Stalking The Wild Outdoors Campers Share Rig Choices
In the past 20 years camping grew nationwide with tents, pop ups, truck campers, trailers and motor homes. The Starks, Hookers, Burke and Burke families describe tent, pop up and truck camper experiences, including setup, water, fuel use and travel patterns. The Timmons family notes long trailer history and miles logged while praising the comforts of modern rigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ernie Stark
Stark
Starks
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Clark Hill
Luxury on wheels fuels Arkans family travel
Mrs Timmons notes 14 mpg sans trailer and 10 mpg with trailer. The Nortons upgraded to a 17 ft trailer for camping near Clark Hill and the beach. The Hart family owns an 18 ft motor home, averages 11 mpg, and enjoys home comforts on trips to Canada and Hawaii.
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Ed Norton
Clark Hill
Richard Hart
Harts
Florida
Hart
Linda Lucas
California
Linda
Canada
Ernie Stark
Lillian
Warren Lucas
Lynne Katonak
Choosing a Camping Type The Great Outdoors on a Budget
The article weighs tent, pop up, truck camper, trailer and motor home options, noting costs from tents at about 85 to 90 dollars to nightly campground rates 4 to 14 dollars. It discusses access, safety, towing, and gas mileage, and concludes Americans love camping and should pick a camper to fit needs.
What A Way To Go Camping Society Satire
A humorous critique of middle class camping traditions. The piece contrasts the pampered American lifestyle with outdoor travel, describing cramped campsites and mishaps from packing to power outages. It lampoons consumer excess and the perceived outdoors experience.
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Robert Hooker
Aiken
San Francisco
United States
David Burke
HS Timmons Jr
Timmons
South Carolina
Rand
Great Plains
Mid-West
Rover
Supermar
Sis
Death Valley
Utah
Salt Flats
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