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In the first place, "going" in an RV is not camping; it is transferring you house from one place to another.

For years, I "camped" with a large RV while lecturing at schools and colleges. My wife, who also lectured, accompanied me.

We covered most of the United States and made a great pleasure out of a dumb job.

We would take our maps and information, our CAMPERS PASSPORT, and pick a camping area near the city or school or college where we would work.
We towed a very small car behind the large 35 foot RV, and would go do our job, and stopping only to get food, would rush back to some extraordinary scenery where our RV was parked.

We liked National Parks best, and there are enough of them to surprise you.

Next after National Parks, was State Parks. You would be astounded to know that within 50 miles of workplaces across our nation, there were untrammeled beautiful areas, often having only my wife and I in the midst of their beauty, particularly in the off-seasons.

BUT, that bubble burst with the rising gas prices, and the great difficulty of keeping even the most expensive RV in good shape. Also, lets face it! All of RVs are dangerous on the roads and badly designed. Most are re-contrived from truck chassis and made of easily destroyed fibreglass.

SO we gave them up, and opted for TENT CAMPING. We are retired and no longer lecturing, so our camping is done for fun and relaxation. After years of it, we have some very simple rules and arrangements.

We have an easily erectible tent that is tall enough to stand erect in, and that has an inside space of 10 x 12. It has a waterproof floor and a fastenable door.

We also carry another tiny erectible tent for supplies and a porta-potty, in case there is no toilet facility nearby.

Our routine is to choose our park or campsite, and arrive before dark, or preferably in the a.m.

We choose a site with good views, perfect drainage, and as far from others as possible.

We then unload and set up both tents, putting food supplies and porta-potty in the tiny tent.

For sleeping, we have two very large sleeping bags with pillows and we place them in the large tent, along with an ELECTRIC lantern strong enough to read by, the type with 6 volt batteries. Also, we keep an extra battery or two.

In our supply tent, we have a very small two burner propane stove and a collapsible "table' for it and food.

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