:

I wish they would! Maybe tomorrow they will.

Ok..who camps in Jan anywhere in this country besides Cali or southern Fla??

noimageatall said:

We camped twice over New Year's when my son was a Boy Scout and got really lucky on the weather both times, but this is the first time the Girls have gone out camping in the winter.

I was a Girl Scout...RAWR! They'll be fine!

So you're spending it in some random gay chat room with that oh so discreet "wife away here to play" bio line huh?

lazycrockett said:

Honey said:

I was a Girl Scout leader... AND a Boy Scout leader.
Camping was not about the elements, but about being in the elements with a group of kids. THAT was the roughing it part.

I hope everything works out for your wife.

noimageatall said:

The boy scouts here in missouri camped out last week when the temps were well below zero!! FOOLS i say!! No stinking badge would be worth that!!

Honey said:

Yeah really. Double

Actually, my son and I went to see "Book of Eli" last night.

I'm a Girl Scout. My troop never went camping. None of us were interested. I used to love exploring forests, but never wanted to sleep in one, lol.

My son is a boy scout and seriously...I dont even allow him to go on some trips to camp in the snow I'm like WTF...are you TRYING to end up on the news as a troup that gost lost in a snowstorm or something. Folks are crazy

They're home. Of course, today it's 65 and sunny.

But they had a fine time. They'd packed well and never got really cold. Same couldn't be said of some of the other girls, though. My wife had to make three WalMart runs for jackets, gloves, etc.

But they had fun, they're safe, and that's all that matters!

^^ That's good!
Camping is a lot of fun.

I will never forget when i was a girl scout and the camping trips. there was one year it was so fucking cold we could hardly get the posts in the ground to pitch the tent because the ground was frozen.

it was so fucking cold that we could not sleep. we went into the van and tried to sleep there but it was colder in there. i grew up in South Dakota, so it was pretty much always cold in the spring. We camped in fucking April and it was fucking 20 degrees outside! i think i slept in my sweater, 2 pair pants snow boots, winter coat, mittens, and ski cap. That was the first time I ever had wind burn. I didn't know your skin could fucking burn from the wind!

Rodeo, your girls are just fine