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Originally Posted by MissionCamper
I guess I've never really understood the desire to become a member of a camping "club". We enjoy meeting new people everywhere we go, each time we go. Part of the adventure IMO. I'd sooner participate in a camping rally than join a club.
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I think if I were single, or Justin wasn't into camping at all, I would have likely gravitated to a backpacking/camping club of some sort. Such clubs are one way to get out to new and unfamiliar places and learn from people who'd been doing something for a lot longer than oneself. Not much different than any other club, really -- aviation clubs, crafts clubs/groups, bicycling clubs/groups, etc. Clubs have the added benefit of being more local, with regularly scheduled meetings/social events; otherwise, WildTexas.com and other outdoors websites are very much like a "virtual" club where folks share questions, trip reports and the like.
Unfortunately, due I guess to liability concerns, it seems some of the largest Texas camping/outdoors clubs are fee-based operations where you have to be a member to participate in some/all of their events. That can price it out of the range for some people, since camping itself is a relatively inexpensive hobby, as hobbies go.