What's the experience that makes you appreciate having your RV?

[MrsG]

Oh yeah, dragging that luggage/hanging clothes dolly onto and off the elevator, and coaxing it into the room - with wheels going every direction. Nope.

Agree with this too! I forgot that one. Hubby wants to just drive , stop and grab a room. It takes a little more and a little longer to do that. Find a place, hope there's a room available, register, park grab the bags, haul to room... I'm tired just talking about it.

 

[Bayouownbeer]

Having the ability to evacuate for hurricanes easily and have a place to live if necessary when we return.

 

[Bob K4TAX]

It always gives me something to do.

Bob

 

[bpaikman]

It always gives me something to do.

Bob

No kiddin. lol

 

[bpaikman]

Having the ability to evacuate for hurricanes easily and have a place to live if necessary when we return.

Ditto. Since we're retired, we can evacuate early before they start banning rvs and boats
It's essentially our second home.

 

[dave54]

Waking up in the morning and walking out the RV door, 10 paces to a trout stream. No other person in sight, and no other person seen or heard for several days. Deer in the meadow to the right of the picture. Wildflowers and songbirds. No light pollution at night, the starry skies are awesome.

This spot is a 45 minute drive from our home. An unpaved forest road that connects to a gravel forest arterial road about a mile to the left. 5 minutes to a National Park entrance. We have never seen sign anyone else has used this boondocking site. Yet somehow Google Earth found us, taking this photo when were were camped there.

 

[sanda]

Waking up in the morning and walking out the RV door, 10 paces to a trout stream. No other person in sight, and no other person seen or heard for several days. Deer in the meadow to the right of the picture. Wildflowers and songbirds. No light pollution at night, the starry skies are awesome.

This spot is a 45 minute drive from our home. An unpaved forest road that connects to a gravel forest arterial road about a mile to the left. 5 minutes to a National Park entrance. We have never seen sign anyone else has used this boondocking site. Yet somehow Google Earth found us, taking this photo when were were camped there.View attachment 17087

Be careful telling people where this is or it will soon be overrun. I've got a few sites like this but don't give out the locations.

 

[hvac]

we had a different kind of experience with staying in Palo Duro canyon one year. Some teens (scouts?) were pitching tents nearby. We ate a lovely supper at our dinng table, watching them struggle to set up tents and get fires going (fortunately the wind was going away from us).
Well, a fairly strong storm blew into the canyon during the night - we drifted off to sleep in our cosy bed while listening to the pouring rain.
We woke up to a clean, gorgeous blue-sky day and hustled up a scrumptious breakfast while planning the day's activity. When we sat down to enjoy eggs, ham, coffee, toast...we looked out the window and remembered the scout?troop.
What a mess! They were spreading stuff out to dry, and re-propping up their tents, had a fire going again to cook breakfast.. I guess they were staying.
Bob is a former Scout himself, but is glad to enjoy glamping in weather like this.

 

[hvac]

I wouldn’t laugh. You are comparing two different kinds of experiences. Remember these tent camping folks didn’t bring several thousand pounds of equipment to the park. Enjoyment is in the eye of the beholder. Respectfully HVAC

 

[bpaikman]

I wouldn’t laugh. You are comparing two different kinds of experiences. Remember these tent camping folks didn’t bring several thousand pounds of equipment to the park. Enjoyment is in the eye of the beholder. Respectfully HVAC

Never said we laughed. We both grew up camping in far, far more rugged experiences than those Scouts. We simply enjoyed our current circumstances, and remembered. Those scouts had much to learn, but I wouldn't presume to lecture.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Never said we laughed. We both grew up camping in far, far more rugged experiences than those Scouts. We simply enjoyed our current circumstances, and remembered. Those scouts had much to learn, but I wouldn't presume to lecture.

Yah we get it! When life smiles on us we can't help but appreciate what has been our fortune.

 

[hvac]

Never said we laughed. We both grew up camping in far, far more rugged experiences than those Scouts. We simply enjoyed our current circumstances, and remembered. Those scouts had much to learn, but I wouldn't presume to lecture.

Learning is good. Rugged is good. Youth is good. It’s all good especially if you’re retired when you can do both.