You say Lavvo..I say Tee Pee... (tipi)
So as y'all know we are planning a camping trip this summer...
let me just say we are NOT campers....
Both Bjørn & I camped as children with our families....
but that doesn't make us campers....
But this summer we feel like we are ready to become a family of REAL campers... (although we are not...)
which means buying all of the camping gear..... I noticed a sale at a local sporting goods store.. & suggested Bjørn go ahead & buy the tent for our trip.... I picked it out... took pictures of it... he just needed to pick it up.....
Do you think he picked the tent up?...NOOOOO....
darling husband came home with a FREAKING.... HUGE...TIPI... or
Teeeee Peeeee as I like to call it.... (the whole southern accent going on there)
Bjørn... "its not a teeee peeee... its a LAVVO..."
Me..."teeee peeee"
Bjørn.."LAVVO"
You get the picture..... But hubby promised me that LAVVO's are the best thing going... totally cool.. & we won't stick like a sore thumb AT ALL..
the promise means NOTHING... because deep down, I KNOW my husband is a total DORK... & could care less what people think of us...
But seeing as I am not a European camper... I don't know ... are LAVVO's COOL? Or are we going to look like the Norwegian verison of the Griswold's as we trek across Europe?
I asked a girl at work... she just laughed & said GRISWOLDs....
Be honest... we are going to look like a big dorky family parked outside of our Tee Pee aren't we?
let me just say we are NOT campers....
Both Bjørn & I camped as children with our families....
but that doesn't make us campers....
But this summer we feel like we are ready to become a family of REAL campers... (although we are not...)
which means buying all of the camping gear..... I noticed a sale at a local sporting goods store.. & suggested Bjørn go ahead & buy the tent for our trip.... I picked it out... took pictures of it... he just needed to pick it up.....
Do you think he picked the tent up?...NOOOOO....
darling husband came home with a FREAKING.... HUGE...TIPI... or
Teeeee Peeeee as I like to call it.... (the whole southern accent going on there)
Bjørn... "its not a teeee peeee... its a LAVVO..."
Me..."teeee peeee"
Bjørn.."LAVVO"
You get the picture..... But hubby promised me that LAVVO's are the best thing going... totally cool.. & we won't stick like a sore thumb AT ALL..
the promise means NOTHING... because deep down, I KNOW my husband is a total DORK... & could care less what people think of us...
But seeing as I am not a European camper... I don't know ... are LAVVO's COOL? Or are we going to look like the Norwegian verison of the Griswold's as we trek across Europe?
I asked a girl at work... she just laughed & said GRISWOLDs....
Be honest... we are going to look like a big dorky family parked outside of our Tee Pee aren't we?
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But then again who cares as long as you don't get wet.......(wiping tears from eyes)
Personally, I think you should have a Route 66 sign in front of your tipi while you're camping!
I think you'll have a great time.
I'm trying here!!!
Your new teepee looks cool I think. Can you make a fire in the middle or turn it into a sweat lodge? If not, maybe it's really not a teepee.
I am now only 6 weeks from arriving permanently in Fredrikstad. I'm looking forward to meeting you soon! :-)
Liz
I'm so curious about these Lavvo's... we have a regular tent... and air mattresses, and stove... and all the fixins for a good old fashioned campin' trip... maybe we should take the kids this summer! Yes I'm drunk.... ask me tomorrow morning and I'll say HELLS NO!!!!
Sorry...What I meant to say is I bet it sheds water much easier than the traditional boring old American tents...or something like that...
@American in Norway - with a teepee like that, how can you be in over your head? It’s over yours!
BTW, please tell her that her tee-pee will definitely receive the German D-Norm 9001 for Dorkiness.