"I felt like a new person after going camping this spring," Lisa told me. "It was so peaceful to not have to pick up my phone every time it dinged, because it wasn’t dinging at all. And now I’m realizing that if I really want to unplug, camping is the perfect way to do it."

It’s also very affordable, which is what I wanted to talk to Lisa about. She told me that one easy way to save money camping, is to borrow equipment.

"Yea, the sharing economy is great in this case, I mean the old fashion sharing economy where you just borrow things from your neighbors."

I don’t know many of my neighbors, because I’m kind of new to my neighborhood, but one easy way to connect with people who live close by is through a website called Nextdoor.com. It’s a social network for your neighborhood. Here you can post things about your neighborhood, like if you lost your dog or need recommendations for a dentist. Or you can ask people if you can borrow things.

"If you’re not a super outdoors person and you don’t know how often you’re going to camp or if you live in a small space like me without a lot of storage room, then being able to take the extra hour or two, pick things up from someone who’s willing to share them." Lisa says, "A lot of times people just want their stuff to get used all the time. So they’re happy to share."

Would they be happy to share? I gave it a shot and went to Nextdoor.com to see if I could borrow some gear from a neighbor. I already had an account setup, so I just logged in and posted under the 'General' category. I need to see if I can get a camping stove, a tent and a sleeping mat.