How do you prefer to camp? Poll

[tyler811]

Reading some of the posts, I think I have come to realize that people who boondock would have it no other way.

While some people are happy with just water and electric.

We prefer full hook ups as the reason we bought our trailer was to avoid hotels and have some space.

Even a dirt lot is better then an asphalt lot. And don't get me started on trying to light a campfire in the bathtub. Seems as though even with a exhaust fan, a metal bottom and an endless supply of water in case things "get out of hand" . It is still frowned upon and even...UGH illegal.


UGH another flawed poll...just like those exit polls when voting.


So if you do more then one please vote the one you do most or like most.

[Just Mike]

My wife and I prefer state parks, national parks and coe campgrounds with water and electric.

[spock123]

DW hates to dry camp, we tend to stay in full hookups

[Justice12t]

Originally Posted by Just Mike

My wife and I prefer state parks, national parks and coe campgrounds with water and electric.

x2 but I'm ok with dry camping also...

[Cabinfever97]

Originally Posted by Just Mike

My wife and I prefer state parks, national parks and coe campgrounds with water and electric.

X3. We like having more space that the state parks have.

[5picker]

We do all three... why limit yourself?
How do I vote?

[ependydad]

Originally Posted by 5picker

We do all three... why limit yourself?
How do I vote?

X2. Maybe go with what you do most?

[GalsofEscape]

We camp to avoid hotels as well, but that does not mean that we have to have full hookups. And since we prefer the state parks, we don't always get full hookups as an option. And hookups we will settle for is totally dependant on how long we are staying. Weekends, we are fine with electric only (as long as there is a place to fill the water tank and a dump station). Longer than a weekend, we want water and electric hookup minimum. But my hubby is indeed happiest when we get the occasional full hookups, something about not having to use the tote to dump.

[Justice12t]

Originally Posted by 5picker

We do all three... why limit yourself?
How do I vote?

That is a good point. I guess I think hookups are for single people

[Kimber45]

im happy to run off the fresh tank and can go 4-6 days easy. Electric is all I need.

[MR.M]

Funny question . Haven't camped but once since i bought my TH . That was last fall elk hunting . Spend the summer in West Yellowstone MT in my TH and winters in Fort myers FL . while in the TH i don't consider it camping . Just a mobile home

[Bbfish]

We also camp at a lot of State Parks where FH is not an option. We can go 3-5 days on our tank water so it's not much of an issue. We ( ok, I) prefer full hookups but we can go either way. It's all good.

[Semperfi24]

I think it is all dependent on what you are interested in. For the most part, I dont consider "camping" and "RVing" to be the same thing. For me, "camping" is primitive and lacking luxuries. Think back to pitching a tent. just you, the tent, and a campfire. Now, instead of pitching a tent you just have you, an RV, and a campfire. The other end of the spectrum is RVing, which happens in a campground, but provides you all the luxuries of being at home.

What it is you are trying to accomplish will determine what method you choose. If you are getting away from all, just looking to chill and relax, that sounds more like camping to me. Being in nature, that kind of thing. But if you are "traveling", then we consider that RVing. That is the approach we take. We can appreciate the quiet and getting away from it all, but that isnt why we have our RV. We have the RV so we can travel. Visit places we dont always get to visit. Essentially we are vacationing, but we get to do it "in our own house" instead of a hotel room. So we figure, whatever a hotel provides, is what we want. So we go full hook ups all the way. Not to imply our way is the right way, its just the way we have chosen to use our RV. But I do enjoy reading the various reasons that different people make the choice they have made. Many times its things I have never even thought of.

[KyDan]

Count me another vote for all 3.

We camp where we want to be at the time.
Sometimes where we want to be is a beach and nearby CGs have full hookups.
Sometimes we want to be in a NP and those often have no or limited hookups.
Variety is the spice of life AND camping!

[Boomerweps]

I like full hook ups so I can dump and/or clean out my tanks on my schedule and not waiting in line at a dump station.
I've not actually boondocked yet so no opinion there.
Summer, air conditioning, electric. All year, microwave and coffee maker, need that electric. Water means no major shower concerns, our main use of city water. If a shower house is available, city water is mostly for dishwashing & flushing.
I've not had any TV connections, yet

[Iwritecode]

Full hook ups only.

Plus a nice big deck, a screen room, a shed with a golf cart parked in front of it.

[Denny.L]

Well, personally, I've been Tent camping for 20 years off and on in my puppy days. Dry camping and really roughing it with fishing and a camp stove. As I got older, my back won't let me tolerate it anymore.

Fast forward....our 1st Travel Trailer. Plus, the BF (as a non camper for 26 years in his previous married life) took to the dry camping like a fish in water! WE don't stay in the trailer all day anyway, we'd rather be out exploring or fishing.

I've found that our 56 gallon fresh water tank is more than enough for us to boondock. We just buy the 2.5 gallons of water to use when we need extra water and we have a pretty quiet generator. Hardly anyone at the dry camp areas during the late Fall and throughout Winter.

So as a rule, we only use full hook ups if we have NO OTHER OPTIONS. Otherwise, it's dry camp all the way.

[tyler811]

Originally Posted by Iwritecode

Full hook ups only.

Plus a nice big deck, a screen room, a shed with a golf cart parked in front of it.

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How in the world do you haul that down the road? 😂🤣😁

[Swampy]

Full hookups mostly.

[67L48]

This list is incomplete. Boondocking means that you are in an unimproved campsite ... such as a spur in a forest service road out in the national forest. That generally means free camping.

There are tons and tons of campgrounds that are improved, but lack electricity/hookups. I'd argue that the vast majority of public campgrounds fall in this category. There are dedicated sites with defined parking, tent pads, fire pits, picnic tables, bear boxes (sometimes), camp hosts, and so on. They don't have electricity. They don't have full hookups. They are definitely not boondocking.

How in the world is access to lights and coffee predicated on electricity and water in the campground?

Who wrote this poll ... does that person even camp?