This is all very interesting.  What about the little poptop or floptop
trailers?

Mike
Houlton, Maine
'84 GL 7 pass
'85 GL Westy
'76 Cox floptop trailer

Mark Tuovinen wrote:
> The city owned campgrounds in Seward, AK have the same policy, If you sleep in your vehicle you have to park with the motorhomes. :-(  Thankfully we have friends there and park in their driveway.
>
> Mark in AK - waiting for camping season in the frozen North
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Campbell <mantid@GMAIL.COM>
> Date: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:33 pm
> Subject: Re: "Stealth" mishaps: WAS Are pop-up tops really necessary??
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>
>>I did ask "what if I pitched a tent, but found it cold, and moved
>>inside in
>>the middle of the night?"  he said if you pitch a tent, you need
>>to sleep in
>>it.  Otherwise RVers waste the tenting parking spots.  I can
>>imagine this
>>being an issue in the busy season, but I was literally the only
>>vehicle in
>>either the tenting loop or the RV section.  Zero-Tolerance is
>>pretty much
>>always a bad idea in my book, but I guess I respect the guy's
>>dilligence, in
>>a kindof twisted way.  FWIW this is the only campsite I've ever
>>had this
>>happen, I almost always choose the non-hookup tenting sites
>>(cheaper and I
>>dont really use any AC power) and have never had it mentioned, nor
>>seen it
>>posted that this is wrong or impolite.
>>
>>On 2/24/06, Doug F <vanagon@astound.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"Anyway, as I was not "tenting", I was in violation of the park
>>
>>rules.> Apparantly anyone sleeping in their vehicle must use an RV
>>site.">
>>
>>>I suppose "popping the top" and sleeping inside a "canvas,
>>
>>tented" area,
>>
>>>Is not considered "in a tent" ?
>>>
>>>Seems like it should be, although, I guess it would make those
>>
>>on the
>>
>>>ground
>>>envious.
>>>
>>>Perhaps there is an area for "ground camping" where you could
>>
>>kick those
>>
>>>spoiled "tent dwellers" outa there!
>>>
>>>What if you had one of those tent platforms with an actual tent
>>
>>on top of
>>
>>>yer car?
>>>Might have the ole park ranger wondering.......
>>>
>>
>