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Subject:Re: What's that?
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:38:03 -0700

I believe the reason behind the thread (since I started it) is for YOU to
define camping and how the Westy works for you.

Karl

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Joy Hecht
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 6:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: What's that?

What does "actual camping" mean?  No hookups?  Not in an urban area?
Sleeping in a tent?  Out in the boondocks?  In a place where you can be
visible in your van and not worry about being hassled?

Just wondering!

When full-timing, access to the world is very useful - for me that means
email, for others TV or electric or showers or whatever.  But when
full-timing there is no "I could stay home and do that" because I AM home.

Joy

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Yeah, I realize that there are lots of folks with lots of ways of using
> their campers.  I just tend to think of it as a camper, and that's what
> I do with it.  If I go to LA or SF, or other metropolitan area (I do
> occasionally), I either stay with friends/family, or in a hotel.  If I
> use my camper, I'm camping.  Actual camping.  I have a sister who is
> majorly into RVing, as in traveling for weeks and weeks in her (barely)
> portable (big) house.  She's never been to an actual campground,
> needless to mention a primitive spot.  She takes her little dog, and
> cooks pot roast, and watches TV, and if she couldn't check her email
> every night, she'd be lost.  Oh well.  For me, why not stay home?  I use
> my camper to get to the edge of the back and beyond.  Dave Mc
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