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holstein13's avatar
holstein13
Explorer
Jan 28, 2016

What do you spend more time thinking about?

I just saw a great post by Shane Evans on the Xscapers Facebook page about the 10 things RVers spend thinking about more than regular folks. His list was good, but I think we can improve upon that. Here's my list:
  1. Our neighbors and surroundings
  2. Area / navigation / grocery locations
  3. The weather
  4. Sunrise and/or sunset
  5. Fuel prices, Gas, diesel, and propane
  6. Space saving items
  7. What goes in and comes out of the toilet / black tank
  8. Water consumption / storage
  9. Energy management
  10. Wi-fi / Cellular availability and quality
NOTE: I enjoy thinking about these things. For example, it makes me happy to find a collapsible fishing rod that works as well as a full sized fishing rod.

On virtually every post I write on this forum, one or more people will tell me to stop worrying. This post is not about worrying. I'm not worried at all about any of these items. I'm just wondering what are the things that we think about more than non-RVers. i.e, what makes us different?
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  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Jan 28, 2016
    Many of the items listed above I would consider things that I could "worry" about.

    The one true thought I have when campin' is that I wish I didn't have to go back to work...... :)
  • GordonThree's avatar
    GordonThree
    Explorer
    Jan 28, 2016
    Top 5 for me:

    1. Pet friendly; If my dog isn't welcome, I'll take my money elsewhere

    2. Accessibility of the site; I don't need pull-through, but a challenging back-in site is stress i'd like to avoid.

    3. Cellular availability; I don't use it much, but it causes me anxiety not having it, I admit I have an addiction

    4. Campfire; burning stuff is fun and relaxing :)

    5. Location; I don't know how to describe it really... not too close, not too far from whatever it is that brought me to the location, which is rarely the campground itself.
  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Jan 28, 2016
    JAXFL wrote:
    Why I was not born rich.........



    Yes! That consumes the remain 1% of my thoughts! :B
  • DutchmenSport's avatar
    DutchmenSport
    Explorer
    Jan 28, 2016
    My dog and were we are limited where we can go and what we can do with him. We take our dog with us everywhere. We never leave him in the camper. This is #1 on our list of thoughts ... always!

    Edit:
    At the campsite it's always about the dog. Getting up in the middle of the night to let him out. Keeping him on a leash. Walking him, exercising him, picking up after him. He controls our entire life.

    On the road traveling, its about keeping him hydrated, fed, and finding places he can potty.

    Our dog consumes about 99% of our attention. Everything else is just trivial.

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