I guess I'm lucky or unlucky depending on how you look at it. But my travel trailer is my portable motel room, rather than an end in itself. I read about those that go to a local or distant campground over and over as a means of "getting away from it all". But not being a hunter or fisherman, and being very comfortable in my own home and green backyard, I don't see much appeal in camping just for the sake of camping. I don't use the travel trailer much since I essentially only use it when my wife and I are traveling to a destination, and the camper becomes our portable motel room. It allows us to eat meals of our choosing rather than in restaurants three times a day, sleep in our own bed of known quality, and to never worry about whether or not we can have our dog with us (since not every motel is pet friendly). Being in my camper means not having all of the conveniences that I have at home, including ready access to my motorcycles, workshop, big screen TV, etc, but it sure beats staying in a different motel room every night. So I am not sure if I envy those of you that rush off every weekend or so, out to some state park to spend a few days in the camper, or whether I should be just grateful that I am so comfortable and satisfied in my own home and yard that I don't need to go anywhere to enjoy days of relaxation. Just some musing on this end of the summer weekend as I get the camper ready for a long Fall road trip to visit some grown children and their families on the other side of the country.