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JwRosenthal

I’ve never understood the luxury camper thing, I was of the mind that you rent a cabin or sleep in a tent. But a good friend of mine has one and he uses it constantly with his family and finds it far easier to take vacations with his kids than getting on a plane or staying in hotels.
After seeing the interior of his- the visions of cheap faux-wood paneled Winnebagos was dashed from my mind.
One side perk was when he got Covid, that became his residence for 2 weeks while his family stayed in the house…not too shabby.

Dan S

I think there's a huge convenience factor to be able to live in a camper as opposed to having to make reservations for a cabin. And a huge comfort difference with a tent. Our friends also work remotely from their vans.

JwRosenthal

As a side note, same friend previously had a 1972 Airstream that he completely restored- he did all the mechanical and electrical work and his wife did all the upholstery in period style fabrics- it was pretty awesome when they were done. They sold it for 10x what they paid.

elena.bog

OMG where are you from @Dan S ?
Just for statistic purpose
When I see this type of vehicles during camping, they are always from Germany or Netherlands

JwRosenthal

I’ve never understood the luxury camper thing, I was of the mind that you rent a cabin or sleep in a tent. But a good friend of mine has one and he uses it constantly with his family and finds it far easier to take vacations with his kids than getting on a plane or staying in hotels.
After seeing the interior of his- the visions of cheap faux-wood paneled Winnebagos was dashed from my mind.
One side perk was when he got Covid, that became his residence for 2 weeks while his family stayed in the house…not too shabby.

Larry S

That said we have discovered re: road trips with Nala...Dog friendly accommodation quality varies greatly.

JwRosenthal

We have two senior dogs with emotional issues, one of which has health issues and is becoming incontent- so we have worn
out our free (friends) dog sitter options.
We can’t board them (the other one will hurt himself trying to get out of a crate) and can’t leave them in hotels (non stop barking and destructive behavior from
abandonment) even if we go out for dinner while traveling- so I get the issues of traveling with a furry child. A camper would negate that for the most part.