This is the wonderful part of this newsgroup. We have just about the whole
gamut of people and their thoughts and bias's both good and not so good. As
long as each of us only mentions our individual bias's and preferences all
is well. We must be careful not to judge others by our bias's and
preferences. I am a conservative but must not disapprove of liberals, only
try to change them to my thinking. We all have one Bond, and that is the
love of the old Airstream trailers. I consider camping and roughing it to be
without my satellite TV while Jim Smith considers camping to be roughing it
as in the military. I to have been there and done that and I consider that
true hardship while many others would not camp any other way.
I think that this is the main problem in this country today , So many people
are trying to force their views of life on the rest of us through the
Federal government and laws,. If more people would respect other peoples
right to think differently then they do, they might be surprised at how well
we all could get along and co-exist with each other instead of marching and
rioting and bombing each other in attempts to force one idea into law.
Sorry for the long stand on the podium but vintage Airstreams are a perfect
example of how diverse groups can come together in a common hobby
(addiction?)
Dave Carr
WBCCI 2275
75 31"Sovereign
97 5th wheel SOB
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Subject: [VAC] Is this realy camping?
> First let me say that I have no qurral with what others do to find
pleasure
> as long as I do not have to foot the bill.
> Having said that I have started to wonder if many of us realy are trying
to
> escape(for a little whileat least) from the complications of eaveryday
life.
> Many speak of boondocking and camping but still want to have power for
> computers, tv, cell phones , airconditioners, microwave ovens And eaven
> dishwashers.It boggles my mind for any to say they are camping when all
city
> convencionances must be avalable.
> To get to the 'camp site' we must have an air conditioned tow vechile 4
wheel
> drive whicr costs more than our Air Stream which burns way too much fuel
to
> get there in comfort.
> My brother since he retired he spends much of his time "camping" he has a
> 45ft motor home with eavery modern convence known to man kind. He spends
his
> time here in FL. in the winter in 5star "camp grounds" .Is this camping?I
> dont think so.
> To me camping is carrying eavery thing you own on your back walking into
> whateaver location in the bush you need to go carrying your food cooking
> utencles setting under a shelter half in a poring rain trying to eat a
half
> cooked meal using a slit treanch for a latrean, bathing in the local
stream.
> being totaly self reliant. to me that is camping. Do I want to go camping?
> Hell no Been there Done that I was an Infantry man.
> I think we Airstreamers are RVers we like to travel and do our thing but
in
> my wildest dream I would never say I was camping. Meby I should consider
> installing a dishwasher and a washer and drier in the Silver Albatross
?????
> NAW
> Jim Smith
>
