byrdr1
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chuggs wrote:Obviously, they've had some unfavorable experiences.
We are lucky to have an RV pad in our back yard...so we generally leave it stocked. We throw in the clothes, Food, Hitch-up, check the tire pressures, load the GPS and off we go. We don't have to winterize. We've got a nice routine down --- it makes it very easy, actually.
I don't know what their situation is... maybe the RV is difficult to get to, difficult to maneuver out of where they keep it, too close to other RV's to access the doorway, have maintenance issues that need tending to before they can use it again, haven't refilled the Propane...whatever --- for some reason it's a hassle.
ME, I HATE hotels. I would rather stay in my RV then just about anywhere while we travel. We use it every month to go somewhere...and I look forward to the next time almost every hour of every day.
You might say: RVing agrees with me and my wife...our two Samoyeds...
Sure wish their circumstances were different. I don't think they know what they're missing out on.
If I were them...I'd sell it so that someone that actually likes to go camping could put it to good use... Just sayin' --- it's not like it's going to be a good investement to sell at a latter date or anything.
Chuggs, I agree with you on this one. I love that my 5er is parked beside my house. 30amps and all, cable tv, sewer hookups. We have over the years we have camped stocked up our camper with everything we have in the house. You were talking clothes, heck I have t-shirts,pants and shorts all in the camper now. the only things I really need to pack would be coats, under clothes and the food we need to eat on the way there. The wife packs all her clothes, but as a guy I have plenty of extra t-shirts and stuff like that. I check tire air pressure and hookup and good. I am ready now with these spring like temps we are having in NC... Dang job keeps gettin' in the way of camping.. BUT I sure am thankful for it.
Ya'll have fun camping.
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JayWalker2009
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K3WE wrote:Come on everyone- the OP was entitled to their rant- but for starters none of us KNOW the situation of the folks that don't want to go. We are being way too hard on them for passing on one trip that we know nothing about!
Secondy- I can't belive how closed minded most of the replies are. Going camping in an RV is a significant amount of work. Not everyone can park the RV at the house, someone made a good point about food shopping. Add to that there's hitching, filling water, dealing with black/gray tanks leveling, hooking up. What we are forgetting is that RVers are the type that enjoy those things.
That being said, a canoe trip takes effort, camping takes effort and again, we do not no anything about the situation of the campers. Maybe it's simply the wrong weekend where they are busy at work the weekend before and the weekend after.
I love both canoeing and camping, but with work and kid's I cannot drop and go whever someone else schedules a trip.
Some discussion is ok, but too many of these posts are condeming.
SOME discussion is okay? Are you a moderator? Many were not condemning them at all, and the ones who were critical, were not as critical as the OP of them not camping.
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I could understand that reasoning from someone who doesn't own an RV. But if you have one, either use it or sell it.
If only it were that easy. Sometimes ya just can't sell and sometimes ya just can't use it. If life were all black and white like that things would be just magical. But it isn't so you do your best to adjust. Someone mentioned as we age we get "fearful". I'm not afraid-I'm just choosing not deal with it. Yes, airports and hotels present their own set of hassles and if you don't want to travel that way then it's no skin off my teeth. I can get up at o'dark thirty, be on the road for 8-10 hours, sit in traffic and arrive a few hundred miles away, or get up at o'dark thirty, sit in the security line, spend 8-10 hours between going to the airport and flying but arrive a few thousand miles away. And right now that's the only way I'm going to see many of the sites I want to.
Back to the OP's comment about it being "sad"...
Yes, I agree that in some ways it is. It reminds me of a dear friend who was much older than me, who has long since passed. He often said "the day I can't or won't hunt is the day I want to be buried". But he also said that we all should choose what we feel is best for us at that particular time in our lives without fear of being told we are wrong. Again, live and let live.
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the bear II wrote:After Camping and RVing for 50+ years I'm getting to the point where I'm beginning to wonder if RVing is worth the trouble. Here's why in my case....
We are now the fulltime caregivers for my 93 year old dad. He comes with us in the RV. We have equipped the RV to make it convenient to bring him along and take care of him since he is wheelchair bound. In addition, my DW suffers from knee problems so I end up doing all of the setup and tear down plus cleaning and cooking for the most part.
So you can see RVing isn't what it was in the past for me. My DW still likes it. I would much prefer staying in a hotel/cabin. It would lessen my burden and allow for more free time to enjoy. When we go out in the RV it seems like I'm working from the time we leave until we get back home.
*nods* I get it. Our situation is different, but we have similar concerns. We have a severely mentally handicapped son, 16yrs old & 6ft tall, who needs full assistance with everything. Christian loves to go camping. But he has the mind of a 1yr old, no sense of danger, and he can run faster than both of us. Last year we had to make the decision to stop camping with him because we realized that we can no longer keep him safe in a campground. My DH is disabled, so a lot of the caregiving is up to me. Plus, the cooking, laundry(because Christian is incontinent), set up, break down, cleaning, etc. The last time we took him with us was he final straw. It was November 2010. He woke up wet from neck to toes. It was about 40 degrees and it took us 20 minutes to get him, the bed, and the trailer cleaned up. I finally threw down the wet clothes and said, "THat's it. I'm done. This isn't any fun anymore." We immediately packed up and went home. We have not camped since then.
I think if you still enjoy the trip, it's worth the work. If the work is outweighing the fun, then maybe it's time to come up with a new plan. Nothing wrong with that. At some point, every one of us will have to make that decision.
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I, too, think it is just fine if the OPs friends aren't that into camping or the RV lifestyle. More room in the woods for me & mine. Also perfectly happy with folks who prefer to stick to a gasser rather than a diesel: not so much pressure for 'em to raise an already sky high price. For every person who wants to do or have something other than I want, more power to 'em, it leaves more of mine to enjoy.
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I can't speak to the issue the OP posted but I can speak for me. "To much truoble." I've been wanting an RV/TT since I can remember. It was something I grew up with and if it was to much trouble for my folks, I never knew. When I grew up and had kids of my own, I wanted an RV so bad I could taste it. For a long time I was not able to own anything and then when my little ones were about months, 6 & 8 years old, we were able to buy a very small usede TT that we rapidly grew out of. It was again a very long time before I was able to afford another that we could all fit in comfortably. I try to make it as painless as possible for all parties concerned to make a trip whether it be a short trip or a long trip. I don't ever want DW to say it's to much truouble to go on a trip or the newest younglings (now 8, 10, & 16) to not enjoy RVing. My now grown children (22 & 24) missed out on alot of what I dreamed they could have experienced. Now that my older kids have grown, they do enjoy going with us on outings. I just wish I could have afforded it sooner. I supose better late than never.
To each his own I say. If it is to much truoble for one, then it is to much trouble for them. I'm not gonna judge them for that, it's their life and nobody knows it better than them.
As for me and mine, it's not to much trouble. Perhaps not always convenient but never to much trouble.
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JayWalker2009 wrote:K3WE wrote:Come on everyone- the OP was entitled to their rant- but for starters none of us KNOW the situation of the folks that don't want to go. We are being way too hard on them for passing on one trip that we know nothing about!
Secondy- I can't belive how closed minded most of the replies are. Going camping in an RV is a significant amount of work. Not everyone can park the RV at the house, someone made a good point about food shopping. Add to that there's hitching, filling water, dealing with black/gray tanks leveling, hooking up. What we are forgetting is that RVers are the type that enjoy those things.
That being said, a canoe trip takes effort, camping takes effort and again, we do not no anything about the situation of the campers. Maybe it's simply the wrong weekend where they are busy at work the weekend before and the weekend after.
I love both canoeing and camping, but with work and kid's I cannot drop and go whever someone else schedules a trip.
Some discussion is ok, but too many of these posts are condeming.
SOME discussion is okay? Are you a moderator? Many were not condemning them at all, and the ones who were critical, were not as critical as the OP of them not camping.
No.
Are you a moderator?
Is that a requirement to post an opinion?
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I wonder if that couple store their RV 'Off-Site' and don't leave anything in it???
(That's not very convenient)
Mine is at home and only needs a few minutes to stock the food and
we are gone. Every thing else is already inside...
My wife stores the food while I hook up, 15 minutes and we can be on the road.
We don't like motels,and don't have excuses,like too much trouble...
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JayWalker2009
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K3WE wrote:JayWalker2009 wrote:K3WE wrote:Come on everyone- the OP was entitled to their rant- but for starters none of us KNOW the situation of the folks that don't want to go. We are being way too hard on them for passing on one trip that we know nothing about!
Secondy- I can't belive how closed minded most of the replies are. Going camping in an RV is a significant amount of work. Not everyone can park the RV at the house, someone made a good point about food shopping. Add to that there's hitching, filling water, dealing with black/gray tanks leveling, hooking up. What we are forgetting is that RVers are the type that enjoy those things.
That being said, a canoe trip takes effort, camping takes effort and again, we do not no anything about the situation of the campers. Maybe it's simply the wrong weekend where they are busy at work the weekend before and the weekend after.
I love both canoeing and camping, but with work and kid's I cannot drop and go whever someone else schedules a trip.
Some discussion is ok, but too many of these posts are condeming.
SOME discussion is okay? Are you a moderator? Many were not condemning them at all, and the ones who were critical, were not as critical as the OP of them not camping.
No.
Are you a moderator?
Is that a requirement to post an opinion?
"Some Discussion is Okay" does not sound like an opinion, more like telling trying to tell people what they can or can't post. Since the OP put the discussion out there, every response could have been negative if the posters so chose, but most weren't. I guess half of the posts to the contrary were invisible.
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I understand why these people might feel that way although it does not pretain to us. we have ours in the backyard and it is always packed and ready but if they have to go somewhere else to get their RV then take it to their home to pack, it may not be worth the trouble for them.
To each his own. I don't do Hotels, Airports, etc. but I would like to take a train ride one day.
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