Chatting around a campfire is often a magical experience.
As the embers burn, you can hear the breeze whistling and the birds chirping between the trees, and you sit back and relax… (or drool if you’re waiting for your burnt marshmallow)
But how do you get people talking and laughing… vs. squirming in awkward silence?
Here’s a list of questions to help you spark conversations like sparking a fire:
Sharing camping stories
Small talk
- When did you first go camping?
- When was the last time you went camping?
- Have you ever camped at [specific location]?
- Have you ever camped when it’s cold/raining?
Deeper questions
- What’s your favorite part of camping? Why?
- What’s your favorite weather to camp in?
- What’s your favorite food to eat when camping?
- What’s your most memorable camping trip?
- What’s your funniest camping moment?
- What’s your scariest camping moment? (Ask this if you aren’t scared of horror stuff like me)
Trading camping ideas
- What’s your #1 camping tip? // What’s the most helpful camping tip in your opinion?
- If you could only bring three things with you when camping, what would you bring?
- What’s the most important/underrated/overrated thing to bring when camping?
- You’re out camping and you realized that you didn’t bring <important camping gear>, what would you do?
- What’s your favorite camping spot?
- If you could go camping anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Exchanging camping opinions
- Why don’t more people camp?
- Camping or glamping?
- Is glamping camping? Why or why not?
- How would you prevent litter by campers?
- Would you ever camp in the winter? Why or why not?
- Would you ever camp if there are bears nearby? Why or why not?
- If you could create a rule that all campers had to follow, what would it be?
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