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therewasatimewhencampingwasconsideredtobeapoorwayofspendingaholiday;okforboyscoutsandhard-upstudents,buthardlythethingforsophisticated,comfort-lovingadults.theadultshaveatlastdiscoveredthattheboyscoutshavereallybeenontoagoodthingalltheseyears.ifyougocamping,itnolongermeansthatyouwillbebittentodeathbymosquitoes;havetodrinkbrackishcoffee;liveoncornedbeef;suffocateorfreezeinasleeping-bag;humpgargantuanweightsonyourback.campinghasbecomethegreatpursuitofmotoriststheworldover.allthediscomfortsassociatedwithithavebeenmiraculouslywhiskedaway.foramodestoutlay,youcanhaveanelaborateaffairwhichresemblesaportablebungalow,completewiththreebedrooms,aliving-room,akitchenandaporch.theportablefurnitureislightandcomfortable;thegasstovebrewsexcellentcoffeeorgrillsatendersteak;therefrigeratorkeepsthebeerandice-creamcold;andasforagoodnight’srest,well,youliterallysleeponair.whatmorecouldyouwant?
nonoderthegreatrushison.yousee,campinghassomuchtofoffer.youenjoyabsolutefreedom.youhavenoneoftheheadachesofadvancehotelbookingordrivingroundandroundacityatmidnightlookingforaroom.therearenocoldhotelbreakfasts,nosurelystafftotip.foraludicrouslysmallsum,youcanenjoycomfortswhichfewhotelscouldprovide.moderncampingsitesarewellequippedwithhotandcoldrunningwaterandevenshopsanddancefloors!low-costholidaysmakecampinganattractiveproposition.butaboveall,youenjoytremendousmobility.ifyoudon’tlikeaplace,orifitistoocrowded,youcansimplygetupandgo.conversely,youcanstayaslongasyoulike.you’retheboss.
andthenthere’sthesheerfunofit—especiallyifyouhaveafamily.mopingaroundastuffyhotelroomwonderingwhattheyaregoingtogiveyoufordinnerisatediousbusiness.bycomparison,it’ssoexcitingtoarriveatacampsite,putupyourtentandstartgettingamealready.youareactiveallthetimeandyouarealwaysclosetonature.imagineyourselfbesidesomeclearstreamwithmountainsinthebackground.nightisfalling,everythingispeaceful-exceptforthedelightfulsoundofchopssizzlinginthepan!campingprovidesyouwitharealchangeforeverydayliving.yougetupearlier,gotobedearlier,developaheartyappetite.youhaveenormousopportunitytomeetpeopleofvariousnationalitiesandtoshareyourpleasureswiththem.peoplearesofriendlywhentheyarerelaxed.howremotethestrainedworldofhotelsseemswhenyouarecamping!howcoldandunfriendlytheformalgrettingsthatareexchangedeachdaybetweentheresidents!forafewpreciousweeksintheyear,youreallyadoptacompletelydifferentwayoflife.andthat’stheessenceoftruerecreationandrealenjoyment.