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Happy Glamping: an indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors

By Meaghan Binstock
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Happy Glamping: an indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors

Happy Glamping: an indoorsy person’s guide to the great outdoors

The woods are supposed to be romantic. Our collective national identity depends on it. Remember those youthful summers at camp, where we learned how to do the J-stroke (and how to make out)? Or the northern lights? Or those Coureur de Bois Heritage Moment commercials? For urbanites whose idea of roughing it is ordering rare venison at a restaurant or looking in the windows of Mountain Equipment Co-op, Mother Nature can be a hard sell. But glamour and camping don’t have to be mutually exclusive—there’s a host of products available to make the woods just a little bit friendlier. What follows is an urbanist’s guide to not roughing it in the bush.

HIS LOOK
NICE HANG
THE RADDEST RADIO
HER LOOK
THE COOLEST COOLER
THE ONLY AXE YOU’LL EVER NEED
STROKE OF GENIOUS
TAKE THIS SEAT
RETRO CANTEEN
SPLENDID FLOAT
A BETTER BUCKET
SERIOUS SHELTER
WHO NEEDS STARBUCKS?
THE BETTER BLANKETS
COOKING CLASS

WHERE TO GO: When you prefer not to lift a finger (or dirty your new gear)


Long Point Eco- Adventures Norfolk County This is as luxe as camping gets: king-size beds on barnboard flooring and hot showers in private bathrooms. $179/night.

Northern Edge Algonquin Campers sleep in wood-framed canvas cabins (with cozy linens and feather duvets), eat chef-prepared meals and practise yoga. $229/night.

Misabi Adventure Company Temagami Guides lead canoe trips, set up tents and cook customized meals using local, organic ingredients. From $200/night.

Cyprus Lake Bruce Peninsula National Park The campsites are great (especially the views from 228, 229, 232 and 233), but for a more pampered experience, ditch the tent and rent a yurt. They come with a deck and full-size beds (though no personal chef). $120/yurt.

WildExodus Boreal Forest This one’s far, but worth it. Eat outside, on tablecloths, with good wine in real glassware. Sleep in well-appointed tents that could be mistaken for hotel suites. And be otherwise in the middle of absolutely nowhere. From $250/night.

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