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View Poll Results: Which Describes How You Mainly Use Your RV?
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I Mainly Use My RV For Travel
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I Mainly Use My RV For Camping
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01-08-2018, 01:28 PM
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geezer with gadgets
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: SE Virginia
Posts: 672
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Traveler or Camper?
I read a comment by Ependydad on another thread and it made me start thinking about the differences between someone who considers themselves to be a traveler or a camper. Also, in the world of RVing how would you define your choice?
Inquiring minds want to know!!
  
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2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee TOAD
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01-08-2018, 01:42 PM
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Grammar Pedant
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Frederick, CO
Posts: 1,580
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Not sure the definition you are using, but mine is as follows:
Traveling is a hotel on wheels ... I use my RV as sleeping/living quarters as I'm going from Point A to Point B. It facilitates my trip.
Camping is a hotel at a remote destination ... I use my RV as sleeping/living quarters at Point B. It facilitates my stay at some away-from-home location.
There's obviously overlap. But, I primarily use my RV as a cabin at some destination. Camping for me.
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01-08-2018, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 5,061
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I think I'm more of a traveler. My purpose in getting my RV was to support a desire to see our country and not have to stay in hotel/motels. So I will not be in the campground much. My view of a camper is someone who gets to a location and stays there or moves mostly by foot or possibly a bike, small ORV. Me, I'll unhitch and do more driving around to area POIs and satisfying my geo-caching addiction. 
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01-08-2018, 02:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 1,140
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I'm a traveler that likes to stay in my own place.
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01-08-2018, 02:11 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Northen IL
Posts: 8,334
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My camper sits in campground all year long. I get to visit it on weekends in the spring and summer.
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01-08-2018, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: About 30 miles west of Beantown.
Posts: 4,034
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I think we are more of a traveler than a camper. We nearly never take out our camper just park in a campground somewhere. We use it as a "home base" to visit attractions in the area. We almost always have something or someplace we want to visit and we then try to find campgrounds in the area.
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01-08-2018, 02:33 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
Posts: 21,587
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We're travelers on one 3-4 week trip every year and campers on all of our other ventures. We slept in our unit 110 nights in 2017.
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01-08-2018, 03:44 PM
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geezer with gadgets
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: SE Virginia
Posts: 672
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Great responses from everyone!
I think we are more travelers than campers. Getting from point A to point B and using our motorhome as a base camp to visit family, friends, attractions, national parks, etc.
Whether you consider yourself a traveler or a camper, we wish you safe travels!
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01-08-2018, 03:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,916
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I don’t prefer the traveling part other than the sights to see as you travel. I am driving and responsible for the safety of the passengers as well as the RV and TV...so sight seeing is dangerous.
My relax/enjoyment has to be the camping as getting there can be work. YMMV
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01-08-2018, 03:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Between Pickles Gap and Toad Suck, AR
Posts: 6,070
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Traveler
Camper
Camper
Traveler
Traveler
Traveler
Traveler
Camper
Traveler
Camper
Traveler
Traveler
Traveler
For my last few trips........anyway.
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01-08-2018, 04:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Port Charlotte Fl/Hinsdale Ma
Posts: 4,823
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Camper here. The rig is permanent in the Berkshires. We visit it for 4 months in the summer. Home away from home.
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01-08-2018, 07:19 PM
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geezer with gadgets
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: SE Virginia
Posts: 672
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Looking like the forum is pretty evenly spit.
It is interesting how the words "camper" and "traveler" are interpreted!
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2011 Sunseeker 3170ds "Ladybug"
2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee TOAD
Days camped 2015: 37; 2016: 66; 2017: 86 2018: 57 2019: 30
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01-08-2018, 07:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Oswego il
Posts: 2,430
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We tend to travel more than camp but we do camp a couple of times a year with the very young grandkids. The older two age 11 and 13 travel with us to visit various states and theme parks. We tend to put 3 to 4,000 miles a year when we travel to what ever area of the country we choose to go.
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01-08-2018, 07:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central, Fl.
Posts: 1,330
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Yes !
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01-08-2018, 07:45 PM
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Insert witty title here
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: About 30 miles west of Beantown.
Posts: 4,034
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Last year, we did 3 long trips totaling 10,000 and more than a dozen states in addition to the numerous shorter local trips.
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01-08-2018, 07:49 PM
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geezer with gadgets
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: SE Virginia
Posts: 672
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steeljag
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Good one!
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2011 Sunseeker 3170ds "Ladybug"
2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee TOAD
Days camped 2015: 37; 2016: 66; 2017: 86 2018: 57 2019: 30
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