SoundGuy wrote:
goducks10 wrote:
You don't need electricity to make coffee out camping. We bought a French press coffee maker. All you have to do is heat up some water in a pan on the stove, once boiling just pour it into the press. The press won't keep it warm so we pour the coffee into insulated mugs.
Of course, but that has nothing to do with the real issue at hand - i.e. the fact that many wives just aren't interested in camping in an RV without shore power, and although dry camping aficionados will argue the point ad nauseam it won't change this reality in any way. :R My wife happens to be one of them - as long as I make sure the fresh water holding tank is well supplied and any grey / black that needs to be off loaded is taken care of by me she could care less BUT she doesn't want to hear about not having shore power available. :M Whether I like it or not my reality is we're going to be camping on an electric site if at all possible ... and for those few occasions when we may lose that power (for whatever reason) I've installed a 1000 watt PSW inverter that at least allows us to continue making coffee and toast just as we normally would. She can still use her hair dryer and I can run a couple of fans ... about the only thing I can't run is A/C but hey, it is what it is. :W As has oft been said, if she's not happy you can be sure you won't be either. :E The OP has declared a definite preference for camping on electric sites and as a married man myself I know precisely where he's coming from. Will that ever change? ... could, but I wouldn't necessarily count on it. :W That Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS the OP has expressed interest in is a perfect solution for the type of camping the OP indicates he's likely going to be doing ... I should know 'cause WE have one. :B
That's all your fault. My wife wasn't a camper growing up, so it was all new to her when we started dating back in college. Always start her in a cold leaky tent and if she enjoys that, anything else is an improvement. She was in 7th heaven when we bought a pop up. I have used hookups a few times starting in our fifth wheel but those were on non-camping family vacations, so it hasn't ruined her. Actually it was funny this summer we did an overnight in an RV park on our way down to LA for a family vacation and we told the kids were were camping that night. My three year old daughter got legitimately mad at us when we parked because there were so many people around when she thought we were going camping. :B
