My camper will be ready at the end of next month, I was in the mood to see some
camping related things, so I went to the Austin RV Expo today.
I figured there would be lots of things related to my current infatuation, but
went in knowing that teardrop style campers wouldn't be, shall we say,
in abundance, especially here in Texas. What an understatement...
Lord God! There were several indoor acres of rigs that I had to strain my neck
to see the top of, that had everything from ramps to load the horse
or 4-wheeler of your choice, to walk-in closets and slide-outs incorporating
almost full size living rooms. The odd thing was, some of these monsters
didn't cost much more than my Camp-Inn. Of course, you had better have a truck
capable of pulling the thing, and that's without mentioning what
resale value they might bring. The Airstreams were superfine, which goes
without saying.
There was a modest area showing TAB's and Livin' Lite trailers, which were quite
nice. The new TAB has a small bathroom with shower included (sweet) and was being coveted by several ladies, which brings me to the funny
part: upon being approached by a gentleman about his behemoths,
I mentioned that I was hoping to see few teardrops at the show. He laughed, and
said something like "Hey Jimmy, which way is the ladies' area?
He wants a teardrop! Haw haw!" I just looked at him and smiled. I immediately felt like
a million bucks. I couldn't imagine hauling around one of his "manly"
rigs any distance at all, must-less finding a campground to accommodate it that
didn't resemble an airport. And how would I ever get near a campsite
in a small park, with twisty roads and parking spots at irregular angles, with
parking beneath big trees with green all around?
At this stage in my life, I'm starting to wean off the ground sleeping, and
include some comfort, style, and mobility, while still CAMPING, which I dearly
love. Different strokes, as they say, but, even acknowledging the very
widespread desire to grab a rig and hit the open road to see our beautiful land
and beyond,I sure hope I keep some perspective in the future, and keep things smaller and
more flexible.
Snudley
camping related things, so I went to the Austin RV Expo today.
I figured there would be lots of things related to my current infatuation, but
went in knowing that teardrop style campers wouldn't be, shall we say,
in abundance, especially here in Texas. What an understatement...
Lord God! There were several indoor acres of rigs that I had to strain my neck
to see the top of, that had everything from ramps to load the horse
or 4-wheeler of your choice, to walk-in closets and slide-outs incorporating
almost full size living rooms. The odd thing was, some of these monsters
didn't cost much more than my Camp-Inn. Of course, you had better have a truck
capable of pulling the thing, and that's without mentioning what
resale value they might bring. The Airstreams were superfine, which goes
without saying.
There was a modest area showing TAB's and Livin' Lite trailers, which were quite
nice. The new TAB has a small bathroom with shower included (sweet) and was being coveted by several ladies, which brings me to the funny
part: upon being approached by a gentleman about his behemoths,
I mentioned that I was hoping to see few teardrops at the show. He laughed, and
said something like "Hey Jimmy, which way is the ladies' area?
He wants a teardrop! Haw haw!" I just looked at him and smiled. I immediately felt like
a million bucks. I couldn't imagine hauling around one of his "manly"
rigs any distance at all, must-less finding a campground to accommodate it that
didn't resemble an airport. And how would I ever get near a campsite
in a small park, with twisty roads and parking spots at irregular angles, with
parking beneath big trees with green all around?
At this stage in my life, I'm starting to wean off the ground sleeping, and
include some comfort, style, and mobility, while still CAMPING, which I dearly
love. Different strokes, as they say, but, even acknowledging the very
widespread desire to grab a rig and hit the open road to see our beautiful land
and beyond,I sure hope I keep some perspective in the future, and keep things smaller and
more flexible.
Snudley
