Touring vs. Camping

[CLChastain]

Any difference?

[dguff]

No.

[kayakdlk]

I think of touring as a road trip moving from night to night or at least ever couple nights. We did a 6200 mile loop through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon this summer and only stayed 1-3 days at each destination. While I think of camping more like driving and finding a spot and stay for several days. I usually find a spot in Colorado for my base camping and setup for a week and do day trips within 2 hrs from that base camp

I know that a teardrop made our 6200 mile tour much easier with minimal setup and teardown for short stays and was much preferred by the family over setting up and tearing down a large tent each night.

When it comes down to it not much difference

Dan

[Redneck Teepee]

I think of touring as a road trip moving from night to night or at least ever couple nights. We did a 6200 mile loop through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon this summer and only stayed 1-3 days at each destination. While I think of camping more like driving and finding a spot and stay for several days. I usually find a spot in Colorado for my base camping and setup for a week and do day trips within 2 hrs from that base camp

I know that a teardrop made our 6200 mile tour much easier with minimal setup and teardown for short stays and was much preferred by the family over setting up and tearing down a large tent each night.

When it comes down to it not much difference

Dan

Ditto ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Did a 8 western states this summer just to check out different areas, Montana and Wyoming made the top of the list for future trips, not taking away the others but those two had appeal to us. No more than 3 days at any given area

[Vedette]

I AGEE with Dan.
We too refer to ourselves as "Travelers" rather than "Campers"
We love to see as much country as possible and experience new camping facilities every couple of days???
Miss Piggy has logged almost 33,000 miles in the past 3 seasons and we have slept in her 153 nights to date.
There is still time for at least one more outing this year!
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi
PS
That is why we promoted the first "Fall Crawl" across Washington in Sept 2015.

[jstrubberg]

I think this difference colors a lot of things we do with a camper.

My wife and I "tour". We select a destination, then we camp each night on the way to and each night on the way back. Every day is travel, every night is a new camp. Because we move constantly, there's a lot of things in camp we just don't mess with. Additional awnings, outdoor cooking setups, even a shower surround gets to be a pain the fifth or sixth time you set it up on a trip. We usually try to stop early in the evening in order to get in some campfire time, but most things besides leveling the trailer, starting a fire and putting together a meal are still too much trouble.

It's a completely different approach when you go to a campground and stay there for a week. Camp get much more elaborate and there's more time for the extra amenities.

[booyah]

I actually see three different ways of teardrop travel

1. Camping. Heading to a destination place, and mostly staying static. Unhook the trailer when you get there and it stays there till its time to go home. Here staying in the trailer is as much a part of the trip as where we are at, and much more of the destination is more important than the journey. Usually a fishing/hunting trip for me, or family camping (someplace with an awesome beach or series of things to do in the area).

2. Touring. Going from one place to another every day or so, not staying in one place. Each destination is its own destination, and on the way to the next. Sort of the enjoying the journey, as much as the destination.

3. Hoteling. This is actually the most common use for our teardrop. Similar to touring, but the camper stays someplace other than the destination that we are actually there for. I see this as different because we are basically using the camper as a substitute for a hotel room, not as part of the trip itself. We're as likely to stay in it at a rest area, as we are at a state park, as we are a KOA campground, truck stop, Walmart, or the end of a national forest road. In this case I would consider bringing the teardrop on a trip to Cedar Point, Ohiopyle PA, and Hersey PA hoteling. We're only using the camper as a place to eat and sleep, and the camper location doesn't matter as part of the trip.

Maybe I read too much into it, but this is how I've thought of it in my head.

[mkitchen]

I agree with Dan too. Most all of our trips are more travel than camping at one spot. The only time this would change would be if we were going to a teardrop event of bicycling event. We love to see new and interesting places and preferably spots that are not too crowded.
Mikey

[dales133]

I actually see three different ways of teardrop travel

1. Camping. Heading to a destination place, and mostly staying static. Unhook the trailer when you get there and it stays there till its time to go home. Here staying in the trailer is as much a part of the trip as where we are at, and much more of the destination is more important than the journey. Usually a fishing/hunting trip for me, or family camping (someplace with an awesome beach or series of things to do in the area).

2. Touring. Going from one place to another every day or so, not staying in one place. Each destination is its own destination, and on the way to the next. Sort of the enjoying the journey, as much as the destination.

3. Hoteling. This is actually the most common use for our teardrop. Similar to touring, but the camper stays someplace other than the destination that we are actually there for. I see this as different because we are basically using the camper as a substitute for a hotel room, not as part of the trip itself. We're as likely to stay in it at a rest area, as we are at a state park, as we are a KOA campground, truck stop, Walmart, or the end of a national forest road. In this case I would consider bringing the teardrop on a trip to Cedar Point, Ohiopyle PA, and Hersey PA hoteling. We're only using the camper as a place to eat and sleep, and the camper location doesn't matter as part of the trip.

Maybe I read too much into it, but this is how I've thought of it in my head.

This pretty much outlines the 3 uses i built mine for