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JiminDenver
Oct 01, 2013Explorer II
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Boondocking Vacations. Satellite TV, programmed coffeemakers. Climate control, a remote television in every room, high speed internet access, remote control this, microwave that...
I cannot even begin to tell you how fortunate I feel after reading about stuff like this that I lived my era in the days of throwing a pack saddle on a mule, balancing 150 lbs on the animal, adjusting the stirrups on my gelding and riding off into the Sierras. Shoot, an RV meant miracle luxury. Light off the propane lantern on the wall, a stove, a real stove with gas, knobs, and not a smoky camp fire. A bed with a mattress you didn't have to huff and puff to make it work. A real table. Not a stump or a rock you sat on and balanced a plate of rapidly cooling over or under cooked food on your lap. A little chilly at night? Throw on more blankets. Shiver when you race to heat up the coffeepot, light the stove, or pile on more firewood.
I guess I have outlived myself...
Mex
We roughed it for decades and now we have our rolling cabin. We still have all the old gear, just no desire to use it. Honey like comfy and the comfier Honey is, the more we camp.
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