Why The Tent

 Some musings on the tent....

WARNING, could trigger ground dwellers. 😏

It is a mystery to me how the tent become the default method of sleeping outside while camping.

First off, you have to sleep on the ground. The ground! You come and go from it on your hands and knees like an animal from it's den. You can't stand up, you can't use it as a chair to sit. 

yes, that is a perfect pitch

The ground is cold, hard and uneven. Finding a location to erect your tent is always difficult. You have to inspect the ground and always remove any sharp objects, digging or moving rocks and roots. Not exactly "leave no trace." You get dirty just prepping the area! 

The ground is often uneven and always in the opposite direction you would want it to be.  Sometimes your head is up, sometimes down.

Cooking from it is dangerous. You have to crawl out to pee. 

No two nights in a tent are ever the same. How uncivilized.