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RV Camping: Older in Age, Young in Adventure When you were younger and could take the back-crushing weight of a camping backpack, you woke up a bit stiff, stretched for a few seconds, and headed back to the trail. Today, though wiser in years but still hankering for adventure, you may consider moving from that cramped tent to a classy RV on your next camping holiday. Here are ten reasons why RV camping may be better than that old tent (starting from 10 to 1). 10. If less is no longer better for you—or your spouse—then RV camping allows you to bring all that stuff you used to have to leave at home. Want your umbrella, wine carrier picnic basket or beach chair? What the hay, bring it along. RVs have more storage than any camping gear or backpack you can haul, mush, pull or drag. 9. RV camping takes you to more places. Think about it: You used to have to trudge in those hiking boots all day long. You may have gone 12 to 20 miles, but what did you see? RVs give you access to several hiking trails in a matter of minutes or hours. You’ll see more in less time, plus be able to come home and take a hot shower. 8. RV camping gives you a queen or king size bed. No more sticks jabbing your back, rocks needing dug up or timid woodland creatures hanging outside your thin-walled tent. 7. RVs can be cleaned. Face it, if your tent or sleeping bag starts to smell bad a couple days into your Colorado hiking vacation, for instance, there’s not a whole lot you can do. 6. You can have lasagna, wine and cheese. Carry any of these perishables in your camping backpack and you’ve got a lot of weight or a moldy mess. Recreational vehicle camping allows you to eat those yummy home meals while still blazing down the trail with simpler day hiking gear and food. Besides, carrying and eating off a camp stove and grill can get old over weeks at a time. 5. You can still sleep under the stars. RVs these days come with skylights over the bed and kitchen. You can still find the milky way while watching your favorite DVD sitcom series. 4. Camping with your RV is more fun with neighbors. You can make more friends and play games, music and cards. If you’re alone in the woods, then the only music you’ll be playing involves two sticks and a log. 3. Camping with a RV is climate controlled. You can sleep with a fan, air-con or heat. In your tent, you can unzip it if it’s hot or zip it up if it’s too cold. That’s not really climate control but climate confined. 2. You don’t have to set up an RV. Well, you have to plug it in, balance it out and connect the water source—then you’re done. Setting up a tent, canopy, beach chair and lantern all the while rationing water from your canteen for another pasta dinner takes hours longer. 1. RV camping is always an escape from the elements. If you’re stuck in hail, drizzle or snow while tent camping, then you must face the elements. An RV allows you to escape into or from nature and back to home. What a nice treat. Related posts:Camping Trailers: Four For Your Tour Camping Supplies: The Eleven Encampment Essentials Camping Backpacks: How To Get It To Fit