Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:37:47 -0500
Reply-To: Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Ry <rylincoln@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
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dudes,
chill out.
peace,
-Ry
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Karl,
>
> Wow... I really stuck my foot in it this time. One measely wise-@$$ remark
> and the place erupts into a vicious flame-war. But I did start a new
> thread when I made my comment.
>
> My comment was intended to express that *TO ME*, camping is about
> experiencing the environment. People camp for many different reasons. Some
> like to "get back to nature", and others just need cheap accomodations en
> route from point A to point B.
>
> For me, Driving is about getting from place to place. If AC makes you
> comfortable, fine.
>
> Camping *FOR ME* is about enjoying the outdoors, and the company of
> like-minded individuals. If any of said individuals need AC for medical
> reasons I am not going to begrudge them. I probably won't set up my camp
> right next to them however.
>
> The comment about propex heaters not getting a bad rap is a fair
> comparison. Where I come from, most of the time people are a LOT more
> likely to die from lack of heat than from lack of AC. I was shocked the
> first time I went to AZ on business and discovered that the campgrounds
> were closed from May - September. That's almost the entire season where I
> come from!
>
> And FWIW, a propex is nowhere near as loud as a typical AC window unit.
>
> Can't we all just go back to tires, oil, and headlight relays now?
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.pottsfamily.ca/busesofthecorn
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
> 1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>
>
>
> > Yeah, and if you use AC, you're not really driving either, right?
> >
> > Karl Wolz
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of
> > |Greg Potts
> > |Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 6:05 AM
> > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > |Subject: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
> > |
> > |Hi Volks,
> > |
> > |It's just my opinion, but if you have air conditioning, I don't think
> > |you are camping any longer.
> >
>
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