Tent or Camper

Tents because most camping is outside car access.

I do have a big canvas glamping tent for those occasions though. In good temperature that is as good as it gets, cold can be dealt with, but if too hot I would prefer something with AC.

On the other extreme is an ultralight hiking tent.

But most usage by far gets something I would consider a base camp backpacking tent - something big enough to not get mad if raining for days, but still able to carry for an hour or two on foot.

Hammock gets no use and will probably sell it.

Also if living in the US or North Europe instead of the Mediterranean a motorised camper
might be a more appealing proposition, but in the mediterranean region wild camping tends to be severely limited and therefore takes more planning and headache to live out of a van for long.

 

Since I do fairly long road trips every summer in the western USA, my homebuilt pop-up travel trailer is my second home. I'm remodeing it right now to get handier storage space for food and other supplies. I like to be able to pull into an overnight space after a day of driving, set up in 5 minutes, prepare dinner right away, get cleaned up, and go for a walk.

I love the feeling of convenience and security that little trailer provides at night. And as I get older, that foam mattress has become a must for sleeping.

 

I am in my 60's and have gone camping for over 40 yrs. We started in a tent and that was fine until we got older and gravitated to a popup trailer. That was fine for us for years. Until it got too hard to crawl under the pull out beds and put the poles in to keep the beds up and level.

We now have a travel trailer (20 ft) that is working well for us. It's over 10 yrs old and looking to upgrade to a bigger TT or 5th wheel when we retire in about 1.5 yrs.

 

Im sorry things arent as easy for ya buddy

 

I have a large Cavans tent and I have a no-mods camping setup for my Van. I prefer to camp in my van, however its kinda cramped in the van..

 

Tent.

 

Another update, my canopy broke, cheap piece of shit! Anyway I'm ready to give up tent camping, this old body of mine would rather rent an RV from now on. And no, I'm not going to rent a trailer! Tried it, didn't like it!

I have a Chevy Tahoe which I can sleep in if necessary, but unlike an RV it's not a place to hang out in. Perhaps I'll get a new canopy, a more durable one this time, and I can set it up in back of the Tahoe, with a couple chairs and a tray table, and that would make it more livable.

An RV on the other hand would give me a toilet if I needed it, running water I can filter and boil, an actual bed, a refrigerator and a kitchen table to sit at. If I sound spoiled, hey, I'm old.