McMansions On Wheels, Have We Gone To Far
Just curious if others out there like me that think "Have we gone to far as to camping in a RV that cost many thousands of dollars", I sort of think how we use to camp back in the 50's, 60's and 70's,...
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There is no rule of thumb that says anyone has to own or have access to a McMansion. We all have the option to keep things simple as a sleeping bag on the ground touring with a bicycle, to the multi million super coach complete with a chauffeur. It's all a matter of what anyone wants.
Comparing camping to the early 1960's (which my parents did ... see My Profile link on the left)... to what the way it's done today, well, really... it's not all that much different. The only difference is, today's campers are jam-packed with modern technology. But you know, that simple 1963 Phoenix Travel Trailer my Dad owned was jam packed full of 1960's technology too! In it's day, it was a pretty impressive camper. It had a gas light above the sink and stove, it had a 4 burner propane stove, a pressurized stainless steel water tank, a toilet, and a radiant propane heater. The refrigerator ran on gas and used no electricity at all, and a 12 volt system was not even thought of. Pretty sophisticated technology when you think about it!
Today's generation is born into the electronic, computerized, SmartPhone, Cable Television with a million stations, and the Internet at their fingertips age. This is all they knew. They never grew up with an outhouse, getting water from a hand pump, and storing food in a root cellar. Their camping style is just an extension of their daily life style. So RV manufacturers have to keep up with the demands of the "electronic generations" or no one would ever buy any RV.
So, it seems like folks own and operate McMansions now, but all they are doing is reflecting their personal life-styles. Today's generation is a spoiled generation. What was our "toys" when we were kids, are now their "necessities" (or so they think). It's only natural the demand for more sophisticated, luxurious, bigger, and more advanced types of RV are pulling into campgrounds these days.
But, if you really want to go pitch that tent and toss a sleeping bag in it, eat pork n beans right from the can with a stick for a fork, and dig holes in the ground to use as a bathroom, nothing is stopping you. But, when you wake up in the morning with your arthritic joints aching so much you can barely move, and your back is all messed up from the cold ground penetrating, and now you have a horrid cold, and your blankets are wet from the moisture dripping from the roof of your tent, I have a feeling you'll be welcoming your McMansion again!
Comparing camping to the early 1960's (which my parents did ... see My Profile link on the left)... to what the way it's done today, well, really... it's not all that much different. The only difference is, today's campers are jam-packed with modern technology. But you know, that simple 1963 Phoenix Travel Trailer my Dad owned was jam packed full of 1960's technology too! In it's day, it was a pretty impressive camper. It had a gas light above the sink and stove, it had a 4 burner propane stove, a pressurized stainless steel water tank, a toilet, and a radiant propane heater. The refrigerator ran on gas and used no electricity at all, and a 12 volt system was not even thought of. Pretty sophisticated technology when you think about it!
Today's generation is born into the electronic, computerized, SmartPhone, Cable Television with a million stations, and the Internet at their fingertips age. This is all they knew. They never grew up with an outhouse, getting water from a hand pump, and storing food in a root cellar. Their camping style is just an extension of their daily life style. So RV manufacturers have to keep up with the demands of the "electronic generations" or no one would ever buy any RV.
So, it seems like folks own and operate McMansions now, but all they are doing is reflecting their personal life-styles. Today's generation is a spoiled generation. What was our "toys" when we were kids, are now their "necessities" (or so they think). It's only natural the demand for more sophisticated, luxurious, bigger, and more advanced types of RV are pulling into campgrounds these days.
But, if you really want to go pitch that tent and toss a sleeping bag in it, eat pork n beans right from the can with a stick for a fork, and dig holes in the ground to use as a bathroom, nothing is stopping you. But, when you wake up in the morning with your arthritic joints aching so much you can barely move, and your back is all messed up from the cold ground penetrating, and now you have a horrid cold, and your blankets are wet from the moisture dripping from the roof of your tent, I have a feeling you'll be welcoming your McMansion again!
