Old days camping

[BeeGee]

Other than a few tent nights with the Boy Scouts, I never went camping so I have no memories to share but this looks like it was pretty cool

[BeeGee]

Back then people camped with a lot less

[Jim34RL]

Yes I agree! Both my wife and I started out tent camping, she in the early 60's with her mom and dad and I all summer long with the Boy Scouts and than Explorer Scouts.


We got married in the fall of 1970's and started camping; borrowing her parents tent and gear at first.


We would pack full the VW Beetle with camping gear and take off for two weeks in the summer, until our first born came along. Had to upgrade to a full size Jeep to carry the baby gear. We finally bought our first camper a 1979 COX and used this for several years. We still talk about every where we went and did back than.

[SidecarFlip]

I prefer 'a lot less' actually. Having been an Eagle Scout and backpacking and sleeping on the ground for years without any luxuries, I can do basic RV'ing with no issues at all.

If I want all the luxuries, I can stay home, on the farm. I live in a remote area anyway.

I just can't wrap myself around carting all the stuff. with me to go 'camping'. Maybe I'm a minority, but it's fine with me.

You can see my 'RV' in the 2016 camp sites thread...or here....

[Flybob]

Started camping in a 1958 Little Gem ( 18FT). No electric ( AC or DC) propane furnace, stove, fridge, light ( put out more heat than furnace). foot pump cold water only. Mom Dad and three kids. No phone, WiFi, TV or radio. Spent entire summer for many years ( many of best summers I ever had). Seems like the the more stuff we cram in to our RV's the more we have to stress about.

[SidecarFlip]

I've always wanted a Serro Scotty (I almost bought one new when the company was in business back in the 60's).

Basic trailer and lasting value. Could have bought a new one (loaded with the basic stuff) for about 1500 back then.

[KingFisher]

Originally Posted by BeeGee

Back then people camped with a lot less

I had a trailer like that in the late 70's, it was used but all I could afford.

Icebox
Might have had a propane stove, don't remember, never used it anyway
Hand pump water faucet
Canvas bunk on dowel rods above the extra small bed in the back end
No air conditioning
Pulled it with a 1969 GMC truck. Pulled it off of a bent piece of flat iron attached to the bumper where the hitch ball was supposed to go so it would be level.

For some reason we thought it was lots of fun

Son and I also spent some time in the camper shell on my 1978 Chevy.

[Bowmanville SVT255S]

Seen this one afternoon this summer..time warp on the 401

[Iwannacamp]

Originally Posted by BeeGee

Back then people camped with a lot less

....and were thankful !!

as per Bill Cosby

[SidecarFlip]

I still use my Coleman lantern all the time....

[OldCoot]

Our 1st campsite, Labor Day weekend 1960, Branson, MO. BTW, that is not my station wagon, We had a 52 Chevy 2 dr.

[doc73]

Those the old two piece pup tents?

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by doc73

Those the old two piece pup tents?

WWII surplus, had the 2 halves sewn together at a shoe shop.

[doc73]

Had a few of them we used for backpacking when I was younger.. Back in the 90's lol. Great tents.

[OldCoot]

I think they were $1/half and $2 to sew them together.

[Squatty]

My first memory camping was with my Grandpa - he had a 1964 Jeep one ton 4x4 with a slide in camper .

[Squatty]

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[OldCoot]

Our first slide in camper. 72 El Camino and 69 factory built slide in.

1st picture is as purchased and 2nd is after recovering the outside and painting roof.

[MSGirl]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

Our first slide in camper. 72 El Camino and 69 factory built slide in.

I have NEVER seen a slide in for an ElCamino - now that is cool!

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by MSGirl

I have NEVER seen a slide in for an ElCamino - now that is cool!

I built one from scratch for my 81 El Camino using our old photos as reference.