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What image comes to mind when you hear the words "going camping?" The non-camping public would most likely envision several tents with a picturesque backdrop of mountains and forest. This is not an unrealistic image as many campers will attest.

The thoughts of other campers however, are of pleasant campgrounds with Rv's being in the majority. A good nights sleep in a sand free bed and a bathroom close by. A/C in the summer and warmth in the winter with a roof which doesn't leak. No camping junk to load in the truck and none to unload. RV'ing is just too easy say the traditionalists. Not so.

When the early settlers were traversing the continent I'm sure they would have loved an RV. I've never found the camping rule stating camping has to be hard or uncomfortable. And that's what it really comes down to. A tent roof and an RV roof serve the same purpose and so does a sleeping bag and a comfy bed. In each case one does a better job than the other.

Having a great camping experience is possible with all types of camping. Observing nature's beauty and the way animals co-exit with the changing environment is possible in all scenarios.

There is no completely correct answer to this question, but having experienced every mode of camping, including tents and RV's of different sizes and types, I would have to choose the RV. I say this because I'm older now and like my comforts which are rare anyway.

But really, where you are camping usually factors in the equation. You can't take a RV out into the wilderness and when I say wilderness I mean forest and mountainside. Lots of people enjoy the desert, but that's a different kind of wilderness.

My wife and I have camped many times in a tent and enjoyed it immensely. Especially in those out of the way places where nature can really be appreciated. After our son was born we acquired a camper top to fit over the pick up bed. By sliding a mattress inside we had a dry and virtually sand free sleeping area.

After many years of tent camping I discovered that almost all of the work was in gathering up and transporting all of the essential camping gear. Well, not all of it was essential but that's the way most camping trips are. Most of our trips were to state parks for the weekend so by the time we arrived and set up camp I was exhausted.

I used to watch people arrive in RV's and think, wow, they could have stayed in a lot of motel rooms for what they paid for that camper. I would soon find out why they bought their RV's by my own experience.

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