What happened to camping/RVing?

AprilWhine wrote:
Different people define camping in different ways.

I think you stated it the best.

While the OP brings up an important point, in how things have changed. One of the barometers I have watched, are the Picnic Grounds. In the 50s & 60s many families would break for lunch and pull out the Coleman, and I am not just meaning a Lantern, and spread out lunch for the bunch. Now, you drive by the Picnic Grounds, in most National Parks, and they are fairly unused. There are lots of changes. Families don’t tent camp that much, but rent a Pop Up or get lodging. Concessionaires are making changes too. Once there were campgrounds that accommodated the aforementioned family campers, but now find there is a lucrative Revenue Stream in FHU. This pushes out the small tent family campers. For the most part, many backcountry sites go unused, due to the drop in backpacking and extreme outdoor exploration. Many are just unwilling to leave their Social Networks behind.

But, like AprilWhine stated, there is different camping. I wish people were not so quick to Judge the others around them, using their RVs differently than them. Walk over and engage a person and you might learn that maybe there are mobility issues. That the person once was a Backcountry Ranger and now is living in a Truck Camper, just so he can still have a slice of the outdoor life. Just because 2 batteries works perfectly fine for you, don’t become upset if that might not work as well for someone else. (I have 10) I enjoy the diversity and learning more about those around me and how they got there and what they are hoping to experience, in their RV. Just don’t be disappointed if I decline sitting in your soft fluffy Lounge Chair, sitting on top of your green faux carpet, underneath the Auto Extending Awning. I do have my limits. ;)

My view with No Hook Ups and no Campground Fees, just watch out for the Moose and Grizzlies walking through camp.



Tolerance, is such an important word.

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