Author: Elon Jessup
Publisher: Doublebit Press
ISBN: 9781643891897
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
One of the First Manuals on Car Camping and Recreational Vehicles This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Elon Jessup's historic The Motor Camping Book is full of classic tips and methods for making the most out of your car camping and recreational vehicle trips. As one of the first books on RVs and car camping published originally in 1921, this vintage book is an essential text for seeing how car camping, trailer life, and campers enjoyed themselves when cars were few and outdoors touring roads were all still covered in dirt! Jessup's analysis and discussion of car camping was ahead of its time. Jessup describes in detail some of the finer points of motor vehicle camping in its earliest days, including chapters on why we camp in our vehicles in the first place, what to pack in your car, water considerations, cooking kits and utensils, cooking fires, food boxes, sleeping arrangements and how to set up tents, car-based shelters in original motor cars, furnishing your campsite, staying out of trouble with common car-based challenges, where to camp with your car in 1921, and laws for motorists of the day. This vintage book includes timeless RV and motor vehicle camping topics. It makes a perfect gift for car campers, van life enthusiasts, trailer and camper RV die-hards, and anyone who longs to spend a weekend or longer in their RV, young and old! This is the classic manual of RVs, preserved for over a century! It also makes a great gift for outsoorspeople, bushcrafters, survivalists, campers, and scouts. Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of recreational vehicles, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today! A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics. This Doublebit Legacy Edition facsimile reprint of The Motor Camping Book is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge. About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged facsimile Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.
The Motor Camping Book (Legacy Edition)
Author: Elon Jessup
Publisher: Doublebit Press
ISBN: 9781643891897
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
One of the First Manuals on Car Camping and Recreational Vehicles This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Elon Jessup's historic The Motor Camping Book is full of classic tips and methods for making the most out of your car camping and recreational vehicle trips. As one of the first books on RVs and car camping published originally in 1921, this vintage book is an essential text for seeing how car camping, trailer life, and campers enjoyed themselves when cars were few and outdoors touring roads were all still covered in dirt! Jessup's analysis and discussion of car camping was ahead of its time. Jessup describes in detail some of the finer points of motor vehicle camping in its earliest days, including chapters on why we camp in our vehicles in the first place, what to pack in your car, water considerations, cooking kits and utensils, cooking fires, food boxes, sleeping arrangements and how to set up tents, car-based shelters in original motor cars, furnishing your campsite, staying out of trouble with common car-based challenges, where to camp with your car in 1921, and laws for motorists of the day. This vintage book includes timeless RV and motor vehicle camping topics. It makes a perfect gift for car campers, van life enthusiasts, trailer and camper RV die-hards, and anyone who longs to spend a weekend or longer in their RV, young and old! This is the classic manual of RVs, preserved for over a century! It also makes a great gift for outsoorspeople, bushcrafters, survivalists, campers, and scouts. Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of recreational vehicles, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today! A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics. This Doublebit Legacy Edition facsimile reprint of The Motor Camping Book is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge. About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged facsimile Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.
Publisher: Doublebit Press
ISBN: 9781643891897
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
One of the First Manuals on Car Camping and Recreational Vehicles This deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of Elon Jessup's historic The Motor Camping Book is full of classic tips and methods for making the most out of your car camping and recreational vehicle trips. As one of the first books on RVs and car camping published originally in 1921, this vintage book is an essential text for seeing how car camping, trailer life, and campers enjoyed themselves when cars were few and outdoors touring roads were all still covered in dirt! Jessup's analysis and discussion of car camping was ahead of its time. Jessup describes in detail some of the finer points of motor vehicle camping in its earliest days, including chapters on why we camp in our vehicles in the first place, what to pack in your car, water considerations, cooking kits and utensils, cooking fires, food boxes, sleeping arrangements and how to set up tents, car-based shelters in original motor cars, furnishing your campsite, staying out of trouble with common car-based challenges, where to camp with your car in 1921, and laws for motorists of the day. This vintage book includes timeless RV and motor vehicle camping topics. It makes a perfect gift for car campers, van life enthusiasts, trailer and camper RV die-hards, and anyone who longs to spend a weekend or longer in their RV, young and old! This is the classic manual of RVs, preserved for over a century! It also makes a great gift for outsoorspeople, bushcrafters, survivalists, campers, and scouts. Although this book represents thought from a former time, it also reveals much about the rich history of recreational vehicles, and many of the tips, tricks, and discussions are still relevant for study today! A part of the Library of American Outdoors Classics. This Doublebit Legacy Edition facsimile reprint of The Motor Camping Book is professionally restored and presented from the original source, including inspiration from the book's original cover, with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Readers can enjoy this Legacy Edition for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge. About the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics As a part of the Doublebit Press Library of American Outdoors Classics, this unabridged facsimile Legacy Edition volume is reprinted in the exact form as it was presented in the original publication. Both important and minor details have equally both been accounted for by our publishing staff, down to the cover, font, layout, and images. It is the goal of Doublebit Legacy Edition series to preserve outdoors heritage, but also be cherished as collectible pieces, worthy of collection in any outdoorsperson's library and that can be passed to future generations.
Motor Camping
Author: John Dietrich Long
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Heading Out
Author: Terence Young
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501712829
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 595
Book Description
Who are the real campers? Through-hiking backpackers traversing the Appalachian Trail? The family in an SUV making a tour of national parks and sleeping in tents at campgrounds? People committed to the RV lifestyle who move their homes from state to state as season and whim dictate? Terence Young would say: all of the above. Camping is one of the country's most popular pastimes—tens of millions of Americans go camping every year. Whether on foot, on horseback, or in RVs, campers have been enjoying themselves for well more than a century, during which time camping’s appeal has shifted and evolved. In Heading Out, Young takes readers into nature and explores with them the history of camping in the United States.Young shows how camping progressed from an impulse among city-dwellers to seek temporary retreat from their exhausting everyday surroundings to a form of recreation so popular that an industry grew up around it to provide an endless supply of ever-lighter and more convenient gear. Young humanizes camping’s history by spotlighting key figures in its development and a sampling of the campers and the variety of their excursions. Readers will meet William H. H. Murray, who launched a craze for camping in 1869; Mary Bedell, who car camped around America for 12,000 miles in 1922; William Trent Jr., who struggled to end racial segregation in national park campgrounds before World War II; and Carolyn Patterson, who worked with the U.S. Department of State in the 1960s and 1970s to introduce foreign service personnel to the "real" America through trailer camping. These and many additional characters give readers a reason to don a headlamp, pull up a chair beside the campfire, and discover the invigorating and refreshing history of sleeping under the stars.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501712829
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 595
Book Description
Who are the real campers? Through-hiking backpackers traversing the Appalachian Trail? The family in an SUV making a tour of national parks and sleeping in tents at campgrounds? People committed to the RV lifestyle who move their homes from state to state as season and whim dictate? Terence Young would say: all of the above. Camping is one of the country's most popular pastimes—tens of millions of Americans go camping every year. Whether on foot, on horseback, or in RVs, campers have been enjoying themselves for well more than a century, during which time camping’s appeal has shifted and evolved. In Heading Out, Young takes readers into nature and explores with them the history of camping in the United States.Young shows how camping progressed from an impulse among city-dwellers to seek temporary retreat from their exhausting everyday surroundings to a form of recreation so popular that an industry grew up around it to provide an endless supply of ever-lighter and more convenient gear. Young humanizes camping’s history by spotlighting key figures in its development and a sampling of the campers and the variety of their excursions. Readers will meet William H. H. Murray, who launched a craze for camping in 1869; Mary Bedell, who car camped around America for 12,000 miles in 1922; William Trent Jr., who struggled to end racial segregation in national park campgrounds before World War II; and Carolyn Patterson, who worked with the U.S. Department of State in the 1960s and 1970s to introduce foreign service personnel to the "real" America through trailer camping. These and many additional characters give readers a reason to don a headlamp, pull up a chair beside the campfire, and discover the invigorating and refreshing history of sleeping under the stars.
The Camper Book
Author: Dave Hoekstra
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613738234
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials, retro-loving "glampers," sports and movie stars, aging hippies, contract workers, "road-schoolers," and others. Award-winning journalist Dave Hoekstra hit the road in his own custom camper van, named Bluebird, to explore the history, culture, subcultures, and future of camper life. Traveling and talking his way through US campsites, RV parks, landmarks, and communities, Hoekstra draws out revealing stories from all walks of life—from Americans who are downsizing material goods while upsizing spiritual pursuits to RV enthusiasts such as Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Prine and Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon. A modern-day Studs Terkel, Hoekstra provides a delightful mix of oral history, in-depth reporting, and practical information, while photographer Jon Sall's beautiful color photographs illuminate the unique people, places, and rigs that typify camper life.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613738234
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials, retro-loving "glampers," sports and movie stars, aging hippies, contract workers, "road-schoolers," and others. Award-winning journalist Dave Hoekstra hit the road in his own custom camper van, named Bluebird, to explore the history, culture, subcultures, and future of camper life. Traveling and talking his way through US campsites, RV parks, landmarks, and communities, Hoekstra draws out revealing stories from all walks of life—from Americans who are downsizing material goods while upsizing spiritual pursuits to RV enthusiasts such as Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Prine and Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon. A modern-day Studs Terkel, Hoekstra provides a delightful mix of oral history, in-depth reporting, and practical information, while photographer Jon Sall's beautiful color photographs illuminate the unique people, places, and rigs that typify camper life.
Car Camping
Author: Mark Sundeen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
"A twenty-two-year-old housepainter living at his parents' house in Southern California, is striking out on the only type of adventure he can afford; he's getting into his station wagon and going camping in the desert."--Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
"A twenty-two-year-old housepainter living at his parents' house in Southern California, is striking out on the only type of adventure he can afford; he's getting into his station wagon and going camping in the desert."--Back cover.
The Motor Camping Book (Legacy Edition)
Author: Elon Jessup
Publisher: Doublebit Press
ISBN: 9781643891880
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Doublebit Press
ISBN: 9781643891880
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
RVs & Campers For Dummies
Author: Christopher Hodapp
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119790344
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Make yourself at home on the road Live down by the beach one week and way up in the mountains the next? It sounds like an impossible dream, but motor-homers do it all the time. Whatever draws you to the mobile life—adventurous domestic vacations or permanently itchy feet—RVs & Campers For Dummies helps you feel right at home. The book explores the key aspects of glamping-with-wheels. Discover how it’s possible to bring beauty spots right to your doorstep without sacrificing domestic comforts like a comfy bed, private bathroom, and wholesome, healthy home cooking! In a down-home, friendly style, mobile-living veterans and husband-and-wife team Christopher Hodapp and Alice Von Kannon welcome you inside to discover everything from deciding to rent or buy the vehicle that best suits your needs to planning and prepping your first journey and then setting yourself up wherever you arrive at the perfect spot. Along the way you’ll learn how to adapt your driving skills to pilot your home on the road, as well as how to keep every aspect of it shipshape and ready for action. Explore your RV and camper options Stock up with the right supplies Get a snapshot of the mobile home lifestyle Troubleshoot common problems Getting there is half the fun—and this guide shows you how to do it safely and in style. So, buckle up (or relax in the back) … it’s going to be a wild but incredibly comfortable ride!
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119790344
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Make yourself at home on the road Live down by the beach one week and way up in the mountains the next? It sounds like an impossible dream, but motor-homers do it all the time. Whatever draws you to the mobile life—adventurous domestic vacations or permanently itchy feet—RVs & Campers For Dummies helps you feel right at home. The book explores the key aspects of glamping-with-wheels. Discover how it’s possible to bring beauty spots right to your doorstep without sacrificing domestic comforts like a comfy bed, private bathroom, and wholesome, healthy home cooking! In a down-home, friendly style, mobile-living veterans and husband-and-wife team Christopher Hodapp and Alice Von Kannon welcome you inside to discover everything from deciding to rent or buy the vehicle that best suits your needs to planning and prepping your first journey and then setting yourself up wherever you arrive at the perfect spot. Along the way you’ll learn how to adapt your driving skills to pilot your home on the road, as well as how to keep every aspect of it shipshape and ready for action. Explore your RV and camper options Stock up with the right supplies Get a snapshot of the mobile home lifestyle Troubleshoot common problems Getting there is half the fun—and this guide shows you how to do it safely and in style. So, buckle up (or relax in the back) … it’s going to be a wild but incredibly comfortable ride!
Camping Journal and RV Travel Logbook, Blue Vintage Camper Journey
Author: Enchanted Willow
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781718949294
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
RV travel and camping enthusiasts will love this trip journal logbook featuring prompts to record your own notes - including route information, weather, in-depth campsite details, amenities, activities, dining and more. The back of each page provides lined space to capture your additional notes and adventure memories. Perfect for RV retirement gifts and summer camping memory books. Logbook Prompts Include: Departure, Destination and Route Information Weather and Mileage Log Detailed Campsite Information including hookups, amenities, wifi and more Places Visited / Activities People Met / New Friends Food / Dining / Restaurants Highlights / Memorable Events Places to Go & Things to See Next Time
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781718949294
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
RV travel and camping enthusiasts will love this trip journal logbook featuring prompts to record your own notes - including route information, weather, in-depth campsite details, amenities, activities, dining and more. The back of each page provides lined space to capture your additional notes and adventure memories. Perfect for RV retirement gifts and summer camping memory books. Logbook Prompts Include: Departure, Destination and Route Information Weather and Mileage Log Detailed Campsite Information including hookups, amenities, wifi and more Places Visited / Activities People Met / New Friends Food / Dining / Restaurants Highlights / Memorable Events Places to Go & Things to See Next Time
Go Motorhoming and Campervanning
Author: Chris Doree
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910664025
Category : Motor homes
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910664025
Category : Motor homes
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The Roof Top Tent Guide
Author: Off Road Tents
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781091273719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Do you like the outdoors? Do you like camping? Do you like off road trips and long lasting memories? Then you probably have heard about rooftop tents. This guide has the goal of teaching you not only the basics of what roof top tents are, but it will go in depth to give you valuable information about which roof racks you need, if your vehicle is suitable for a tent or not, and then it goes even further into models, designs, features to look out for and more. If you want to enjoy time in the outdoors with your significant other, your family, or why not even your pets, roof top tents will offer you an excellent, safe, and comfortable experience. However, it is important to have an idea of which tent really suits you, your needs, your vehicle, and the plans you have. It's important to know what's the difference between: Hardshell roof top tent Soft-shell roof top tents The different brands The different materials You want to make sure that you get the right tent, before you go out breaking the bank and spending more for something you didn't need. What this guide covers: ⛺Basic introduction to what rooftop tents are and their advantages over ground tents. ⛺An explanation of the roof rack requirements to be able to install a tent. As well as an explanation on which roof racks are better, and which cars are the best to use these tents. ⛺An in depth look at the two different type of car top tents: Hardshell and Soft-shell ⛺A great comparison of both types of tents, as well as the best models to look out for for each type. The best hard top tents, and the best soft-shell tents. ⛺General maintenance guidelines to make sure that your RTT will last for a very long time, and for you to be able to camp in it as much as you can. This guide has been written from the personal experience, insight and knowledge from a professional that has years of experience not only camping with rooftop tents, but actually selling them and having tested multiple models, brands and designs. The author has worked for a company selling camping, outdoors, off-roads and overlanding equipment, as well as multiple roof top tent brands. His personal experience and in depth knowledge helped craft this detailed guide, and will give any "newbies" into the RTT world, the information they need. Whether you are planning a long cross-country road trip, you want to go camping or glamping with your family and kids, or you have overlanding trips with your friends coming up, rooftop tents are a choice you won't regret. There is a huge difference between camping on the ground, taking 20 minutes to set up your tent and then sleeping over an uneven, stiff and uncomfortable floor, to that of camping off the ground, in a flat surface, with a cushion, on a well built tent. There is no surprise into why roof top tents have been taking over the adventure, outdoors, camping, hiking, and off road niches: they are a comfortable and safe invention. You might be surprised to learn that many rooftop tent owners are older couples or large families, that simply want to enjoy themselves in remote, breathtaking natural parks, as well as comfortably sleeping in a roof top tent that offers coverage, a comfortable mattress, and outstanding views of their surroundings. Others are interested in these types of tents, because they are budget campers, couples or solo travelers looking to be on their four wheels discovering America, Australia, Canada or whichever country offers the most adventurous trails, sceneries and roads. If you want to learn what roof top tents are, if you are planning to start camping more often, then this guide is just for you. You will learn much more than just the basics. You'll know what roof top tent is best for you.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781091273719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Do you like the outdoors? Do you like camping? Do you like off road trips and long lasting memories? Then you probably have heard about rooftop tents. This guide has the goal of teaching you not only the basics of what roof top tents are, but it will go in depth to give you valuable information about which roof racks you need, if your vehicle is suitable for a tent or not, and then it goes even further into models, designs, features to look out for and more. If you want to enjoy time in the outdoors with your significant other, your family, or why not even your pets, roof top tents will offer you an excellent, safe, and comfortable experience. However, it is important to have an idea of which tent really suits you, your needs, your vehicle, and the plans you have. It's important to know what's the difference between: Hardshell roof top tent Soft-shell roof top tents The different brands The different materials You want to make sure that you get the right tent, before you go out breaking the bank and spending more for something you didn't need. What this guide covers: ⛺Basic introduction to what rooftop tents are and their advantages over ground tents. ⛺An explanation of the roof rack requirements to be able to install a tent. As well as an explanation on which roof racks are better, and which cars are the best to use these tents. ⛺An in depth look at the two different type of car top tents: Hardshell and Soft-shell ⛺A great comparison of both types of tents, as well as the best models to look out for for each type. The best hard top tents, and the best soft-shell tents. ⛺General maintenance guidelines to make sure that your RTT will last for a very long time, and for you to be able to camp in it as much as you can. This guide has been written from the personal experience, insight and knowledge from a professional that has years of experience not only camping with rooftop tents, but actually selling them and having tested multiple models, brands and designs. The author has worked for a company selling camping, outdoors, off-roads and overlanding equipment, as well as multiple roof top tent brands. His personal experience and in depth knowledge helped craft this detailed guide, and will give any "newbies" into the RTT world, the information they need. Whether you are planning a long cross-country road trip, you want to go camping or glamping with your family and kids, or you have overlanding trips with your friends coming up, rooftop tents are a choice you won't regret. There is a huge difference between camping on the ground, taking 20 minutes to set up your tent and then sleeping over an uneven, stiff and uncomfortable floor, to that of camping off the ground, in a flat surface, with a cushion, on a well built tent. There is no surprise into why roof top tents have been taking over the adventure, outdoors, camping, hiking, and off road niches: they are a comfortable and safe invention. You might be surprised to learn that many rooftop tent owners are older couples or large families, that simply want to enjoy themselves in remote, breathtaking natural parks, as well as comfortably sleeping in a roof top tent that offers coverage, a comfortable mattress, and outstanding views of their surroundings. Others are interested in these types of tents, because they are budget campers, couples or solo travelers looking to be on their four wheels discovering America, Australia, Canada or whichever country offers the most adventurous trails, sceneries and roads. If you want to learn what roof top tents are, if you are planning to start camping more often, then this guide is just for you. You will learn much more than just the basics. You'll know what roof top tent is best for you.