Is every day a picnic, or is it tough to find the time? Find out what 2,500 Allrecipes visitors told us about their picnicking habits.
1. How often do you picnic?
a. weekly 8%
b. twice a month 10%
c. once a month 20%
d. rarely 62%
2. Where do you go for picnics?
a. our backyard 15%
b. a beach 13%
c. a nearby park 50%
d. a special park that requires a long drive 14%
e. other 8%
3. Which do you eat most often on picnics?
a. cold foods (sandwiches, salads)70%
b. barbeque that we grill ourselves 28%
c. barbeque that we purchase 2%
4. Do you:
a. carefully plan a picnic and pack special foods? 49%
b. decide on a whim and grab whatever's quick and portable? 51%
5. Which describes you best?
a. I love to picnic and do it as often as I can 30%
b. I like to picnic, but only once in a while 51%
c. I like the idea, but it's never as much fun as I think it will be 14%
d. It's too much of a hassle 5%
6. When you picnic, is it most likely to be:
a. just the family 36%
b. family and friends 38%
c. a romantic twosome 23%
d. a company event 1%
e. a church or civic group potluck 2%
7. What bothers you most about picnicking?
a. changeable weather 14%
b. crowded facilities 11%
c. traffic to and from the site 2%
d. forgetting to pack critical items (a knife, napkins) 11%
e. insects 38%
f. nothing bothers me 23%
8. What do you like best about picnicking?
a. enjoying the outdoors 23%
b. relaxing with family and friends 23%
c. feeling like a kid again 2%
d. playing games/reading/sunbathing after the meal 1%
e. all of the above 49%
f. other 2%