Posted on 06/05/2011 11:50:34 AM PDT by Daffynition
These days, camping isn’t just pitching a tent in the wilderness on a long hike, or stopping at a campground far from home on a road trip.
For many leisure travelers, camping nowadays might involve driving just a few miles from home to spend the night in a cabin with a roof, bathroom, beds and electricity, or taking the kids to a place that offers activities and entertainment like scavenger hunts or sports competitions.
“Roughing it” = a place with no room service :)
Um..except for the presence of kids, that’s my kinda camping.
That's not camping. That's hotelling.
that isnt camping. Camping is suppost to take a person away from modern things. A weekend with Cellphones,computers and other items.
Having spent enough time sleeping out of doors, I can tell you “No Thanks”. There is a reason the outdoors is,well,outdoors.Give me a nice bed, a good crapper and soft TP. A RV is the closest I come to camping anymore.
But will it fit in the cars trunk?
We should be camping this weekend except our Sierra campground is still under ten feet (or more) of snow. Should have opened middle of May... we’ll be lucky if we get in there by July 4.
Definition of camping: anything less than a Marriott. LOL! I have always wanted to stay in a rustic cabin but I guess that isn’t really camping. I’m not sure I am that outdoorsy.
I’m with you. camping is not in a home on wheels.
To *rough-it* with all of today’s gear you need more stuff than you would need for a simple weekend at home. Might as well stay home.
>>>Might as well stay home.
The Staycation Lifestyle. Livin’ the dream :)
Anything that gets people into the outdoors is a good thing. Whether its a tarp or a 5th wheel with cable TV.
“Rogers also said KOA has seen a 25 percent increase in the use of roofed accommodations at its campgrounds. “It’s attracting a whole new breed of campers, people we haven’t seen before,” he said.”
Sounds like rooms with public restrooms. They should complete the transition and just build motels.
Camping used to be a small tarp which you placed leaves, pine needles or soft sand under, a blanket to keep you warm, your jacket as a pillow and another tarp in case it rained.
That is how I went camping for well over 20 years.
When I camped out as a kid that’s how we did it - except for the tarp. We had one of those little canvas pup tents, the sides of which always sagged in. Old blanket and a pillow. I recall once about when I was 19 or so, the boyfriend wanted to go “camping” with friends at some little lake way back in the woods.
So, he comes to pick me up and all I had was a change of clothes, blanket and pillow. And a collapsible fishing rod, and a little tackle box. It all fit into a backpack. He was stunned, and kept asking me over and over if I wasn’t bringing anything more?
I knew he had the food and the tent, so I said, “No, what more do I need?”
We pulled up at his house to get his stuff and meet up with the friends, and boy!
They had half a household out on the lawn. Tables, chairs, grills, SUITCASES, three or four coolers. For a two night camp out.
I laughed my ass off. It got even funnier once we got there and they had to unpack. The battery powered make-up mirror almost did me in.
When I first clicked the article I was expecting something on Harold Camping. :)
When I was a kid, we would go camping and hunting on my Grandparents or other relatives land. Daddy knew the entire area so we would pick a place with fresh spring water. Also this was the Florida panhandle and we only camped in the Winter.
It was always easier to keep warm than cool in this area.
After I got married, my wife simply would not go unless we stayed at a cabin etc. Finally when my Daughter got old enough we would camp at State or Federal campgrounds, usually in the Spring or Summer.
We always used tents.
Once we had been at the campground for several days and it had rained almost constantly. The tent did not leak but we were spending all our time sitting on the floor of the tent, playing checkers etc.
Then early one morning, we drove to town and did some shopping. We passed by a large camper sales place and stopped to look. My daughter just kept running around to one camper then another. She also kept saying “Daddy lets buy one”. Well we left with an inexpensive Jayco popup. I was driving a pickup and they of course hooked everything up for us.
I have never camped in a tent again. Later I bought a 35 foot Jaco travel trailer. The old Ford F-250 had a 460 so it was no problem towing it. I sold that Jayco several years ago and no longer camp. Just got too much arthritis etc. but I sure did enjoy those travel trailers.
I didn’t read the article, but I’ve seen pictures of Harold Camping. He is too OLD to pitch a tent.
There appears to be some growth in the old teardrop camping concept:
http://www.mikenchell.com/forums/
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