I guess this goes to show that for some folks the only reply to 'you can't
take it with you' is 'don't tell me what I can't do!'

Well, obviously most folks on this list are with you - vanagons are a pretty
good compromise.  Most easy riders are not quite as fancy free as they
thought; you can't take enough stuff on a bike and that's how you get
mega-bikes with trailers and such.  On the other end of the scale, the
behemoth motorhomes are just all pain and no gain in the end.  Yeah, you
take it all with you, but it's too much work and they tend to end up parked
in one place forever.  For me, the Westy is not too much pain as far as
upkeep and consumption, and the rewards are just right - it makes everything
just enough easier that I go more often.  :)

I generally don't park near anybody else, so I don't get the amusement
factor of watching others 'camp.'  Sounds like fun, though.  My modus
operandi runs like this: after dark, drive on Forest Service roads 'til
you're lost, find a pullout somewhere, set the parking brake.  Voila!  'We
camp here!'

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: dhanson@gorge.net
Subject: How much is enough? (Vanagon's about right for me)

  Hey all, Merry Xmas from the sunny desert.
  We've been here about a month now and I am still amazed at the "stuff"
people seem to need to
travel with...