If anyone had told me three years ago that I would be spending most of my weekends camping, I would have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were people who enjoyed insect bites, ill£­cooked meals, and uncomfortable sleeping bags. They had nothing in common with me. ¡¡¡¡1.D¡¡¡¡

The friends who introduced me to camping thought that it meant to be a pioneer. ¡¡¡¡2.C¡¡¡¡ We slept in a tent, cooked over an open fire, and walked a long distance to take the shower and use the bathroom. This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor's bill for my son's food poisoning.