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When you spend a considerable amount of the year stuck in traffic, answering emails, and dealing with annoying coworkers, being outdoors can provide a much-needed reset. You set your phone to silent, cook some food over the fire, and feel your problems gradually retreat to the back of your mind as the sky fills up with stars. What can possibly go wrong?
Well, as everyone who spends time in nature knows, there are certain “taxes” you need to “pay” for the peace and quiet it offers, such as “donating” your blood to mosquitoes or providing “temporary housing” to bugs inside your tent. So to reassure you that it’s not your lack of ability but rather part of the deal, we collected a bunch of relatable camping and hiking memes about the challenges that wait along the way.
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Rali Meyer 23 hours ago
checks out, looking at the amount of finnish metal bands: one for every musical taste!
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Remi (He/Him) 1 day ago
Also trying to keep my mouth closed so I don't look like a out of shape mouth breather that I am
On average, people need to spend over an hour (67 minutes) outside each day to feel refreshed, according to a survey from Talker Research.
Their poll of 2,000 American adults revealed that over half of them (57%) are also craving time spent outdoors more now than ever before.
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Rali Meyer 23 hours ago
worked in catering once on a movie set, offering energy drinks around midnight. - "No way i drown that garbage down my body". Said it, and took another deep puff from his filter less (Roth Händle) cigarette, straight via his lungs into his 100 lb overweight frame.
Data also shows that those who spend time outside say it relaxes them (68%), puts them in a better mood (66%), and helps them clear their head (64%).
At the same time, people feel that being forced to spend more time inside than they prefer can lead to feelings of depression (38%), anxiousness (33%), and loneliness (32%).
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Peter Smith 1 day ago
My daughter got a badge from Girl Guides in the UK for buying and comparing chips (fries) from different takeaways in the town. Definitely sticking to their original ethos.
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Callum Young 22 hours ago
Because being prepared in the outdoors is just so silly. Think of this the next time some 5 year old goes missing while out on a forest trail.
Six in 10 (58%) also get stir-crazy after spending too much time inside, with the average threshold of indoor time being 10.5 hours per day.
However, sometimes circumstances simply do not allow you to pick up your backpack and go outside.
Respondents report feeling disappointed (48%) when their outdoor plans change, as well as frustrated (32%) and annoyed (28%).
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Findings reveal that two-thirds (67%) of Americans view travel as a form of self-care, and 4 in 10 (42%) said they need to book a trip to “escape” at least once every 6 months.
One-third of Americans (33%) regularly book vacations around outdoor activities they enjoy and are the most excited about, trips to the beach (44%), national park visits (29%), and cross-country driving (12%).
This is probably why more than half (57%) prefer driving to their vacation destination, compared to 25% who prefer flying.
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According to Claire Wilcox, M.D., who is a general and addiction psychiatrist in private practice, an associate professor of translational neuroscience at the Mind Research Network, and an adjunct associate professor at the University of New Mexico, beyond exercise, science has shown that outdoor time might actually boost our mental capacities, which would help us make wiser decisions and change bad habits.
“Furthermore, because outdoor activities—like rock climbing, team sports, and even backpacking or hiking—often require us to work with, and rely on, other people, especially when challenges emerge, we build important relationship skills in the outdoors,” she says.
“Nature gives us the gift of much-needed separation from excessive technology, urban noise and clutter, and stressful work and home environments. And this gifts us with perspective,” Wilcox adds.
“For many of us, time outside can enhance our sense that there is something greater than ourselves beyond the day-to-day sensory experiences; we may leave the outdoors with a greater sense of purpose. Spirituality is a source of comfort for many people, and higher levels are associated with greater well-being.”
And if, for some reason, something isn’t entirely to your liking, you can always make and share a meme about it after you come back!
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David Paterson 1 day ago
Or come to Australia. It's easier to keep a safe distance from bison when hiking there.
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Liliana Spiro 1 day ago
Darn you. I was just about to have that with my lunch. Operative word beeing "WAS"...
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David Paterson 1 day ago (edited)
Ah yes, reaching the summit just on sunset, coming back down in the pitch dark with a heart attack.
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Michael Fernandez 1 day ago
The funny part is the Duke Energy sponsorship, as they pollute the environment with coal ash.
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Jim Costanzo 17 hours ago
Or, I bagged my dog p**p so that someone else can collect it for me.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 19 hours ago
I HATE that! I have learned to search that thing out before I start eating.
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Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 1 day ago
I dont often roll a joint, but when I do, its my ankle, old joke
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Huddo's sister 12 hours ago
The one weekend a year I always go camping, we don't even hike, we are there to drink (though me less than I used to) and listen to music!
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Bonnie Blue Bird 1 day ago
I get annoyed when healthy me does the grocery shopping when unhealthy me wants snacks
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BookFanatic 18 hours ago
I was ambushed during a hike once. Very confused German Shepard pup thought I was his human. We found the correct human, eventually. Thought I was gonna have a new roommate for a while though.
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Tobi Ornot 1 day ago
Or if they wait until you've finally caught up with them, exhausted, and then they immediately continue climbing up.
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Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 1 day ago
Werewolf soup? Fungus lives in trees, the cap is just the fruiting body. Drink this and you will see God
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Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 1 day ago
I listened to a podcast about marthon runners who p00ped themselves but still finished
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Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 1 day ago
Truth: the OG "bigfoot" was an escaped s***e in Texas who wore animal skins and raided people's kitchens at night. Texas is the only State where its legal to bag a bigfoot
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Arthur Waite 1 day ago
And then you fumble the tpap, and sit and watch it roll away, away, away...
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