Black Folk Don't: Camp

[@westhurman2819]

In my opinion, the reason why so many of our folks don't do certain things is because we've convinced ourselves that "Black folks don't." Why do we submit ourselves to such "group-think"; as if a black person can't make a decision for himself or herself? There's a whole world of things to be experienced and enjoyed. Why do we enslave ourselves, limit ourselves, label ourselves as people who can't, won't or don't? The truth is, there are many black folks who camp, fish, hunt, swim, do gymnastics, golf, play tennis and a whole lot of other things. They've (We've) learned that a mind that is free is a mind that can explore, accomplish and enjoy anything this world has to offer.

[@BrokenTengu99]

Please . These are Urban Blacks . I'm Black , and I hunt , fish AND camp , as do many others . Urbanites .......

[@walterbrown6858]

I've been camping as far back as I can remember, I love the wood, hunting, fishing, I went YMCA camping before the boy scouts and I survived the jungles of Vietnam

[@breadfan9]

UM. Ive been camping all around the country and have only seen a few black folks camping. Ratio here my friend is 1:100

[@JohnSmith-ne6js]

@@breadfan9 They sound like fools. Just speaking of another dumb ass form of stereo-typing . And It really grates when they keep saying We!!! Like they are speaking for all brown people 😠

[@Thedirtylittletruth]

Basically

[@megamiika1976]

I camp. I love it. My husband never did until I asked him to go. And our 3 boys loved it till they grew up. One said he would do this with his own family when he is older. My dogs love to run and be adventurous. We love to camp around the lake in Utah. We live in LV so that is our backyard. I hate to hear people say WE don't do this or that. I try and like a lot of things. So we should categorize US.. Because WE are NOT the SAME!!

[@sherrisolomon8673]

Where do you get your hair done?

[@juwakaliforlife5561]

It’s just sad and heart breaking to watch these videos as a black person. I've gone camping all my life, I swim and I’m an atheist. Black people are human we do everything other humans do, good and bad. Maybe that’s the point of these videos and it reminds me of this quote. Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge. Isaac Asimov It’s not black people it’s just you.

[@ashleycasey2093]

+juwakaliforlife I share your pain :[

[@kennejohnson7222]

juwakaliforlife Right! I love camping and swimming.

[@suzannesands7330]

This is a race-baiting video -- period. First of all, it totally intellectualizes camping as a way to define it as a novel, alien, purely nostalgic act. That offends anyone who goes camping regularly as a way to unplug and connect with nature. But by creating this great distance from the act of camping, it then allows them to stereotype white people --- and especially white southern people --- who camp. Sorry, I have 2 masters degrees, and I'm from the intellectual bedrock of the country (New England and New York), and I went to very good schools, and I go camping. And it isn't some novel, nostalgic act. That whole bit in which that woman stereotypes southern white people who camp..........how would she stereotype southern black people who camp? What negative images might she have to convey about them?

[@Evbddgegeh]

juwakaliforlife my long lost best friend. Thank you I feel some of the same.

[@kels0379]

juwakaliforlife I camp... and always have... along with a group of over 700 other black people, at least twice a year... this is a sad video that just re enforces stereotypes.

[@bradleysonthemove5790]

Well, I'm black and I enjoy camping, swimming, boating, riding horses, and bike riding (to name a few) .. and exposed my children to these things as well .. they were taught to embrace everything life has to offer and not be afraid to be different. My husband (who's also black) enjoys the same things I do .. we used to camp out in tents until we got an RV, and in all my years of outdoor adventure I saw very few, if any, black families .. you wouldn't believe how many times I've been asked why black people don't like to be outdoors. I don't understand it. You'll never know what you like until you try it.

[@mctransportation9831]

What about petting big strange dogs?

[@bradleysonthemove5790]

@@mctransportation9831 I'm an animal lover and not until recently (after being bitten by a friend's rescue dog) was I ever timid about approaching any dog; however, with caution. After all, anything with teeth can bite, right? Afraid, no -- cautious, yes.

[@mctransportation9831]

@@bradleysonthemove5790 i was just kidding. It seems like on the average, black people are more cautious about large dogs. I have a 75 lb hound mix that doesn't look intimidating to me, but alot of black people step off the sidewalk when I walk him.

[@bradleysonthemove5790]

@@mctransportation9831 LOL ... your pup could be the smallest breed and you'd see that same reaction (among some of us, but not all). Why, though? My only summation is "taught" or "association" fear of certain dogs historically used to intimidate or attack.

[@mctransportation9831]

@@bradleysonthemove5790 maybe so. The kids will pet and hug him. It's the adult women that tend to be skittish.

[@Thenauticalnatural]

This video makes me sad. Especially as a black woman who is about to go rv-ing full time next month. I don't know how I came across this video, but it makes me want to do it even more now to show we also do the same things as other races. I've been camping and backpacking since a young girl. Some of these points are just ridiculous.

[@FF-ub7bn]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lifeskater9899]

Absolutely!

[@benjisgal54]

This Black woman went to the Yukon and traveled around Alaska. I agree with you. I did it in 2011 and plan to do another trip to Juneau in 2019. I spent 3 months in Alaska and Canada in 2011. I traveled solo from Georgia to British Columbia (the beginning of the Alaska Hwy) and that is where I met a caravan of other travelers to traverse the Yukon and to travel the Alaska Hwy and some other major highways in Alaska. I towed my travel trailer by myself. Yes, we do like doing stuff. The only reason I joined the caravan is that I promised my friends that I would do it. My trip in 2019 will be solo, however, I will not be traveling as much. I plan to find a campground and stay there for a couple of months and then travel back stateside.

[@silvermediastudio]

Imagine, going back and watching this in 2020....

[@silvermediastudio]

@YaoMengLiew Weird. I see Asians out on the trails in the mid-Atlantic region all the time. Shenandoah, the AT, elsewhere. Agree with you though... it's about "hiking your own hike" being out on the trail isn't about being recognized for your social or cultural bravery. It's about getting closer to nature and finding yourself.

[@MomCheeto4]

I have to shake my head at this as I'm watching it in 2021! In the past several years all I hear is so many Black folks complaining about what they don't have, what they are deprived of, what's being kept from them, yet the people in this video give the impression that they would/could never leave all of their "comforts" to go camping! It's like many of us are living better than we let on. I'm over 60 and I've known Black folks who go camping, fishing, and hunting all the time. I wish Black people would stop saying " WE don't ...."! We complain about being stereotyped yet we do it to ourselves.

[@charliewhite2625]

And for black people who claim camping is too expensive, they don't have a clue and have never gone camping. That is completely false. Camping is the least expensive vacation you will ever take and I've gone on several camping trips. The average campgrounds are $4 to $23 dollars a nights for a rv/tent campsite with electrical hook ups, showers, and restrooms. Most campgrounds these days, have cable hook up, wifi, pools or beaches, and most have lakes for fishing. Not to mention the thousands of free campsites on public government land across the country. People have too many excuses for why they can't do something.

[@Mf7d89]

exactly, once u buy all ur camping gear you'll never need to repurchase

[@lifeskater9899]

Plus, some campsites have cabins for those without RVs/Tents.

[@Tan87ful]

True

[@alicetheegreet]

I love camping. I'll camp even during the winter. I love being out in nature. I boat, fish, camp, float (swim), hike, etc.

[@rickdees251]

I love camping. It gets me away from those who don't and that can be good.

[@KishaCFutureOD]

I LOVE camping!!! My family camps every year.

[@aaliyahodeleyahbahtyashara883]

Black people do camp. Most may not camp, but we do. We love to camp and fish! When our children were very young we took them tent camping out in the woods. We did s'mores camp fire thing, cooking and grilling out doors, as well. Now, that the children are grown, and we have grandchildren too, we go camping with them in our huge RV. But we still camp, fish, grill, and do the campfire thing, but we no longer have to bathe, potty, nor sleep outside. Now when we go camping we take all the creature comforts of home with us in our RV. 👍🏾👍🏿🚍🚎🎣🗺🚿❤️💞💖📡🚤🐞🐜🐝🕷🐟🐴🐶🌞🚌💋💋😄😃

[@mamadeebuildsahouse]

+AaliYah OdeleYah Baht Yashar'al I do camp!

[@MrSen4lifE]

It's far from "most", even. 'Black people' go camping in places where everyone goes camping. If you're in the Midwest, as many 'black people' are going to go camping as there are 'white people', etc. Most 'black people' in large urban cities aren't going to go camping... but most 'non-black people' in those areas aren't going to, either. It's just a pretty hard and dumb twist of logic at work here. I grew up in the Midwest and I really never met more than a couple people who didn't like camping. It's just about enjoying fresh air and spoiling yourself with great food. Skin color isn't going to change your opinion on barbeque, fresh caught fish, smores or getting muddy in the river.

[@kendraplease1]

I am black and grew up camping with my parents in the 70s and 80s. Now that I have a family of my I own I have passed camping down to them as well. We have 4 other couples that are all black that we camp with. We love it and have fun, we live and camp in CA and had never had they need or desire to wear anything to symbolize to any race who weare or what we are about. Thats just plain crazy!

[@mctransportation9831]

How do you react when a fellow camper is walking a large dog you're not familiar with?

[@jackmaverick5481]

Total bull crap. I'm Black and I've loved camping all my life. I also love all the survival tricks and knowledge used by survivalist. It is true that most Blacks don't share my enthusiasm for roughing it, but certainly not all. If the society collapsed, I think I would get out of the cities with a few other trusted survivalist and head for the wilderness. I have the very best survival gear and the weapons and training to not only survive but also to thrive.

[@magimoonstone4203]

hey can i get your email. we have a lot to talk about!

[@jackmaverick5481]

@@magimoonstone4203 neocarl6188@gmail. Com That's my email address.

[@dagayisi25]

@@jackmaverick5481 You seem a great teacher man! Respect from Turkey

[@sexygabby30]

It’s not bull crap because you’re talking on a individual basis but collectively... ughhhh especially historically.

[@21centuryg]

We? Who's we? Speak for yourself

[@MrCanman84]

Precisely!!

[@realtalk7882]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💯🙏🏽

[@VexylObby]

I agree. At some point, we (humans) shouldn't just lump each other into groups based on how we look. This is the exact tendency that discourages people who identify themselves in those categories to do certain things based on stereotyping.

[@ms.andrea172]

Im a city girl, but my goal is to travel the country in an rv. Black people can anything they wany to do!

[@TheJadedJames]

I used to go camping with my white friends in high school. During the cold months I'd be the only person to get sick even though I was in layers and they were out there shorts and t-shirts.

[@ashleycasey2093]

I guess I'm not black, my dream is to camp in the mountains with a authentic native american tipi

[@JenniferEvans]

Camping is awesome. Who cares about color? :)

[@ashleycasey2093]

Jennifer Evans It's complicated when you're black :I

[@JenniferEvans]

I can't relate, but I can sympathize. You're still welcome to go camping with me. The woman talking about her husband and his camping hat was just sad to hear.

[@eTreeBranch]

Jennifer Evans From some comments I see that some blacks camped in the North. Down south, blacks camping would not be wise. We are beening gunned down the streets in the daylight. Why would we voluntarilly become a target. It does seems to be an awesome experience when we see others enjoy it. They don't fear for their very lives. As a child in the south, I remember night riders. White men in trucks riding through our neighborhood shooting guns at our homes, shooting out windows. We all had to lie on the floor and be very still until they rode through. Now, that's the reason my family couldn't enjoy an awesome camping trip. We wanted to remain alive! Things have not changed. Blacks are still being gunned down. I still, in 2015, would not go camping.

[@EveryDayLifeChannel9777]

I would do that, I always fantasize about getting away from modern society and living off the land.

[@AGFriend2Friend]

As an outdoor enthusiast this video made me feel "some kind of way." Being outdoors is incredible and one of my favorite activities i share with my children. I have lived in Florida for 30 years...Orlando, Florida and traveled extensively. I have done it all but nothing compares to my outdoor time. I was a residential director for a camp whose majority population was Black children from affluent families (yea you heard me right) and even with that population, it was always incredible to watch them embrace the varied outdoor activities that were available to them. I just wish we as a people would be more open to just trying different things...those things we don't "typically" do. Not for the satisfaction of others but for our own enjoyment.

[@jasondownsnet]

I hate, hate, hate, camping with a passion. My girlfriend demanded we go camping for my birthday, never mind the fact that it was MY birthday. She said it was cheap, it was going to be romantic and fun. The camping equipment alone ran up to like 1000 dollars. Then my little inflatable bed deflated in the middle of the night. The ground was like cold cement. I got really sick. My dog scratched his eye on the bushes while going out for a "romantic" hike. The vet bill cost me 600 bucks. F@$k camping. I'll never go again. I should have broke up with my girlfriend over this sh*t.

[@crisantodomingo4646]

+Jason Downs $1000 for a camping equipment? I think you just got ripped off.

[@donaldbadowski6048]

+Jason Downs , $1,000 for your gear? Dude, you got hosed. And may I suggest that if you ever do go camping again, you take someone along with you who knows what they're doing. Camping is a learned skill.

[@alicetheegreet]

Sounds like your gf should've broken up with you over this. PS, it's sounding like his gf was being understanding and trying to give him a glamping experience, which is why everything cost so much money. Inflatable beds in the woods sound crazy!

The trick is to start off easy. Do not take any newbie of any race on a difficult camping trip. You'll only turn them off from it. Start with a one night camp out in summer with good food, drink and comfortable bedding. Then, if they had a good time you can move on to longer or more difficult campouts.

[@silvermediastudio]

Cullen Bohannon Or a basic day-hike.. 3-5 hours and some beautiful scenery with good friends. Reminds us of what life is about.

[@silvermediastudio]

no it triggers them reminds them of slavery because that's all they ever think about

[@steemdup]

My family went camping when I was a kid with hiking and shit, but now that I'm grown (lol!) I prefer a cabin in the forest rather than a cold tent on the hard grown. I need hot water and regular bathing facilities. And no problems from crazy types....

[@FF-ub7bn]

steemdup the awesome thing about camping is that there are so many ways to do it. Glamping, primitive, RV, cabins, etc. There is no right or wrong way, just the way that's best for you. I like tent camping and backpacking, but still would like an RV someday. Glad you're getting out there!

[@DanBlackRacing]

Absurd. My friends and I go tent camping all the time. Love it!

[@eTreeBranch]

Dan I'm glad you feel comfortable camping. I'm just saying from my experience/my point of view, I would not be comfortable camping. My question, the thought that you could become a target has really never occurred to you?

[@buddyb49]

a target of what?

[@eTreeBranch]

i live around the area where James Byrd was dragged to his death behind a pickup truck. Where do you live?

[@BrokenTengu99]

What do you think Concealed Carry is for ?

[@georgesmith3497]

Too much stereotyping! Black people do love camping. II was a Boy Scout and experienced seeing the outdoors. Even when I lived in the South Bronx. My Mom wanted more for me to experience. Then, just the city!

[@rainbowodysseybyjonlion]

Dont lie. No they dont. Everytime ive gon camping between maryland/virginia and texas ive never seen a black family. Cut the political correct bullshit. Just enjoy the movie and stop focusing on the absolute.

[@jbscornerstore]

The old school black revolutionaries DID know and teach their communities survival skills, rural/primitive living skills, marksmanship/weapons maintenance, bush craft, basic nutrition, etc...(Universal Zulu Nation, Black Panthers, Nation of Islam, 5%ers, M.O.V.E.) They understood that the government was not a reliable source of protection. Today's children learn that potato chips come from the store and movie stars are really cool! This is unacceptable for ALL races, because when the system fails (Katrina, Sandy, etc...) you better know how to at LEAST purify water, build a shelter, and make a fire. PROTECT YOURSELVES AND YOUR FAMILIES, or wait for the government and see how that works out...

[@magimoonstone4203]

hey can i get your email. we have a lot to talk about

[@silvermediastudio]

This comment didn't age well. hahahaha

[@Euphoria2me]

We "Glamp" in a Class A Motor Home with smart TV's, full kitchen, two bathrooms with a shower / tub, A/C and hot running water! We ride our bikes in the woods, maybe build a fire and have cocktails then go inside and play a movie. Its mad cool. PS. And we're both black! Lol

[@karlawoods]

Do you know any full time rvers

[@Euphoria2me]

None black.

[@lifeskater9899]

In all our 3 years RVing, we came across one couple, who were full-timers, otherwise no.

[@press1500]

8 years in the military, half of it in the field... and i swore when i got out that i would never do it again. I'm keeping that damn problem.

[@outdoorman7425]

Should have got me on there I'm a black outdoorsman . I hunt fish kayak Camp backpack. If yet start interviewing me about the outdoors you have never gotten me to shut up. I would rather be in the woods any day. If my funds were Unlimited I would buy a couple hundred acres of wooded land to live on. I have met other blacks who especially grew up in rural areas of the South who also love the outdoors.

[@ProvidingResources]

We are black and RV camp. It is not ruffing it by any means. We have all the creature comforts in our RV but enjoy the trails, national parks, and so on.

[@lifeskater9899]

Same here, been RVing for 4 years, cross country. Incredible!

[@JLand-cs2yj]

My wife and i will be purchasing a travel trailer in the next few years, yes, we plan on traveling to rv parks and chilling, i dont see anything wrong with it

[@TravelingSpaceMuseum]

Kudos for Melissa getting out into the dirt with her Hubby! It's creepy that you think the Confederate Flag is a "pass" to get in. Just be civilized and friendly. Other campers generally are.

[@cherylrobinson378]

I am Black and I love to go camping, and we tent camp, but I do have my toilet and my shower that I take with me. So I miss nothing from home and my husband and I have a great time.

[@ebonyr.b.1216]

I will add that I am a city girl... from Los Angeles... so I can't fault those who are not into camping. If it's not something you've been exposed to a lot, then of course it's not surprise that it's not the number one thing on your list to do.

[@emmanirawlins8583]

Where can I get the song that plays at the end? I LOVE it!

[@fishguy43]

I love camping I start with a tent and would take our kids and my wife we camped for years. Now that they are grown and out of the house I purchased a RV and we travel across the country Camping. what I noticed is that we see very few black people that Camp in RV, It so bad that when we pull into a camp ground we are looked at as strange. There is also the issue of racism that you sometimes run into on the road so you try and stay on main roads. But we still love camping in our RV.

[@lifeskater9899]

Been RVing for 3 years, cross country once, hoping to do it again in 2018. Although stared at, no problems, except once someone stole our (outside) water filter (we have a 5th wheel) at a campsite I won't name,, and recently we found one of the pins to the Hitch was missing. Don't think it became dislodged on its' own, because it's hell to pull out. Since we stayed at 2 campsites, impossible to determine where it occurred. From now on anytime we dislodge the truck from the 5th wheel, those pins are coming out. Be safe, alert, and on your guard.

[@silvermediastudio]

Maybe because you are generally strange looking though. Or because you aren't friendly.

[@blackbway]

i can't believe that when the SHTF i will be the only black person left with a bugout plan.

[@lifeskater9899]

You have the right idea. From what I've been aware of, even though there are few of us overall with RV's, we're out there, and I think ownership will slowly increase. I'm not advocating grab an RV, but I could be the way for us to go if, heaven forbid, all h-- breaks loose and you have to get off the grid, Believe it or not, RVs have now become affordable, especially if you buy one off an RV Convention floor show, plus they're making them in all sizes.

[@lykem1]

The girl in the hat is awesome! Her camping story is hilarious... 'just about lost all my mind'... lol.

[@UrbanEventsGlobal]

Well, we go camping by the thousands. Matter of fact, we are the largest camping trip in the US; black owned and operated.

[@eTreeBranch]

+Urban Camp Weekend Are you located in the south?

[@UrbanEventsGlobal]

Yes near San Antonio

[@gregoryruben7709]

+Urban Camp Weekend ...I just took a look at your youtube page and have to say that it is great that you get Black people out of the house and camping, but the type of camping that you are promoting is most like a backyard frat party then the type of outdoor camping that I am use to.

[@marklouis1890]

I love being surrounded by nature, and I love hiking and going on trails, but I HATE camping. I don't mind visiting mother nature, but I don't like spending the night with her. I had a bad experience, and don't plan on doing it again.

[@FF-ub7bn]

Mark Johnson sorry you had a bad experience. I'd be interested in knowing more of you'd like to share.

[@BigWhl3]

What is this "We" bunk??? Guess, some folks can't enjoy the nature God created...Fear of the unknown or unappreciated has it place.My wife, and boys (men now...) learned to camp from me (A southerner who didn't grow up camping). The sons are now great outdoor men, and do it often with their families. It's a matter of what we learn and the stereotypes "We" adhere to.Tip: Don't like sleeping on the ground? Try a camper or RV...Don't like wild animals? Don't mess with them, they won't mess with you...Don't like bugs? Apply bug spray...Lastly, Don't like not being able to shower? Shower...or wash yourself!Happy Camping...

[@realtalk7882]

Been camping and an outdoorsman all my life! ❤️💯🤷🏾‍♂️

[@blackfeatherarchery]

Camping has nothing to do with black, white, Green, Purple, or anything it is for anyone that wanna do it.

[@silvermediastudio]

Bingo. This is race-baiting at its best.

[@blackfeatherarchery]

Completely stupid.

[@jnyerere]

Where can I download that song in the end though? I'm really feeling it. lol.

[@kaybeemoafrika]

Interesting. It is worth noting that the "black people" phrase in this video is loosely used because it doesn't necessarily include all black people. Having said that, indigenous people never had a need to camp because they lived out in the woods. The got along with nature and enjoyed it. Camping was started by Europeans.

[@Mf7d89]

yes these are Afro American stereotypes. blacks in other nations probably don't have the same stereotypes

[@Merikara2]

Lots of stereotypes here. Some black people do live in the country. And the default habitat for black people isn't in the city.

[@Tan87ful]

Merikara2 exactly

[@msvalkay]

Iam an african American and we camp ever yr and not in mobile homes we camp in tents.

[@basicallymid]

Black people don't camp, like black people don't play lacrosse, or swim, or ski. It's all about access and opening your mind to experiences that are new and different. Hiking, camping, and biking are SO incredibly freeing.

[@Tan87ful]

MeliLew exactly

[@checkunderyourbed]

I agree completely with the lady at 2:00. You guys should see the episode of Latoya Jackson's show about when she goes camping with Joe Jackson. It makes Oprah look like Crocodile Dundee.

[@toksuno]

best comment!!!!

[@UNSEENoUNIDENTIFIED]

I think a lot of black people from the city don't camp because they're too busy working. When I was a kid we didn't have much time or money for vacations. I agree with the woman who said black people would rather be in comfort. A lot of black people struggle daily so I don't think they want to go sleep in the woods when they don't have to. I do plan to go camping eventually though. It looks fun.

[@Tan87ful]

Sun_God exactly

[@silvermediastudio]

that's definitely not it

[@chandawilliams6045]

I remember asking my dad why we don't go camping. He went and bought my brother a tent for his bed (a cover for the bed) and said "black people dont camp." Idk why he bought the tent for my brother when I asked the question. I'm a female. I wasn't about to share a bed with him.

[@lanakane7325]

Ok, I just decided to become "outdoorsy", on a whim, when I was told that my Vitamin D levels were tragically low. Come to find out, this is something that afflicts a lot (dare I say most?) blacks. As a rule we don't like to be outside. I think slavery scarred us for many generations to come, honestly. We went through hell for the luxury of being INSIDE. Still I am trying to take this to the spirit - that our rightful place is with this beautiful Earth that God made. I like to believe that something more primal than the mental/muscle memory of being oppressed and victimized for our skin color will win the day. I like to assert that we didn't fight the slave owning societies to obtain hard won homes just to become prisoners in those homes and that we have as much right to the land around us as do others. And frankly black skin was custom made to withstand being outside - though I often say that I would have lasted all of five minutes as a slave because, well, the sun is hot and I'd either drop dead from sheer force of will or be beaten to death as I collapse to the ground refusing to move because I'm too hot - kind of like I do now, except with no beating, just a lot of people shaking their damn heads. I hope I can overcome all of this and that I can somehow work through my intense arachnaphobia and redneckaphobia and relax enough to enjoy myself. Wish me luck!

[@lifeskater9899]

Suggestion: join a Hiking Club, start with Beginner Level/Easy, flat hiking (if there's such a classification). You could be the only Black person, but so what? Enjoy the Experience. Or, try buddying up with a friend and find a local flat trail. Don't hike alone, especially in this negative climate. The idea is to get outdoors and really breathe in that pure air. It's believed that Forest Bathing (walking on a trail closely surrounded by trees) brings one's stress level down. I lived in the city, and found that when I hit the trail, I was so more relaxed. Doing so was one reason I moved from the city. Good luck!

[@eliyahshevapuah127]

I love camping haven't been in awhile but I'm working on doing it this summer with my grand daughter and daughter. It will be new because it will be just us but I'm looking forward to it.

[@msafirimhehe]

Most of the things presented in this video do not represent all blacks! It's sad if someone will take this and believe in it. I am black an I love nature and camping a lot! But it's true some or majority of Africans will never camp. It's a lifestyle and a unique mindset for healthy and happy life.

[@samararodriguez9058]

im black and i wanna go camping but im afraid of the dark and bugs and i watch too many movies about poeple getting killed while camping! i told my mom that i wanna go camping, and sky diving &she said wtf do you think you're white!

[@PsycadelicSoul14]

Samara Rodríguez you r stupid

[@FF-ub7bn]

I'm a woman of color who thinks camping is awesome! I live hiking in national parks and having hot cocoa by the fire in the evening before heading into my tent to sleep for the night. I hope you find a way to begin your camping adventure. It's so rewarding.

[@lifeskater9899]

Check out a KOA (Kampgrounds of America) Campground, don't camp out by yourself. They have cabins and tent sites for those who don't have RVs; however, I'd suggest a cabin at first, plus you're not isolated. They're also supplied with fire rings, so you can start, and build your own fire safely.

[@missdesireindependance5194]

Get an RV and go with someone

[@laela6289]

The rant at the end is really stupid. Literally everything has to be about slavery 🙄. Aren't these the “back to your roots” type? Ok, what about going back to your roots when your ancestors lived in tribal village out in the wilderness and "camped" for living?

[@Tan87ful]

Kæla Brown agreed

[@tjones2221]

speak for yourselves

[@commonsensetv4020]

My dad took my two brothers and I camping a few times.

[@Hotobu]

I know right? Isn't it amazing that you didn't bother to listen to her explanation of why? I know right?

[@missycoop4312]

They love to generalize us. I love camping, I'm a inner city born Detroiter. I think everyone should try to do it at least once for survival purposes.

[@silvermediastudio]

"They"? This was produced by the National Black Programming Consortium.

[@Max1Chase1]

Black folks don't go camping but they do or will go RVing in a Recreational Vehicle, We as people who have been nuse to having the least best accomidation shy away from it when other means are available. Also tent camping is dangerous and offer no protection from wild animals, so get an RV and then we can talk.

[@lifeskater9899]

Another option: Some campsites, i.e. KOA, have cabins.

[@use2sang]

Yes "we" do camp AND HUNT believe it or not. I'm black and it has always been tradition and just a way of life for many of us. I am also a former Boy Scout who hails from the first, last and only all black troop in the Scioto district (Ohio&KY) We fish and hunt as well!

[@jackmaverick5481]

If you are new to bushcraft, campin, hiking or survival don't make the mistake that newbies make which is, buying way too much gear and buying gear that is way too big and heavy. The general rule is that the more bushcraft skills you know, the less you will need to carry in your backpack. Asside from the obvious skills you would expect, one of the most important and useful skills you should master is learning all the essential bushcraft and survival guick release knots. Knot tying is what is known as a "quick skill, " because you can learn them quickl and you can even teach yourself. Download 3D knots to your phone or tablet for free. You will use this skill in many areas of your life for the rest of your life.

[@Candall89]

What song is that at the end? It's funny.

[@Upgrade]

Subscribed! Great content and SO true. I camped one time (Band Camp) and we had cabins. Still a no. Keep up the good work!

[@silvermediastudio]

you are the black face of white supremacy

[@donaldbadowski6048]

Today on Yahoo there was an article about black people not going to our National Parks. I left a comment and referenced this vid. Then I watched it again. I love the woman telling the story of her white boyfriend, sees a snake and goes after it, while she has "lost her whole mind". I have to admit, I've done that, gone after snakes in the woods and in the water. When I was a kid I was quick enough to catch them. But the truth is, lots of people are freaked out by snakes, even when they know they are harmless. I was once taking a bike ride on Mackinaw Island, with a bunch of other people. We come around a turn and there are about 10 garder snakes crossing the road in front of us. One woman starts shrieking. I try to calm her down, informing her that garder snakes are harmless. She says "But it's a snake!"

[@FF-ub7bn]

Donald Badowski LOL, my white boyfriend totally freaked out about a snake he saw in front of him on the hiking trail. He was in front of me-- when all of a sudden he did a 180 and was like "whoa!!"---. He said he saw a big snake. Lol.

[@jcaled24]

I think these are all black folk from the city. Most the black folk I know like the enjoy the outdoors as much as anyone else.

[@silvermediastudio]

Bingo, it's called cherry picking and race baiting. Disgusting racist demonstration by "black public media."

[@breadfan9]

Been camping all my life and maybe have seen 2 black people during that time. Few and far between. Just like for every 100 bikers I will see another 2 riding. Surfing?? Never

[@TanyaMadison-e8j]

A while back, a nurse that I know asked me to go camping with her and her boyfriend. At first I said I would give it a try. Then I was asking her a series of questions. She explained to me that there is no bathroom, and we had to use it in the woods. Nothing but woods. I responded hell no I'm not going. What if something bite my woo-hah while I'm doing my business? That's okay I'll stay at home. Trying to mess me up 8 ways til Sunday. I don't think so 😤😤😤

[@CherylCo]

what are those sides??

[@benjisgal54]

This Black woman swims, jogs, scuba dives, shoots, RV solo, plays basketball, kayak, canoe, navigates ships and have done so much more. I will not let my skin color limit me. I can do whatever anyone else does.

[@explorinjenkins349]

I'd like to by you a beer. You sound fun.

[@IBITgreg]

I backpacked as a college student, slept in a mummy bag in a plastic tube tent open at both ends and strung between two trees.

[@jnyerere]

I can't do snakes, frogs, toads, and other reptiles and amphibians of any sort. Therefore, Camping is a no-go for me.

[@irisocton6386]

It can be scary camping alone. I have done it for weeks at a time in the wilds of both Florida and Colorado. I had a pack of red wolves get flooded out of the lower acres hang out with me for weeks in the dry section, but they were cool, not shy at all but still respectful. The giant opossum was aggressive and scary tho. A black panther lived in the neighborhood, but I only heard it, sounded like a woman screaming. Colorado though, that is scary. I had a growling mountain lion a couple of feet outside my tent. He did turn and leave as soon as I told him to. But it was the 450 lb plus bear a couple of feet outside my house window sizing me up that was the scariest. Note to campers, buy bear spray and be careful not to spray yourself with it.

[@TresJolie7]

I don't do nature, I don't do bugs and I don't do tents!

[@artwonnowtra1987]

I learned to enjoy the outdoors even with out the tent, living in the San Gabriel Valley I would go up to the San Gabriel Damn and meditate, there's a few In Los Angeles and San Bernardino Mountains. I won't tell you my favorite but you have to look. Now I'm by Truckee and I find even more beautiful river spots. There really is a Paredise too, being under a water fall and naked beach around Tahoe. I forget it all

[@Reason_over_Dogma]

camping in Mississippi? you and your husband are brave.

[@eTreeBranch]

From some comments I see that some blacks camped in the North. Down south, blacks camping would not be wise. We are being gunned down the streets in the daylight. Why would we voluntarilly become a target. It does seems to be an awesome experience when we see others enjoy it. They don't fear for their very lives. As a child in the south, I remember night riders. White men in trucks riding through our neighborhood shooting guns at our homes, shooting out windows. We all had to lie on the floor and be very still until they rode through. Now, that's the reason my family couldn't enjoy an awesome camping trip. We wanted to remain alive! Things have not changed. Blacks are still being gunned down. I still, in 2015, would not go camping.

[@Tan87ful]

Free2BMe exactly

[@UnlimitedQ4]

This was pretty funny an enlightening.

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

black people do go camping. I see a lotta black people sleeping outside in the city

[@eTreeBranch]

are you referrring to the homeless

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

Free2BMe yeah its a rack of them

[@sherrisolomon8673]

Sad but true!

[@remastered1950ford]

I am a black camper, we rv camp. so it's with 3 tvs, showers, laptops, 2 frigs. we cook steaks, salmon,watch movies. with heat/ac. sitting around the camp fire watching deer and raccon, bobcats..it a time to unwind,talking with family and friends...getting in touch with nature brings us closer to God.....camping is for all people.

[@KwalkerOnline]

This video was so frustrating to watch

[@nakiadeon8607]

I love camping and I'm black...I will say that most blacks don't though...I'm trying to change that with my grandkids.

[@alvinbond3344]

IM 40+ AND I LOVE CAMPING. ME AND MY CIRCLE USED TO GO JUST ABOUT 2 TIMES A MONTH AND HAVE A BIG BALL. WE WOULD TOOK THE LADIES ALONG AND IT WAS ON. WE GOT THE DRINKS THE WATER THE FOOD THE AIR BEDS FOR THE ONES THAT WAS NOT HAVING ANY PART OF THE GROUND. WE ALWAYS HAVE A BLAST EVEN NOW WE GETS IT IN. WE WOULD NEVER LET ANYTHING GET IN THE WAY OF THAT EVEN THOUGH WERE OLDER THAT JUST MAKES IT EVER BETTER BECAUSE NOW WE GET TO TAKE OUR FAMILYS OF COURSE THE DOGS HAD TO TAG ALONG

[@AbiolaAbrams]

Alright, my Guyanese people, can you get with me on what I said in the video about camping and being from the Caribbean? lol

[@allblack33]

was that you in the video with the afro ?

[@palexanderrice]

i dont think is this really a black thing...i love camping and try to bring all my friends out...black white asian whatever but i find that A LOT of people cant stand it. most people grow up with the culture of technology meaning something as simple as plumbing to your tablet. camping for is just getting back something most people lost with nature. but most like nature only at a distance

[@FF-ub7bn]

xander rice yes. Well said.

[@AtocenTube]

So have you heard of Staples InTents. Black couple, Glamping, Atlanta FYI

[@jamiepennix30]

I did bsa and after like 2 camp outs I hated it

[@LovelyTeeDee3xD]

Well I must be really diconnected from my "black roots" lol because I love the outdoors and the adventure of it. It is peaceful change from reality; that feeling of being free.

[@edevos3108]

Been black for the entire 60 years I've been alive and I am an expert camper and hiker. Also like fishing. Enjoy target shooting, but my brothers were the hunters in the family. Camping. In the woods. In a tent. With the snakes, skunks, bears. On the beach with the wild horses. Always with the bugs. Cooking meals over an open fire. I LOVE it!. Go figure.

[@silvermediastudio]

they would probably call you the black face of white supremacy

[@esquad5406]

You people don't know the black people I know. they hunt fish camp shoot guns ride four wheelers. O.k. some don't. To them I say. You need to explore the world.

[@illmindjunglist]

People are stuck in a box and dont like whats different.

[@GReid-ol5gk]

Camping is great though. I used to camp nearly every summer when I was a kid in Eastern Washington, near the Grand Coulee Dam.

[@mikehunt3985]

+G. Reid Beautiful piece of land there.

[@kunoichimistress]

I think people are taking this a bit too seriously. Thing is, a LOT of black people don't camp. A lot more than those who actually do (and, yes, there are those who do, of course). And it's also a comparison that, compared to white people, black people are definitely a lot less likely to camp. Of course people are all different and you can never generalize completely, but this is a video just talking about "in general" you're not going to meet a ton of black people who even think about going camping. It's just not something in the culture much.

[@arianatofu]

Wow I love this series! It's true as a conservationist there are not many black people who camp. Ughh it sucks!

[@elvasbookreports]

surprisingly everyone neglected to mention that up to maybe 40-50 years ago (and probably even today, though to a [hopefully] greatly diminished degree), camping is NOT safe for non-whites. there is just a whole host of negative assumptions about a black person out of his/her 'place', and a few decades ago, violent confrontations frequently followed those assumptions.

[@outdoorman7425]

I am a 50ish year young black male and I love the outdoors! My lifelong passion and hobbies evolve around doing outdoor adventures . I grew up in the city but my mother came from the deep south where she grew up" deep in the woods' (as she called it). She would take us there on summer vacations and it was so much fun.. like stepping back 100 yrs in time on a rural southern far. I would tag along with my uncles who took me on wagon rides, fishing, hunting, and around the big farm.. It was fun for me of course but I also understood black people of past times lived and worked without the conveniences we have today. I understand past generations of black people didn't have the leisure time that their white counterparts had to camp, hike, backpack in the outdoors.. My love for the outdoors continued after returning from my grandparents farm to the city as I (and hundreds of other San Francisco kids) would spend summers at a fabulous Boy's Club Summer Camp in Northern California. every year until I was old enough to work there through high school as a counselor. Believe it or not, hundreds of inner city boys and girls still go there every summer and love it as much as I did in my youth. Thorough out my life I have camped, hiked, backpacked, riden horses, fish, kayak and canoe, swim, rifle and bow hunt. I raised my 2 black sons to do the same and they are at home in the woods as they are in the city. When I moved my family to Georgia, we did many outdoor trips every year throughout the southeast. I hope that other black people don't turn their kids off from exploring new experiences by biasing against camping or other outdoor experiences. .

[@MDW03]

We don't do some things because of our heritage. Most of our families are just four or five generations out of slavery and did not acquire a love of those experiences. As slaves we got enough of camping and being outdoors.

[@silvermediastudio]

Africans lived outdoors for hundreds of thousands of years. Many still do. You're lost.

[@DOMSKEE75]

We don't? Umm i've been camping and its fun. Best experience you will get and i want to do it again.

[@callmeQ]

Why don't any of these have the names of the people interviewed on them? I mean I know a lot of the individuals in them but I think some young people that are watching should be able to know these people as well and look them up themselves.

[@Raganj1]

I want a CAMPING CAP!!!

[@jameswcoppedge]

I love camping. I'm black and an eagle scout. I was in an all black black troop. But I will say this, I think I was the only one in the troop who like to camp. I haven't camped in 5 years, I miss it very much.