Hi Karl,

Wow... I really stuck my foot in it this time. One measely wise-@$$ remark
and the place erupts into a vicious flame-war. But I did start a new
thread when I made my comment.

My comment was intended to express that *TO ME*, camping is about
experiencing the environment. People camp for many different reasons. Some
like to "get back to nature", and others just need cheap accomodations en
route from point A to point B.

For me, Driving is about getting from place to place. If AC makes you
comfortable, fine.

Camping *FOR ME* is about enjoying the outdoors, and the company of
like-minded individuals. If any of said individuals need AC for medical
reasons I am not going to begrudge them. I probably won't set up my camp
right next to them however.

The comment about propex heaters not getting a bad rap is a fair
comparison. Where I come from, most of the time people are a LOT more
likely to die from lack of heat than from lack of AC. I was shocked the
first time I went to AZ on business and discovered that the campgrounds
were closed from May - September. That's almost the entire season where I
come from!

And FWIW, a propex is nowhere near as loud as a typical AC window unit.

Can't we all just go back to tires, oil, and headlight relays now?

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
www.pottsfamily.ca
www.pottsfamily.ca/busesofthecorn
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"

> Yeah, and if you use AC, you're not really driving either, right?
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> |Greg Potts
> |Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 6:05 AM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
> |
> |Hi Volks,
> |
> |It's just my opinion, but if you have air conditioning, I don't think
> |you are camping any longer.
>