R-pod Owners Forum : What does "camping" mean to you?

R-pod Owners Forum : What does "camping" mean to you? https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : What does "camping" mean to you? Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:20:55 +0000 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:44:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12527 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ What does "camping" mean to you? : Greetings The last time I tent... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119597#119597 Author: crankster78
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Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 8:44am

Greetings

The last time I tent camped was in 09. The first few days it was in the 90's and very humid. the next few days it was in the low 60's and raining. For 15 years I rode a motorcycle out west and would camp a couple of nights and then stay in a cheap motel. Now I prefer my air conditioned truck, and my 179

Crankster78

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:44:28 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119597#119597 What does "camping" mean to you? : S'MORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119594#119594 Author: crw8sr
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Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 10:20pm

S'MORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:20:07 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119594#119594 What does "camping" mean to you? : I grew up mostly with soft-sided... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119572#119572 Author: TheBum
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Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 11:18am

I grew up mostly with soft-sided trailers and a Hi-Lo. To me, camping is getting off the beaten path and off the electrical grid. We didn't have the luxury of solar battery chargers back then, but I don't think having them would negatively impact the camping experience.]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:18:28 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119572#119572 What does "camping" mean to you? : tcj, now that's camping to... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119562#119562 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 8:48pm

tcj, now that's camping to me, at least on the luxury end of things [sleeping in sleeping bags on the ground is the opposite end of the spectrum and I'm too old for that]. Any fancier than that ain't camping it's RV'ing. Not that RV'ing is bad mind you. ]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2019 20:48:55 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119562#119562 What does "camping" mean to you? : To me camping means being able... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119561#119561 Author: tcj
Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 7:45pm

To me camping means being able to have a campfire.

Steak on a stick. I'm a pretty good camp cook if I can have a fire.

My wife's description of camping:

"This little travel trailer is a 17’ R-Pod, built by Forest River. They’re narrower than typical (6.5’ foot wide) which makes for easier hauling. The Hood River Edition, our model, is designed to handle rougher roads, not that you’d take it up an ATV trail or the like. And it has a kitchen and a bathroom with a shower and a gas range and refrigerator and a furnace and air conditioner, and a bathroom with a shower. Did I mention it had a bathroom with a shower? And it has a comfortable bed and table and chairs. Some comforts of home to take anywhere."

]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2019 19:45:16 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119561#119561 What does "camping" mean to you? : For me camping means whatever... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119550#119550 Author: Live2Camp
Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 2:40pm

For me camping means whatever makes both of us happy for the given trip or situation: backpacking, tent camping, the bed of my pickup truck, on the ground on good pads on a tarp and also since summer of 2016, our RPod. I was pretty easily talked into RPod for a few key reasons, but mostly that we'll still do all the other kinds of camping until and unless it becomes too hard or uncomfortable for one or both of us. So I didn't have to worry that RPod was replacing all the other kinds of camping before I was ready to give it up; but rather adding to it. And I think that as we gradually move away from the "harder" stuff (although even backpacking can be easy depending on how you do it) it will be a big advantage for us that we'll already be used to RPodding. We love dispersed/remote camping and there are countless places to do that with RPod here in the west, let alone other areas. And we've also enjoyed some camping in campgrounds with hookups. I'm not used to camping around other people except in winter but so far it hasn't been a problem and both the other campers and the settings have been very enjoyable. When we camped at Pinnacles National Park (California) last winter it was really nice to come back from our wonderful rainy hike to our cozy RPod with electrical hookup, in what is also a very quiet campground. We hung our wet layers in the bathroom to drip, talk about easy! Thanks for asking, I enjoy reading others' perspectives. As well, the last line of my signature pretty well captures my feeling about this topic Smile

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Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 2:22pm

One of the last times we tent camped, I lost my balance trying to get up and fell on my wife's leg, leaving her with a bruise that took a long time to go away. That was about the time I figured I was getting too old for tent camping. I really enjoy our R-Pod. Even with the crawl-over bed, it is still much better than the tent camping. I'm waiting to see the RP195 when it comes out. I could really go for the walk-around bed. However, one of the reasons I did my dinette mod is so if it became too difficult to do the crawl-over, both my wife and I could have a comfortable place to sleep.]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2019 14:22:30 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119548#119548 What does "camping" mean to you? : Like you TT I did it for years... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119541#119541 Author: mcarter
Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 1:36pm

Like you TT I did it for years and some really miserable times spent in the military. I just don't find any excitement in that anymore. I want to pull in, set up and live comfy. So, I guess I'm the "hotel room" equivalent, but I think I earned it.]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2019 13:36:46 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119541#119541 What does "camping" mean to you? : My back will no longer put up... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119533#119533 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 12:55pm

My back will no longer put up with tent camping. Camping to us now is ideally spending 5-7 days at a campsite with direct walking access to trails and/or other sources of natural beauty (beach/river/lake).

Generally where we stay there are picnic tables and pit toilets but no electricity. Water may or may not be available but not at the campsite. Or it might be dispersed national forest camping with zero improvements. We'll use the tow vehicle a few times during that 5-7 days to sight see, go out to dinner, shop, or wash clothes. That's what I like about having a travel trailer vs. my previous small class A.

The geezer pass drives some of this but if there isn't at least a modicum of solitude and privacy then its not camping for me, I'd rather just stay home than in most of the private campgrounds I've seen. In the summer in the South we will out of necessity stay in a private campground overnight to have air conditioning while on the road if its too long a drive to make it to somewhere with cooler temps, but if we do that we're generally in around dark and out at first light. Once we can run our air conditioning overnight on lithium batteries we'll stop doing that too.

]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2019 12:55:14 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119533#119533 What does "camping" mean to you? : I'm with you, TT. If we... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12527&PID=119530#119530 Author: Guests
Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 12:33pm

I'm with you, TT. If we were to look into the storage compartment of my trailer right now, we would see my dome tent. I carry it thinking that someday I will set it up and spend a night or two in it, even though the trailer is sitting right there. I have passing thoughts of getting back to my roots and doing some "real" camping.

Alas, the lure of the comfy mattress has (so far) has proven to be too strong. But...one day.....

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Subject: 12527
Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 12:10pm

I was just thinking about camping with our Pod with and without hookups. For the biggest part of my life, camping meant setting up a tent somewhere and enjoying the solitude of nature, at least to some extent. Even then, we "car camped" and often left the campground by car during the day, usually to explore the area, usually a National Park, beyond the confines of the campground. It is a rare campground where I would enjoy staying in the campground for the duration of our stay, even if hiking trails were readily accessible. I see people seem to do that though.

Tent camping seems like the true, if nearly obsolete, meaning of camping to me. I don't do it anymore. But I still prefer campgrounds where campsites have a little space between them. I guess I understand why people like private campgrounds with full hookups, but they are almost of necessity campgrounds with sites close to each other.. Except in Woodstock-like circumstances, that's just not for me. But with the comfort and privacy of your own self-contained RV, why should it matter?

There's more to it than this, but I wonder how people think of camping. Are you interested in natural beauty in "special" locations and something like a real "camping" experience, or is your Pod, or other RV, more like a portable hotel room, from which you may or may not venture out every day?

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