Got rid of the trailer, went back to tent camping

[Mike_Up]

I'm joking, no way could I not have a camper! But I do still tent camp and man did it get windy. 30 mph winds plays hek with tents.

Not even storming or raining, just beautiful blue skies.

It's a private campground that is making a come back. Very quiet, low lights to display a star riddled sky at night, and very large campsites.

Downfall, 1 toilet, 2 sinks, and no walking trails, just golf cart trails (walk at your own risk). Also only a handful of open campsites that aren't seasonal reserved sites. Owners are very nice and bringing the campground back from disrepair.

I like this type of campground and use to tent camp here before being a RV owner. Wife on the other hand most likely won't care for it. She likes state parks (as I do), which have a lot of hiking trails and other nature activities. Not much to do here besides walk the campground and enjoy your campsite. It's a nice get away from all noise and crowds though, which the state parks are plagued with.

I'm still here at the campground. Here's some pics of the site and surrounding area and videos of the winds I delt with. HERE

[Beachums]

Mike Up wrote:
30 mph winds plays hek with tents.

30 MPH plays hek with travel trailers tool...... esp if you don't have the hatches battened down.

A couple years back we were camping a holiday weekend a CG. The days leading up to the weekend were sunny and no wind. The majority of the weekend was the same. The last morning, the morning that the majority of the people were packing up, the wind picked up. A few sites up wind of me a couple was packing things up early in the morning.
I guess they got everything out of the tent, pulled their stakes and had their backs turned on the tent when mother nature smiled and relocated their tent for them. My antenna caught it. So after a ruined tent, a ruined antenna and a thousand apologies, I realized that nature has a sense of humor.
I was catching all kinds of******from my buddies who were still in tents....... saying things like, "Oh I feel bad for you, someone came along and ruined your ability to watch TV by ruining their tent." They kept telling me that I was at fault and owe those poor people a new tent......

[Paul_61]

Loved tent camping but have no desire to go back but could if the only way we could go camping.

[rbpru]

I have found that it is difficult to take a TT or PUP in a canoe in the Boundary Waters.

It is also difficult to get 18 mpg with a TT and squeeze through the wood or even a McDonald's drive through.

The point is each has its purpose and if you need it there is no substitute.

I have weathered some rough storms in a tent and a pop up but either is as comfy as the TT. Sometimes comfort and convenience takes a back seat to adventure.

[rexlion]

I hear you all. I'm in between trailers at the moment, so I'm going tenting in a few days (assuming my DD hurries up and has her baby, it's week 40) to the Tetons. Yep, bear country. But you know what, I'd rather tent in bear country than in GATOR country! Everglades? No siree, not me! 😮 Those gators are bold!

[BubbaChris]

Loved your tease!

The CG we stayed in this weekend was heavily populated with tent campers. I think they mostly had fun, but I really enjoyed our shelter (especially during the thunderstorm), shower, and full kitchen.

[engine31]

Mike Up great photos looks like you had the place all to yourself! Pretty windy there as it was here over the weekend.. We too get the itch to get out the tent for "old time sake" or for our kids then we remember why we really like our TT. There are some places that I can't get to with the trailer so it is those times that I miss tenting..

[ECones]

wcjeep wrote:
I like being near tent campers in bear country 😉

Don't they keep wanting in? 😉

[RoyB]

We do both as well... My OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer and TENT camping go hand in hand...

Roy Ken

[jaycocreek]

There's just some places you can't get an RV of any kind. I love tent camping and the rewards.



Natures hot tubs in Idaho! Nothing more relaxing to me.

[Opie431]

My husband and I still go tent camping, sometimes backpacking. At 76 I find it harder to carry my share up a mountain.
I want a campground near good hiking so we have been going to state campgrounds in the back of beyond. I assume that all states have them tucked away. Some of them are great. Some are not.

[dodge_guy]

Ya it was windy! I had a hard time keeping the pool toys in the pool!



So.......who sleeps in the tall narrow tent?

[LynnandCarol]

We left our TT in south TX after our winter vacation and will be tenting our way back to it this week from southern IL. We will use the tent for beach camping after school starts back and the weather gets cooler there. Tents are ok in nice weather and for a short trip. We also have a bathroom tent!

[NanciL]

We do both.
We winter in the Florida Keys and south Florida with our travel trailer, but while there we do kayaking camping in the Everglades National Park and the Ten Thousand Islands.
It is absolutely awesome do get into the wilderness or on a remote beach where there are no barking dogs, loud music, roaring diesel engines - Just pure quiet, miles and miles from civilation.
We have camped on tropical island beaches that are an endless shell hunters dream. Where you can fill a boat load of beautiful shells in just a few hundred feet.
It is nice to have both worlds

Jack L

[wcjeep]

I like being near tent campers in bear country 😉