Parks with limited amenities
Anyone else irked by chain parks that seem to think cable and internet are not necessary amenities? I don't go camping to watch TV but I do like to watch the news with my morning coffee and check my i...
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When you go "camping" I thought you're supposed to be roughing it. :)
I remember a time in my life when camping meant no power, no TV, no telephone, a wood & coal stove, an outhouse and we had to walk 1/4 mile to get jugs of water from a creek. Entertainment indoors after dark (using a kerosene lantern) or on a rainy was cards, checkers, crokinole and reading. Yes, reading a book!
Nowadays DW & I gotta have FHU and TV. Besides getting the latest news on CNN, couldn't survive without DWTS, AGT, Survivor and a few others. Between OTA, cable or satellite, it's a rare occasion that we can't get TV at CGs and we mostly use Thousand Trails who are known for having outdated and insufficient amenities. We also have Verizon mifi and DW can also set up a hotspot on her phone and we're rarely without internet at our site. We have become sissies in our older years... :( I keep a few good books and DVDs in a cabinet should we ever have to survive without TV.
We research a new to us CG when planning a trip to see what amenities it has or if there is something that needs to be avoided. RVparkreviews.com is a good place to read comments from RV-ers on various CGs/RV parks. While the comments can sometimes vary from excellent to nasty for the exact same place, you can usually get a good sense of what to expect for your needs like say, poor cell phone reception or what's available for TV. If TV is important to you, gotta do the research in advance.
I remember a time in my life when camping meant no power, no TV, no telephone, a wood & coal stove, an outhouse and we had to walk 1/4 mile to get jugs of water from a creek. Entertainment indoors after dark (using a kerosene lantern) or on a rainy was cards, checkers, crokinole and reading. Yes, reading a book!
Nowadays DW & I gotta have FHU and TV. Besides getting the latest news on CNN, couldn't survive without DWTS, AGT, Survivor and a few others. Between OTA, cable or satellite, it's a rare occasion that we can't get TV at CGs and we mostly use Thousand Trails who are known for having outdated and insufficient amenities. We also have Verizon mifi and DW can also set up a hotspot on her phone and we're rarely without internet at our site. We have become sissies in our older years... :( I keep a few good books and DVDs in a cabinet should we ever have to survive without TV.
We research a new to us CG when planning a trip to see what amenities it has or if there is something that needs to be avoided. RVparkreviews.com is a good place to read comments from RV-ers on various CGs/RV parks. While the comments can sometimes vary from excellent to nasty for the exact same place, you can usually get a good sense of what to expect for your needs like say, poor cell phone reception or what's available for TV. If TV is important to you, gotta do the research in advance.
