When was the last time you went on a real adventure (urban downtown bars do not count.) With that in mind why not consider going camping one weekend instead of hitting the club?

By camping I mean real camping, not the kind where you go to a camp site that offers bathrooms and restaurants and a drive in movie theater. Real camping means going out into the woods some place. Pitching a real tent in a real open space. Cooking your food over a fire pit dug into the ground. Actually having to rough it a bit and make your own brewed over the fire pit coffee in the morning rather than going to get one from a vending machine.

Real camping does not have to mean you go through hell though. There is a more “civilized” way to enjoy a real camping holiday. Go into any camping equipment store and you will find tents (at fairly reasonable prices) that are more like little houses and sleeping bags that are more comfortable and cozy than any comforter. You can buy a camping toilet, and even a disposable camping shower to make hygiene easier. And yes, you can even buy solar chargers that will help ensure that your smart phone stays juiced up so that you do not lose contact with the “outside world” altogether (or miss out on your daily dose of Angry Birds or some other such diversion after lights out!)

Camp cookery can be a great experience as well. If you shop a little before you go you will find that you can buy specialist cooking woods that come in lightweight chips that you can use to whip up a great fire pit dinner without having to spend hours searching for miles for enough dry (and pest free) wood to get a half decent camp fire going.