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rbpru
Aug 12, 2016Explorer II
People have pretty much covered the plus and minuses of using an RV in a tent designated area. It certainly is location dependent.
What has not been pointed out is that RVing is not tent style camping. If you enjoy tenting and the closeness to nature, you may find it lacking in an RV.
When folks tout the advantages of a TT, they often mention rain, mud, mattresses, cold, set up and teardown, bugs and a host of other inconveniences. What they are missing is that these are part of the many things that are part of tenting.
The DW and I have traveled all across the country in our TT. We have also spent a lot of time with tents and canoes, including reenactments with a a canvas stretched over the canoe held up by the paddles being set up by candle lantern light.
They are all "camping" but they all have a very different feel.
You may also find some tenters do not enjoy the presence of an RV nearby.
What has not been pointed out is that RVing is not tent style camping. If you enjoy tenting and the closeness to nature, you may find it lacking in an RV.
When folks tout the advantages of a TT, they often mention rain, mud, mattresses, cold, set up and teardown, bugs and a host of other inconveniences. What they are missing is that these are part of the many things that are part of tenting.
The DW and I have traveled all across the country in our TT. We have also spent a lot of time with tents and canoes, including reenactments with a a canvas stretched over the canoe held up by the paddles being set up by candle lantern light.
They are all "camping" but they all have a very different feel.
You may also find some tenters do not enjoy the presence of an RV nearby.
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