What kind of camper are you?

Both, when getting away to the local beach we stay at the same State Park, not that many to pick from. Other then that we're travelers as opposed to campers so we stay at many and have yet to hit the same one twice in 7 years and about 20 weeks.

We much prefer non private CG's, hookups don't matter one way or the other unless it's going to be freezing or hot. I look for electric if it's available on those occasions, but still avoid private.

we prefer state/national parks that provide a more "natural" setting.
we also prefer to stay at new places, over going to the places that we've already been to. our HTT allows us to go explore new areas of the country that we've never seen or been to.
if we were the types that would only go over and over, to the same place, we wouldn't have bought a RV.

we rarely stay at private campgrounds/RV parks, maybe once a year.

Preferences are usually the same campgrounds for our beach vacations and same sites if I can get them. direct ocean front. love those and we hit them every summer. 10 days each trip at 3 different beach cgs. this won't change til kiddo gets out of school.

rest is whatever. weekend in the mountains. long weekend near an amusement park or some other kid adventure.

prefer state parks while camping. like the more quiet atmosphere and lower prices :)


we camp whenever we can. nothing much stops us. we do like variety so we try to hit other cgs much as we can but there are some favorite cgs that I won't give up at all.

We have had a seasonal spot at a provincial park only 20 minutes from home for the last two years. If I were to not get a seasonal site, I would seriously consider leasing long term in a private campground. I'm not a huge fan of pulling my trailer around, especially since my old van really isn't up to the task.

To me, it doesn't matter where we are, as long as we've got a fire pit, cold beer and nature around.

Pros:
1.) You arrive and everything is all set up since it's seasonal
2.) Revolving door of neighbors - meet new people all the time
3.) In the current case, it's close enough I can commute from there to work

Cons:
1.) Revolving door of neighbors - sometimes the new people turn out to really SUCK
2.) having the seasonal makes me feel obligated to be there and my yard gets neglected at home
3.) It's quite expensive for a summer, and there's no guarantee on decent weather

I think a bit later in life I'd like to tour the country in a motorhome or something, but for now with the wife and three kids, I'm happy to plop the trailer in a spot for the summer and use it whenever we feel like.

Depends upon 2 factors: time and money!

When we lived in town, we primarily camped at one campground on week-ends because it was a county run campground, clean, cheap, and close to home. Ideal for week-ends. We still planned 3 or 4 week long trips in the summer and traveled to different states.

Then came the day the city said we could no longer park at our own house, so we threw the house up for sale, moved to a different county and for 3 years tried to get the house sold. Well, with 2 mortgages and then the last person who lived in the house did $45,000 worth of damage and never paid rent, and it took over a year to get him thrown out, that really put a halt on our camping.

Now we're over all that, still live in a different county, in the country where we have more privacy than any campground we've ever been to. Its hard to go back to any campground. But, this summer we're trying.

The little county run campground we use to love is now run by new management and different camp ground hosts and now we are truly out of county, so the "charm" of getting away from town is just no longer there. We've already got our own privacy and get-away right at home.

But, we are tredging forward! It was our goal several years ago to camp at every state park and state recreatiion area in Indiana before we're dead (call that our bucket list). So, to answer your question, we're still on the "trek" to visit every campgtround (state run) in Indiana.

We'll visit the little campground every no and then. Actually, we're going there next week-end with a small group from work who also have campers. But we're still focused on "every" state run campground in Indiana ... we'll reach that goal someday!

I don't think we would be considered campers either. We don't go to sit around a campfire, except for once a yar with family. We use the MH as our hotel when we are going to see things. We are hardly ever at the MH during daylight hours because we are out seeing something someplace. When we have covered an area we move on.

We're not campers, we're RV'ers. I gave up camping when I got rid of the tent.

Utah "IS" just about the best place in the world for camping.
I'd go every week if I still lived there.

I remember buying all our camping stuff at Smith and Edwards
Grew up in Ogden so the canyon was always an easy destination.
Not to mention Southern ID and Wyoming were in the neighborhood.

The DW and myself are starting to develop a division of attitudes.
She want's close to a town for safety, security and television reception.
Me preference is to be as far from people as possible.

Still dirt campers at heart we just do it with modern conveniences.

We've only been camping for two years and at this point haven't stayed at the same campground twice, although that will change next month when we revisit Wildwood State Park. I'm also certain we are going to revisit Blydenburgh Park again just because it is so close to where we live and the cost is minimal.

Given we're relative newbies (although we have travel from NY to FL camping along the way) we've only scratch the surface of what is available in the immediate area so I anticipate we will be trying many new places in the years to come.

We prefer state parks due to the large private, wooded sites most offer here in Wisconsin. Now that we have the bigger/taller fifth wheel, we're not as brave going to a campground without a test drive first. Every spring, for the last 3 or 4 years, we pick an area to explore, hop in the car with a video camera and notebook and check out as many private and public campgrounds we can find in a certain area. We've found time and again that we just don't like private campgrounds and how you are sandwiched in next to your neighbors. We also rule out places where we're likely to scrape off our vents or put a hole in the roof.

The more we look, the more we appreciate the state parks within 60 miles of our home. Things were much different when we just had the pop-up. As far as hookups, we typically go with just electric but will go without, too. Water has never been a priority.