Is It Time to Redefine CAMPING?
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How do you define camping? Why is the word so polarizing and why do we care how it’s defined? Jason discusses this ongoing social media feud in this latest RV Miles video.
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One thing camping should be is respecting nature, fellow campers, and cleaning up after yourself. No matter what travel accommodations you use. That is what real camping is. Too bad people leave huge messes
Agreed. I’ve backpacked, kayak camped, boat camped, tent camped, and now as I’ve gotten older I invested in a teardrop trailer. It’s all been great and so have the people. REAL camping is what you make it. Thanks for saying what needed to be said; well done!
I too have explored many types of camping. We now RV after having mainly car camped the last 20 years. I consider all of it camping. Whether I am traveling on foot with a backpack and tent, canoe, car, or RV. It’s all great to explore and be outside together.
Best comment ever!
Tear drops and pop ups are basically just tents. Typically you still cook outside, it’s camping!
We have a 5th wheel (NOT camping) and we have an Aliner pop up for camping. We just needed a bed. I don’t want to sleep on the ground anymore. And I love the outdoor kitchen drawer so everything is easy to set up and break down
@@artofcampingnow as a FT rver when I’m sleeping in a comfy queen bed with heat, refrigerator, bathroom I just don’t feel like I’m camping. Am I in some of the same places and out boondocking in the middle of nowhere? Yes! ….. but personally I just can’t put it in the “camping” category. But to each their own
I'm a former tent camper, 5 x veteran of Burning Man, former owner of a VW Westfailia Camper, and a former owner of a pop-up tent trailer. I call my current outdoor experience with a well-equipped travel trailer (heat, hot water, AC, full-bath, comfortable bed) as "GLAMPING". At 72 years old, I make no apologies about having comfort while enjoying national and state parks.
Def no need to ever apologize. It’s just not camping. It’s rv ing …. Let’s just call it that
Camping is a recreational activity that allow people to enjoy the outdoors with a tent, cabin or an rv of any kind and size .
I grew up in CO and when I look back at my parent’s lives I find it fascinating that they went from tent camping with myself and my brothers, upgraded to a pickup with a shell along with the tent, upgraded to a pop up camper, then a hard shell camper, and finally when they retired to an airstream where they drove from coast to coast, Canada and Alaska! They saw so much of this beautiful country and we’re following in their footsteps!! They also took 3 big trips with 6 of their grandkids aging from 5-13 in their airstream!! Stories told at every family gathering thanks to my parents camping adventures!
We often use our Aliner to camp all around CO. Absolutely love it. We are able to set up and breakdown quick so we can get to the next location
To anyone who doesn’t like the way I camp, thank you for your input. However, I still plan to do exactly what I’m doing and you’re welcome to do what you’re doing. It doesn’t take long to find someone’s definition of camping contradicts mine and vice versa. But in our minds were all camping. And when I run into like-minded people, it’s amazing the relationships that we develop and how quickly they come about. I’ve met some of the people who camp exactly the same way I do. Yes, I will enjoy my flatscreen TV, my Blackstone grill, my awning, my rocker chairs, and more. I like my definition of camping just fine.
When I was growing up my family went from camping in a 16 ft old Fireball trailer to before I joined the Army my dad had a 28ft class A motorhome. Through out most of my adult life I camped and fished with my small boat and a tent. Now that I had to retire due to a failed back surgery, I found camping in a tent was just too hard on my body. So I now have a small Jayco travel trailer for my and the wife. My whole life I felt that no matter if I was tent camping or in a RV, It was all camping, to connect with nature. I do not Judge how anyone goes camping as we all do so to get away from our everyday life, and enjoy the outdoors.
One of your best yet! Been camping for over 70 years, and due to old age, no longer tent camp but have an RV, and love it.
I totally agree! It is sad that in this day and age people feel they must perpetuate a "them and us" world. I can't physically sleep on the ground in a tent anymore. Does that mean I get my "camper card" rescinded? I chose to continue to enjoy nature with the assistance of a travel trailer. Let's just all go out and enjoy nature in whatever way we are able. Thanks for a thought-provoking video, Jason. ❤
You hit the nail on the head when you said “gatekeeping”.
There are always people trying to gatekeep all sorts of activities or terms.
In the RV Camping world, it’s “what is camping” but also “what is an RV” and more. I have little tolerance for these “gatekeepers” in any subject.
Great video as always, thanks!
I did a lot of backpacking when I was young. Got married and my wife wasn’t interested in backpacking. When our kids were old enough we camped in a family sized tent in campgrounds with bathhouses. When my son joined Boy Scouts, we went backpacking again. Now as empty nesters we bought a couples sized camper. The bed, a full size bathroom, and air conditioning feel good to older bones. And it still lets us enjoy the outdoors, campfires, and other people. So there. Enjoy camping however you can.
Well said. It's more what you do than what you do it in.
My parents bought a tent so we could "camp" as a family. It always rained!!! As soon as they could afford it, they bought a pop-up, which was an awesome upgrade. At least we were out of the puddles. They bought a 5th wheel to enjoy in retirement. They camped the way they could afford all through the years. We love our 25 ft motorhome, and I will NOT feel guilty about giving up sleeping in puddles. 😂
I travel in a nice truck camper and I probably make the “I’m not camping” argument once a week to the officer knocking on my door at 2am.
I did my share of camping when I was in the Army, and I told myself when I got out that I would not sleep on the ground or in a sleeping bag or a tent again. So when I travel now I make my abode a 25 foot travel trailer. As far as I am concerned, I earned the right to "camp" however I wanted to.
My wife and I say the same thing, for both of us. We "camp" in comfort now, thank you very much.
I agree with you. I have always car camped with a tent or backpacked, but there is room for various styles. I am now almost 80, and I still camp in a tent, but I have made modifications as I have aged. I first used a sleeping pad for some years. Then, when that became a problem, I used an air bed. However, that no longer works for me, so I use a cot. Also, with age often comes bladder problems, so I have added a toilet to my tent setup for use at night. I found that by the time I got out of my sleeping bag, put on shoes, unzipped the tent door, stepped outside the tent, zipped the door back up, and went to the restroom, it was too late!
I used to tent camp, but my back just won't take it anymore. So, I shifted to RVs. Now I really enjoy winter camping with my RV furnace. So, RVing has expanded my camping into new seasons.
One of the things I enjoy about our state campgrounds as opposed to an RV park is the variety of ways people camp. Bottom line is they are getting away and enjoying time together with those they travel with. Thanks Jason for trying to clarify this definition.
You sir, are on point.
Also, you should mention that roughing it is different than Camping. Comfort can be dangerous. I see all the time and I am so amazed of these big RVs that drive to beautiful locations and 95% of the time they just stay inside and never come out. 🤷♂️
I switched my fishing partner to a hard sided rv. I had an OLD 1965 Side Kick camper. In Oregon, it rains on the coast, constantly (you know). In the summer, it’s seems, it only rains on Sundays ☔️🙏 we would go to the coast for three days, over the weekend, and fish. We would pack and leave on Sundays. For 12 years in a row, it rained o the day we broke camp. One year, we bought this old truck camper. Pump water, no bathroom, just a lug a loo. Well that Saturday night, we all went to bed. Of course it rains all night. I wake up, in T-shirt’s and shorts. Open the door of the camper, every one is huddled under a 10x10 awning, in full rain gear and dripping wet heads. I looked at them and said, “Oh! Did it rain last night?” The next year, everyone under that awning were in new campers or trailers. I laughed at them. They were finished with the rains on Sundays. After that, everyone bought new RVs, the rains quit on Sundays, and We started staying til Mondays. 30 years later, and we are all still in RVs.
I agree!
Absolutely fantastic community building perspective. Thank you for sharing your view. Love the comparison of a tent camper at a park vs an RV in the wilderness. All of us camp. We also have different goals. Sometimes it’s about travel, exploration, or testing our limits. Sometimes it’s even just about being together. There’s so many types of camping to explore.
Totally agree. The only additional point I would add is that camping isn’t just to experience the natural wonders of our planet. It’s also an option for exploring man made locations around our country and planet. While staying in a campground we can spend time exploring nature or visiting a State and/or community we’ve never been to before. That’s the great advantage of camping no matter the method of camping we choose.
Defining the “Camping Experience” created a fine episode. Gud onyah!
We couldn't agree more! Camping can be for anyone at any budget or skill level. Get out and have some fun!
If you want to see real wild life, stay in a MOTEL 6 by the airport. You'll be peeking thru the curtains like your looking out your tent at a bear in camp.
Jason, this video content was exceptional! Mike and I really enjoyed it and kudos, well done! Hugs to you both, Mike and Joy
We have a very comfortable 35ft 5th wheel and I must admit I don’t call it “camping”. What do I call it? Relaxing. Rejuvenating. Togetherness. In our younger years, my wife and I did hike and camp along the Appalachian Trail sleeping on the ground in tents or shelters. That was 36 years ago. Now, in our latter years, we just want to be with each other and enjoy our time together and repose in comfort.
Absolutely right... on point!
I have an RV. I used to ask a friend of mine if he wanted to go "camping-camping," by which I meant "tent-camping." I kept my tent and equipment, so it was do-able, but he never wanted to go "camping-camping,." We enjoyed lots of state parks and RV parks in the RV though. It's all good, and we're blessed to have so much outdoor space here in the U.S. Just get outside however you can!
Camping is more about getting out of the house and away from the job and normal day to day life. Enjoying Nature in any form brings way more happiness and joy than a job and a house. Enjoying life with Family is always great too!
We Glamp. Sometime we sit by a fire (outside) and Camp… but then we go to bed in air conditioning! 😂
Okay, here's my example of why all forms of camping are not under the same umbrella.
You're spending a summer traveling by bicycle to explore this country at a human pace. Everything you need is on the bike, including tent, stove, etc. You've pedaled about sixty miles that day and looking for a legal place to set up for the night. Happily, you see a sign indicating a campground pointing down a side road heading toward the river. You pedal the extra ten miles to the campground as the sky grows darker. You step into the office of the half full campground and request a tent site. The lady behind the counter looks at you and responds, "Sorry. We don't allow tents."
Only a mile from my house is a sign with a tent symbol and the word camping beneath it. However, there is only one campground and it doesn't allow tents, only RV's less than ten years old. I've traveled by bicycle and motorcycle a lot, and I've run into increasing situations where campgrounds I used to overnight regularly no longer accept my tent.
If all forms of camping were under the same umbrella, then a commercial campground advertising "camping" would accommodate all types under that umbrella. I will give KOA's credit. They ARE expensive, but at least they always seem to have tent sites.
Sure, one can always make reservations and phone campgrounds ahead of time to check tenting policies. However, that's not always possible. Bicycle travelers and backpackers in particular are affected by a variety of factors such as weather, fatigue, mechanical issues, unexpected detours, etc which often make reserving a site days in advance impractical. While I try my best to research campgrounds and plan my days accordingly, sometimes it just isn't practical.
My family and I tend to define our trips as "hiking trips," because that is the activity we travel to do. Often times, we sleep in a tent because it's affordable and puts us closer to the trails, but sometimes we are in our pop-up or sometimes we seek other accommodations. Whatever works best for us and for the place we are visiting. Recently, in the Badlands, we rented a camper cabin with AC, because of the heat and the storms, but in Rocky Mountain NP, we tent-camped to be closer to the trails and so that we didn't have to deal with timed entry.
All frame of reference. If you're in a mobile home with wheels trying to grasp a common thread with a thru hiker, you're deceiving yourself. If you don't have the physical ability or just want the same comforts of home but want to escape the everyday, that's a road trip and an adventure. The common thread may be the adventure, maybe not necessarily camping.
When I take the travel trailer out, I tell folks I am going RVing, whether I am plugged into power or not. When I throw a tent in the back of the jeep and head out, I say I went camping. I think folks should be specific, blanketing everything as camping is much too vague.
I started my camping, age 0 to 5 car camping. Because I was the youngest child we started backpacking as soon as I could walk 4-5 miles then ride on my Dad’s shoulders. He had a large external framed pack and his youngest daughter on his shoulders.
As an adult none of my significant others would backpack. First I stayed in cabins with my ex. My husband would go out in a truck camper.
Since he passed away I’ve been tent camping with friends.
Now I’m having a Van built out into a camper to retire into.
It’s all a journey.
I like your definition. The REASON why we use temporary or primitive accommodations can vary.
I agree about the term "flat screen TV", a CRT television hasn't been a thing for quite a while now 1:46
My parents were Scout leaders before I was born and I grew up camping.
My wife never had and the only way she was going was in something with a proper bathroom and inside kitchen so we ended up with a. Class C.
But I've steered her away from commercial RV parking lots.
We use HH , state parks, boondocking, and moochdocking about 5 months out of the year.
She's been complaining about the RVs rough ride so I got and LR4 with air suspension and she loves it.
Next I'll sell the RV and move her into a expedition trailer 😂 with a tent screen room
I’ve tent camped car camped and Rv camped. And I pop-up camped. It’s all fun too! Roughing it that’s camping. I still think rving is camping. Camping is whatever and how ever you make it. Thank you Jason for this information.
I agree with much of what you are saying… it doesn’t matter the type of accommodations .
However the difference is the attitude of the people. I’ve traveled in various RV’s for decades as my homes. And for years helped manage a very small rural RV park. When I started out most RVs were small with basic amenities. And in places like RV parks much more social with total strangers. That has drastically changed in many instances. Probably due to the Internet. First thing I was always asked when checking people in in the last decade was how powerful was our WiFi. A beautiful campground with a river and quiet setting. But they all would up and leave if they could have enough power to stream tv🤦♀️
And the completely paved parking lot ( rigs literally parked side by side) was always full. For myself it is not camping if you are only staying completely inside your rig and treating it as a mobile Hotel room.
That is exactly what has happened over Covid at my home base RV park ( been a part time winter resident for 34 years). All the little rigs are gone. Replaced by 45 ft monstrosities with slide outs and up to two additional porches with hot tubs. They never move and now have put in driveways and rv style carport covers. Basically apartments on wheels that never move. And most don’t even Know their neighbors. I don’t understand why they just didn’t get a park model or stay in a mobile home park if their rig is permanently there. Maybe because they can move it later. But anyways I don’t call them campers.
Retired, living full time in our RV in campgrounds across this nation. Are we campers? Nope, we are living our best life in a 250 square foot home on wheels meeting others and enjoying our time and experiences!
I love the "My way is the best way" people. If you camp in a tent and love that, great!! If you have a million dollar Prevost that you camp in, swell!! We have a beautiful Brinkley 5th wheel that we full-time in and we love "Camping" in it every day of the year!
No mater what we camp in, it will provide us the opportunity to take our lovely little meat tractors, that we all carry consciousness around in, and move through the world gathering experiences.
So yeah, you do you, and camp however the hell you want too!!
I have mixed feelings about the direction camping is going. My wife and I started camping in a conversion van in the 80’s when we were in our 20’s. State parks were empty on holidays and cost about $8-$10 per night. Campers were mostly popups and travel trailers 10-25’. Fast forward to 2024 and camping is 30’-45’ campers, 5th wheels and motorhomes. I’ve drove past trucks towing a 5th wheel towing a boat, Motorhome towing a truck with a golf-cart on the bed towing a boat. We were recently at a state park and a 40’ motorhome was in a site not long enough and it blocked part of the road. They never came out and had the onboard generator on 24/7. We actually had to ask the ranger to please have them turn it off. We were in Zion last year and there were 3 Glamping campsites near by. One was all Airstreams, another was teepees and wagons and the third was a city of tents. we stopped in and checked them out, they range from $200-$500 a night, I guess there are enough people out there that this is affordable 😊
I went mall camping the other day and spent the night in a Walmart parking lot. I am so outdoorsy and I brag to all my friends how adventurous I am. Yeah me!
We’ve heard this (that’s not camping phrase) for the last 30 years since we bought our first self contained camper, we just kindly say we’re Glamping or RVing, we stayed at a private campground for a couple years that was called Condo Camping,
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You are exactly correct! However, I see that the problem is that getting folks to unite or agree nowadays is almost an impossible task. It seems that we’re looking at the differences and not what connects us. I enjoy your videos and applaud you taking on the ‘not so popular’ items.
When I was younger, I scoffed at RV's saying that was not camping. Now that I am old, I have widened my interpretation. But words have definitions. It's a temporary place to stay. Cabins and domes are not temporary. They are not camping. They are something else. Not bad, just different.
Our method of camping has changed over the years. Two man tent as newlyweds, small popup trailer ( without amenities, just beds) with our kids in tow, back to tents, then a truck with a shell, now a van with a sleeping platform. We are almost 70, but don't want an RV because it would limit us in where we go. For us, camping has always been the MEANS to the ENDS - travel. But please, leave the strings of lights that change colors all night festooned on awnings at home.
I agree with the broad umbrella of camping. For many of us this is a continuum over time.
My wife and I are now in our 70s and moved to a 30 ft self contained 4x4 motorhome in 2021 as we just couldn't handle the climbing required by our truck and camper on our older joints. Before this we has a series of truck campers mostly with 4x4 because we like snow camping to avoid crowds. Up until Covid, you could camp in Yosemite Valley with no reservations or crowds if you were willing to go in the winter.
Before moving to the camper, we had a couple folding trailers and Before that we had our 3 person dome tent. Our desire to enjoy the outdoors didn't change and even the places we went didn't change that much over 40 years of camping. We just wanted or needed more assistance from our rig as we got older. Our kids still fondly remember their bathes in a large salad bowl at Lassen National Park.
I agree. Life is too short to worry about trivial things. We have tent camped (still own the tent) and have had a travel trailer for the last few years. One thing I love seeing while at a campgrround are the different ways people camp in or with. I've seen some really cool tents set ups and unique RV/campers. People who worry about what camping really is put undue stress upon themselves. And most of all, how can one truly enjoy camping if you spend your whole time nit-picking others. Jason, continue with the camping/rving/tenting news, whatever form it is. Love it all. Thank you.
Preach. Started with a sears tent in state campground with a 8 month pregnant wife and a 4 year old. Then the tents got bigger. The trips longer. Then kids got older. We camped. Gear got smaller and much more expensive… two Eagle Scouts later and ten years of serous hiking I got a vintagy camper. Just turned 60 this week. Used camper as a home base for a great weekend in Chicago Now in central WI. Kayaking tomorrow. Then into national forest for hiking and napping in hammock in the UP. It’s all camping.
Glamping is the RV life! That’s ok with me! Still we are doing it to be out in nature or travel and see all kinds of destinations
I’m getting old, have back issues, and have always loved the outdoors. I can no longer backpack, hike trails, or sometimes even setup a tent. I’ve heard comments from fellow campers surprised to find my vehicle where few go, and I’m getting sick of them.
My first experience "camping" was sleeping in a sleeping bag in our backyard. That led to sleeping at state parks and national parks. Graduated from sleeping outdoors to sleeping in a tent, then to a pop-up tent trailer, and now to a hard-sided RV. We're full-time RVers, but I still consider it "camping".
We’re traveling full time pulling a small 5th wheel & if we were tenting we’d pack up & go home within a week of starting due to the wind & cold. 2months in, we’ve counted sunshine & no wind in hours, not days. Lately it’s been 1 day of nice weather & then two or so days of rain. If we didn’t have our rig, it would’ve been a miserable 2months. We sleep in a bed instead of pumping up an air mattress & have a bathroom at the foot of our bed instead of having to walk through wet grass to a dark outhouse. We cook outside more because it’s enjoyable. We’re camping with respect to our age and abilities.
Well said. We slept on the ground in a tent when we were younger. We are now retired now and enjoy travel in our fifth wheel. That same argument is thrown out there regarding terminology of many activities.
Camping is defined by the person camping. 😊 Thanks for the video. Hit the nail on the head😉 Solo female travel nurse camping in a variety of locations in my RV plus in my Jeep when I choose not to take my RV. Enjoy the adventure however you choose. Live a Great Story 🎉
Well said sir, well said; there are more common denominators within our community.
I judge people however, by their treatment of nature - period.
In my teens and 20's if it didn't fit in a backpack it didn't go. Did the Appalachian trail, parts of the PCT, honeymooned in Idaho Primitive area with dogs and dog packs. Had kids, got trailers had a blast camping. Kids grew up, now I tent camp all over out of a car, just the dog and I. It's all camping!
I share this everytime this comment comes up. Years ago my sister-in-law was talking to a co-worker about what they did over the weekend. My sister-in-law said they went camping in their motorhome. The co-worker responded with "that's not camping, you don't camp in a motorhome". My sister-in-law responded with "when was the last time you went camping?". The co-worker said it was years since she went camping at which point my sister-in-law responded with "That's not camping".
You know its interesting you posted this video about "camping". My motorcoach is used to base camp, getting closer to places so I can grab my hiking gear and camp in the back woods. Finish up my backpacking trip and go back to base camp and shower up and head back home. They are all just different kind of camping but its camping :)
Since you've stopped "camping", I have to question how relevant your input is in this respect. At 74, I still enjoy getting out with a backpack and cooking over a campfire. No, taking a mini-house into the woods (which RV'rs rarely actually do) isn't camping.
@@Tinstaafl01 does taking 5 people 10,000 miles through three countries over 7 months in a 25’ trailer staying on hookups 20% of the time meet your criteria?
When we pull our rig into the mountains and park in the middle of a meadow, we're camping!
We stopped using the word " camping " after we purchased the first trailer with a microwave in it.....we just call it getting away, because that's our personal goal , is just getting away from the daily. And like so many people we feel that to call it camping insults some, and most just say, " you can't call that camping "
I call it vacationing or more specifically vacationing in my tiny home on wheels. And I agree with you. I believe it's an insult to those who truly are camping.
Camping is loving the road on your own terms, no mater the gear. Discovering new places and evolving as human beings while doing it. Those of us who have been camping for years know our camping reasons change over time because we start with the connection to nature and then we discovered other reasons to do it like my husband and I love rivers for fly fishing and then we realize we wanted to photograph the the eagles flying by or the row of baby ducks behind mom… so we got cameras and started looking for nature trails that turned into going to wildlife refuges on the migration fly way… we absolutely love doing it and in between I plan trips to go with the grandkids fishing and camping. The true definition is the enjoyment you find doing what you love and sharing it with your loved ones.
Well said. There are definitely different styles of camping but getting away from the grind can be different things for different people.
Agreed! I have car-camped and backpacked (with the boy scouts). Now full time in a Class A - with that flat screen television we never turn on - and this winter, I might be car WINTER camping occasionally in Yosemite! (Husband plans to stay back in the RV, lol.)
Wow, we had been tent camping all our lives 65 years( since childhood) even took our kids for years. With that we bought a small camper 5 years ago and traded for bigger rig this year.
Some people don't realize as you get older you can't lay on the ground especially when it's damp or cold out or you have medical conditions that you need certain comfort.
Absolutely! ❤ I have friends that camp with their horses, too!
I was talking to a coworker a few weeks ago and mentioned I would be off that next Friday as I had a camping trip planned. He asked where I was going and I told him I was taking my TT to a state park. He responded “That’s not real camping. When I was younger, we would take a blanket and sleep under the stars.” I told him that sounded hardcore and asked if he still camped like that. His response: “No, I don’t like camping!” 😂😂😂
When it matters is when rustic wooded campgrounds are remodeled to cater to huge 5th wheels and diesel pushers who can’t fit in campsites so they cut down trees, modify campgrounds and turn it in to a giant parking lot.
The Oxford definition:
camp·ing
noun
noun: camping
the activity of spending a vacation living in a camp, tent, or camper.
"camping attracts people of all ages"
I used to feel guilty when we had a class C camper when our kids were little, because it did feel like we were taking a mini house with us. There was no TV, and we all were in one room. We had a great time. At 66 I still like to tent, will be doing that, in a campground, next week while visiting family in another state. I am less confident in my abilities to "rough it" than I was when I was younger, traveling with my then teenage sons. I am looking at small RV's so I can continue to have adventures, visit friends and family, without the cost of hotels, carrying bags in and out, and in some ways roughing it more than in my tent because I can't cook or have a campfire. :)
Great video explaining the many different ways we do the same thing, just call it different. We consider ourselves just RV’rs, that is. We travel in our mobile Rv, stay overnight or for several days in campgrounds with amenities. As a young man I did the backpack/ hiking/no amenities thing , learned to enjoy it as a Boy Scout. At the age of 72, I just enjoy the outdoor experiences at our National Parks and monuments. Thank you for the good explanation. See ya out there 😊
Nailed it! I like your definition.
No matter what, there will always be someone that whines, complains, and gate keeps something. They need to just grow up and move on. Let people enjoy themselves.
Thats what I thought through the last 4 yr dystopia
I agree that the physical aspects of camping are manifold. Let us not forget the mental component. It's a state of mind!
Everyone’s level of comfort is subjective. Tent camping is enjoyable if the weather is ideal. Otherwise it is a damp muddy mess, IMHO. I choose to “RV travel” for many reasons. One is that that I do not like to stay in hotels. Staying in an Rv park allows more outdoor time. Especially traveling with pets. Not having to eat out every meal. It’s also having your comforts with you in your own space that appeals to many. To reiterate, there’s no need to define what the activity is for some or others.
Exactly, well said! Wasted a lot of time/money being miserable in tents, during weeks & weekends when the weather was bad. Thankfully older/wiser now & finding a good used RV was one of the better decisions I ever made.
Yea I’m a FT rver and it ain’t camping lol. Any chance I can leave the rv and tent camp in those harder to fit and get to places I will. That’s true camping imo
"Camping" should be considered an umbrella term. Just like "footwear" encompasses cowboy boots, hiking boots, trainers/runners, sandals, flats, heels, baseball cleats, football cleats, deck shoes, etc, and yes even Uggs and Crocs.
Here is how I draw the line. The moment you find yourself is an expensive camper in a commercial campground you are not camping. You are in a trailer park. To me, camping is sleeping (I think overnight is necessary) in a remote area with you, maybe your friends, and something to eat. If you are watching camping on UA-cam, a ceremonial cup of coffee is also required.
You got this right. Over 57 years my equipment transitions from backpack to Full RV. Depending on destination and objective. It would more clearly be called Outdoor Adventuring. And then broke down into categories. I'm out this year. Can't walk for 8 months. An underage ATV rider decided to run me over. Broken back and pelvis couple legs. TBI. Few other things. 1st full summer retired. Ended by an illegal ride.
Good job, Jason. So many people want to divide us up into a million categories, when we are all humans experiencing life in different ways. Let’s stop with the labels and start helping each other have the best lives possible.
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Thank you, I truly appreciate your take on this.
Well said on a tough topic. I share your view. There are as many aspects of camping as there are different types of people. Safe travels.
Starting camping as a kid in my parents pop up type, then after getting married I graduated to tent camping where we slept in sleeping bags to stay warm, & now with my hubby in a TT RV. No matter the type, we always got to enjoy the outdoors & were able to see large parts of the U.S. & national parks & take our kids to see a lot of places they might have missed growing up. No matter how you do or what you call it, it's still camping.❤
Modern people and definition camping is inaccurate. Camping is derived from the military term campaign soldiers of the 19th century actually called it campaigning. It wasn't till Robert Braden-Powell a British officer and Father to Boy Scouts started to use the military slang camping for recreational use. There was one other British born man ( I forget his name) who believe collaborate d with Powell and wrote the first camping hand book in 1908.
THANKS FOR YOUR VIEW AND I AGREE WITH YOU. RV MILES.
Thank you Jason. I have been camping for decades. Back in the 60’s started out in a tent and then a pop up camper, next was the travel trailer, then a Class C, and on to a Class A, back to a travel trailer and then a 5th wheel, and we had to try a Toyhauler, and now we are in a Class A diesel pusher for our final years of camping. But the one thing I have been chasing from the beginning is to get away into nature and enjoy the outdoors. As I’ve grown much older and having all the time in the world I find the journey is as much fun as the destination is why we are in a Class A now.
Amen!!! Happy and safe trails!!!
I live full time in a small travel trailer, when I go camping I use the rooftop tent on my gladiator.
Jason, on a different subject, checkout the Boulder Colorado Police Department report about a couple and their dog sleeping in a RV trailer and a criminal breaks into the truck and drives away with the trailer still connected and campers were sleeping inside. They called 911 and theBoulder Police attempted to stop the criminal but a car chase ensued. I read this article on 6/27/24. I thought you’d find it interesting.
Jason, great video, and I love your definition of the word camping. Thank you for sharing. Peace and Safe Travels.
I don’t disagree with most of what you said. Yes, here comes the “but”. By your final definition someone staying in the park lodge or the Holiday Inn outside a park allowing closer outdoor access is camping. While backpacking in Isle Royal NP I met some folks that said they were there camping too… in the lodge. I like the large umbrella idea but there has to be a line somewhere.
"Camping" while staying in the "Lodge" (lol) what passes for logic these days is a bit concerning.
Had a big laugh when you said" only camping for weekend in Washington DC" as a major RV channel I watch did just that about two weeks ago! 🤣🤣🤣
Fantastic vlog. This is amongst the best content I’ve seen on this topic. Really well done.
Good informational video. You hit the nail on the head with your definition of camping.
My parent’s bought our first motorhome when I was 2 years old and we went on some amazing trips but a lot of our time was spent camping at race tracks. Yes that’s what we called it., camping. No services just a place to sleep in an empty field with other like minded motorsports enthusiasts.
Since that time I have done lots of tent camping accessing remote Crown land using canoes, ATV’s, UTV’s and Jeeps and oddly enough still called it camping.
With 10 years of military service and 30 years of remote law enforcement patrol I have also slept out in -30C temps in hand built improvised shelters or bell tents without a floor. Someone else called those “exercises” or “survival courses” but it really was still camping, just a harder, colder version of it.
These days I’m in my 50’s and I hang with the overland crowd. Why? Because I love off road vehicles, I love camping and I enjoy some of the creature comforts our little 14 foot trailer provides. This set up also allows us to travel with our daughter who has special needs so this community is a great fit for us.
I will admit that in my definition a high end Class A motorhome parked on a cement pad with 2 roof airs running isn’t my idea of “camping” but that’s ok. I’d still happily have a conversation with the owner and be interested in hearing about their adventures.
I guess my point is we all come from different walks of life with different experiences so we all have a slightly different definition.
A person who grew up in a large city would probably think a weekend at a KOA roasting their first marshmallow over an open fire would probably think it was a magical experience with their neighbours 15 feet away and others will scoff.
The fact that people are out enjoying themselves should be all that matters. 🇨🇦
I camp with a roof tent and off a motorcycle, I love doing my moto camping!
It , camping, gets stupid when the campground owners do not want a camper ten years old or older parked, not even overnite, in their campground. That’s just not in the rules for the “kindness revolution” no matter how it’s received! Myself, I will not even call those places for a site, to high class for me LOL 😎