On 23 Mar 2006 06:07:04 -0800, "rb608"
wrote:

Congrats on the pop-up. Aside from all of the advantages of weight,
etc., I've always liked mine simply from the perspective of having more
of an illusion of "camping". Instead of an RV and all of those
implications, it's more like a tent on wheels. For me, it's a critical
difference sleeping under cloth vs. inside a box. It feels more
outdoors. You can hear the forest, feel the wind. It's closer to the
reasons I'm out there in the first place.

Have ya ever camped in the snow at East Outlet of Moosehead (start of
the Kennebec)? Fly fishing season is extended to the end of October
at the East Outlet, so Jo and I have been up there several times each
October to fish for land locks and brookies. Great place. Great
fishing.

You could do it with a tent but you'd have a difficult time keeping
clean. If you use a pop-up, bring very low temp sleeping bags. We
were there a couple of years ago in the RV and it got so cold that we
put one of the sleeping bags on Henry. He was happy, but were so cold
that I got up about 1 a.m. and started the furnace. Found out later
in town that it got down to 25. We slept in the double fetus
position, rolling over like synchronized dancers. We had three inches
of snow that night. Fishing the next day was great. Cold, but great.

Unfortunately, that was the last time we went camping with the RV. It
caught fire the following January and was totalled. It served us well
at Penns (2 or three times) Pittsburg, NH (Connecticut River), South
Arm (Rapid River), and of course The East Outlet. The insurance
company (Met Life) gave me a check for $16 less than I paid for it. It
was three years old when it burned, yet they gave me practically what
I paid for it.

I'm too old for tents and latrines. d;o)

Dave