Darthfeeble
But you can call me Steve
I started out with a sleeping bag and a stinky canvas tarp, wound up with this. Yeah, it's not camping it's RVing. We're too damn old to sleep on the ground. 
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Well said! That's perfect!
My idea of camping is checking into a hotel.
All the best,
Mike
nickthetasmaniac
Veteran
Depends on your definitions I guess! To me ‘camping’ is anything in a tent, ‘backpacking’ is urban travel on a budget (the stuff 19 year olds do in Europe), and ‘bushwalking’ is self-reliant hiking with a tent and rucksack.
Dogman
Veteran
Yep, we started out back packing and tent camping, then a folding tent trailer, then a 25 ft travel trailer and finally a 34 ft fifth wheel trailer. Unfortunately, arthritis and a severe back problem put an end to all that. Now we look for pet friendly hotels, etc., or we just stay home. So it goes, to quote Vonnegut.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
My sister graduated from exploring on a sailing boat with her husband and two children to a Benz Sprinter bus and is still doing that many moons later. They spend most of their time in Scandinavia where there is 'the right to roam': you can park and stay anywhere as long as you clean up after yourself.
nickthetasmaniac
Veteran
I’ve spent a lot of time hiking in the Nordic countries and the ‘right to roam’ is amazing.
Darthfeeble
But you can call me Steve
I have th e same problems and find the RV thing easier than a motel stay. Our rig has auto level, electric slides so setup is painless. Packing gear in and out of the motel room and sleeping on a bed of unknown comfort puts me off. I'm rather stubborn and will RV travel until I'm simply not able to. Plus there are few motels convenient to where we like to go.
cjm
Well-known
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, June 2023
Ricoh GR iii
Ricoh GR iii
Out to Lunch
Ventor
As a kid, many, many moons ago, I remember a group of American campers stopping over in my town. I forget the name of the things...silver aluminum elongated cigars is the best I can describe their caravans. It was as if they came from a different planet.
Henry
Well-known
Airstreams? That’s at least the classic example of the style I can think of.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
I just Googled them. Yep, Airstreams.
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Deleted member 65559
Guest
The classic Airstream
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Wonderful. I saw mine in the late sixties or early seventies and they represented a new world.
D
Deleted member 65559
Guest
Still very much almost a cult following in N America. Here's a 2010 version in rural N Mexico
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Henry
Well-known
My brother in law, for a while, did brisk business refurbing classic airstream trailers with all sorts of amenities. He built one for Matthew McConaughey at some point in the 2010s. It was strange to see his metal working details appear in photo shoots and media pieces.
They’re really versatile little trailers, and with a bit of skill even the old ones can be very comfortable.
They’re really versatile little trailers, and with a bit of skill even the old ones can be very comfortable.
D
Deleted member 65559
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My good friend & musical guitar picking buddy Ward Chandler, runs a few FB & Instagram pages. Airstream Hunter.... started out as a lifestyle for him & now it's his main business.
Henry
Well-known
So like classic cameras in that regard, I think.
Dogman
Veteran
Airstreams are kinda akin to Leicas. They are extremely well made, very expensive and people become addicted to them. Plus they can be rebuilt and updated almost in perpetuity and remain functional for their original purpose.
