"Laid-Back Camp" is an anime about high school girls having fun at a campsite. In particular, Rin-chan, who enjoys solo camping, has probably inspired many people to try solo camping. 
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Of all the characters, Rin-chan has a lot of camping experience, so her actions will be very helpful for those who love camping. Also, I'm sure you'd like to go to various places freely like Rin-chan.
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And as the story progresses, Rin-chan, who used to specialize in solo camping, is awakened to the joys of camping with others, which is also appealing. This time, I would like to introduce the character, focusing on episodes that show Rin-chan's characteristics and charms.
1. A brief profile of Rin-chan
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Due to her grandfather's influence, she has been camping since she was a child. Rather than camping with others, she prefers solo camping, where she can spend a relaxing and quiet time by herself. After meeting Nadeshiko, her inclination to specialize in solo camping appears to change slightly.
2. Introducing episodes that show Rin-chan's characteristics
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We will introduce Rin-chan's personality and charm by highlighting episodes from the anime. If you have seen the anime, you will enjoy remembering scenes like this. Get to know Rin-chan's charm from all angles.
① I like solo camping
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Rin-chan is a girl who likes to go camping alone, or so-called "solo camping." She seems to like spending quiet, relaxing time in pleasant nature. Before she met Nadeshiko, she had almost no experience camping with anyone and always preferred solo camping.
Starting solo camping in junior high school
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Rin-chan started camping because of her grandpa, who loves the outdoors, but she started solo camping when she was in junior high school. It's pretty tough for a junior high school student to pedal a bike loaded with camping gear to a campsite and pitch a tent.
Camping in the winter off-season
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Rin-chan generally prefers solo camping in the winter off-season. She says that in winter, there are fewer people and it's quieter, so she can spend her time more quietly. Other attractions of winter camping include fewer bugs and not sweating. Camping is usually associated with summer, but this made me realize that winter camping has its own charms.
Minority killings happen often
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Rin-chan only camps in the winter, which is a minority hobby among campers. Because of this, they often suffer minority killings, such as not having a lineup of products for minority people like Rin-chan.
In episode 6, "Meat, Autumn Leaves, and the Mysterious Lake," Rin-chan goes to the supermarket to buy meat, hoping to buy a bonfire grill to have yakiniku, but in winter the yakiniku section of the supermarket is poorly stocked, and the types of meat she can buy are limited.
② Become interested in camping cooking
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Before she met Nadeshiko, Rin always ate cup noodles at campsites. However. She became interested in camping cooking after being fascinated by the deliciousness of the food she ate at the camp with Nadeshiko and getting tired of cup noodles. She also loves to read camping food magazines, and before going camping, she thinks about what to make next.
Camping food made by Rin-chan
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We will introduce the camping food made by Rin-chan in the anime. It is easy to make even by yourself and with few tools, so even beginners can imitate it.
Soup Pasta
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In episode 5, "Two Camps, Two Scenes," Rin-chan, who went on a solo camping trip, made soup pasta. To make this, the ingredients that have already been cut are fried in olive oil and garlic, and then water and consommé are added and brought to a boil. When it boils, add the pasta and when it is cooked, it is finished.
It doesn't produce any broth and can be made in one pot, so it's very easy to make at a campsite. A few tips mentioned in the anime are to be aware that the boiling point of water is lower at high altitudes, and if your pot is small, it's a good idea to fold the pasta in half before putting it in.
Pork Bun Hot Sandwich
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This is the camping meal they made at the campsite they arrived at despite encountering various troubles along the way in episode 10, "The Bad Traveler and the Camping Meeting." All you need to do is bake a pork bun purchased from a convenience store in a hot sandwich maker with butter on it.
The crispy exterior and new texture are very appealing. If you bring a hot sandwich maker to the campsite, you can make it easily.
③ I love books
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One of Rin's favorite things to do besides camping is reading books. She reads books while relaxing alone at the campsite. Reading a book while spending elegant time in the great outdoors is a truly luxurious way to spend time. Also, the books that Rin-chan reads are also quite niche, and many of the books that appeared in the anime are quite serious, such as "Ancient Civilization X" and "The Mystery of the Tokugawa Buried Treasure." I guess she likes books in the exploration genre. It's also very much like Rin-chan, who goes to all kinds of places for camping.
Library committee member at school
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Rin loves books, and she is also a library committee member at school. She usually spends her time reading books leisurely in the library. Sometimes Saito-san comes over and we chat about trivial things, and it was also in the library that she first met Nadeshiko at school. At that time, Rin-chan was discovered when she told the members of the Outdoor Club how to repair a broken pole through Saito-san, who was practicing setting up a tent outside.
Part-time job at a bookstore
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Rin-chan also works part-time at a bookstore. She uses the money she earns for camping, buying a bonfire grill and having a luxurious lunch on the way to the campsite.
④ Have a moped license
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In the middle of the anime, Rin-chan gets a moped license and learns to ride a scooter. Up until now, she's been riding her bike with her camping gear to the campsite, but now that she can travel by scooter, she can go to campsites outside the prefecture.
You may encounter road closures in winter...
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Rin-chan goes camping in winter, but because it's winter, she sometimes comes across roads that are closed for the winter, or hits a road where private cars are restricted for nature conservation, forcing her to take a detour. I think this is something that happens to people who go camping by motorcycle or car. When you're on a road for the first time, you can't get detailed information just from information on the internet.
⑤ Grandpa is a true camper
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Rin started camping because of her grandfather, who is a true camper who travels around the country on his motorcycle and camps. Rin-chan started camping after receiving camping equipment from her grandfather, and it seems that Rin-chan's way of enjoying camping is somewhat inherited from her grandfather.
Grandpa grills meat in a skillet
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Rin-chan's grandfather appears in episode 6, "Meat, Autumn Leaves, and the Mysterious Lake." It was quite impressive to see Aki grilling meat in a skillet at a campsite she visited to check out. Food cooked in a skillet somehow looks delicious, doesn't it? And it was very dandy to see him share his meat with Aki, simply asking, "Do you want some meat?" This incident prompted Aki to decide to buy a skillet.
⑥ Saito plays with her hair
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Rin-chan usually wears her long hair tied up in a big chignon on top of her head. There are many scenes where Saito plays with her hairstyle. Sometimes she ends up with a hairstyle that looks like a work of art, attracting attention from the school.
Saito's Works Series
Let's take a look at the hairstyles that Saito has painstakingly created.
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⑦ Keeping a little distance from the Outdoor Activities Circle
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Rin-chan loves camping, but instead of joining the outdoor activities club at her school, she enjoys camping alone. Because Rin-chan loves solo camping, she wasn't particularly interested in camping with other people.
I don't really like the No-Kura vibe
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For Rin-chan, who likes solo camping and wants to spend some quiet time, the noisy vibe of No-Kura seems to be a bit of a pain. However, after meeting Nadeshiko, her way of thinking is starting to change a little.
Camping together for the first time at Christmas Camp
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Rin-chan's first time camping with the members of the Outdoor Activities Club was at a Christmas camp in episode 11, "Christmas Camp!". After being strongly encouraged by the members of the Outdoor Activities Club and persuasion by Saito-san, she decided to go. It seems that it was fun after all.
⑧ The camping equipment she uses is quite high-performance
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Rin-chan has a lot of experience as a camper, and the camping equipment she uses is all very high-performance. Since she used to travel by loading her luggage on her bicycle, she uses camping equipment that is lightweight and easy to carry.
Yakiniku on a compact campfire grill
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We enjoyed yakiniku on a campfire grill purchased with part-time job money. We grilled meat and hamburgers and enjoyed camp yakiniku to our heart's content. Nadeshiko ate most of it, though.
⑨ I like dogs
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Rin-chan likes dogs, and she plays with Chikuwa, who is kept by Saito-san, and dogs she meets at campsites and other places.
Meeting dogs along the way
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When I go to the campsite on my scooter, I also like to look at the dogs in the cars ahead of me.
⑩ I'm friends with Saito-san
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I'm friends with Saito-san at school, and I'm also an important person who mediates between the Outdoor Activities Club and Rin-chan.
Repeated meaningless exchanges on social media
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Rin-chan and Saito-san exchange messages on social media, but sometimes they exchange meaningless messages, or there are scenes that show how close they are, such as Rin-chan making a remark about Saito-san's jokes.
⑪ Nadeshiko influences her and her way of enjoying camping changes
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Up until now, Rin-chan has mainly enjoyed solo camping, but as the story progresses, she also shows interest in group camping. The catalyst for this is her encounter with Nadeshiko. By chance, she meets Nadeshiko at a campsite and spends time with her at the campsite, and learns the joy of sharing time with someone at the campsite.
Nadeshiko was the reason why Rin started to get interested in camping food
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Rin-chan also started to become interested in camping food after eating camping food made by Nadeshiko. Until then, she only ate instant noodles, but now she is interested in various types of food.
3. The character who made the solo camping genre popular
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When we think of camping, we think of a large group of people having fun together, but this anime showed us that solo camping like Rin-chan's has its own charms. I'm sure there are many people who have wanted to try solo camping because of Rin-chan.
4. Introducing Rin-chan goods
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Finally, for those who love Rin-chan among the characters in "Yurucamp△", we will introduce Rin-chan's character goods.
Face stamp keychain
Stainless steel mug
Tote bag
Campfire Lesson T-shirt
Summary
Rin-chan, who appears in "Yuru Camp△", is a charming character who looks cool at first glance, but also has some absent-minded aspects. She is also a character that fully conveys the charm of the solo camping genre, so she is a character that camping lovers should pay attention to.
