Bought Outdoor Retreat mainly for the items I could use in my Rags to Riches play, so much easier for both the sim and player when they can sleep in a tent instead napping on benches. Tried the game play a couple of times and found it more tedious than fun.
I made a campground/park in Glimmerbrook so my spellcasters in other worlds could visit to get their yearly training back before we had vacation rentals. Tents and coolers are very useful!
Yes! I get bored looking for unidentified plants. But I play a lot of rags to riches and simple living and it's a great compliment to those.
