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This person has no idea what he's talking about with regard to tires and wheels. Feel free to rock LT tires on your car (if you can get them in a suitable size

This person has no idea what he's talking about with regard to tires and wheels. Feel free to rock LT tires on your car (if you can get them in a suitable size, which you can't for most modern stuff), the weight difference is well within the range of normal variation for tires and rim packages. There's no point in spending big bucks on A/T tires if you're going to carry chains and are not going to be four wheeling for the sake of four wheeling, the chains will do anything the A/Ts could and more. The tires are the most flagrant waste of money but this whole article is riddled with bad advice. Living out of a car sucks far, far more than the author is letting on. You don't need these particular products to go "car camping". Damn near anything from the various consumer outdoor gear outlets or Amazon will do just fine. And you really should try car camping for a weekend and then a week to shake out the little details before you do it for weeks or more. Though I will give him credit for a) stopping short of telling people to buy those stupid roof top tents and b) not telling people they need to buy a large SUV.

universa1 5y ago
depending on where you are roof top tents are actually quite nice... had them on a trip in namibia: not having to sleep on the floor and not having to put up/down the tent every evening/morning was quite nice. had it also on a trip in new zealand, there the roof top tent was okayish, but a bit of bad luck with the weather made it sub-optimal... and a full campervan was still out of reach money-wise ;-)
- uptime 5y ago
  We’re you mostly able to level the vehicle? I’ve seen well prepared people with blocks etc, and I guess there’s always a campground for level surface. The other question is that I imagine you have to break it down every day even if you are based at a site, if the trailhead or store is a ways off. How did you cope with that?
swader999 5y ago
Condensation is a show stopper in a car. In a van you can install screened vents.
bluGill 5y ago
Your first car/rv camping trip should be to a 24 hour wal-mart. Most will let you sleep in the parking lot overnight at no cost (if they won't it is local laws won't allow it: vote out your corrupt mayor). Bring just the most obvious requirements (medication) and a credit card - every time you realize you need something go inside and buy it. What you needs are, are just slightly different from everyone else's, but you can always find something that will get you through the night at walmart. Once you get home examine all the gear you bought. Some of it will be good enough for more trips, others are junk that got you through the night, but you want to replace with something higher quality. For things like coffee you know if you drink it or not. However few people know if they will actually play board games while camping - I know a lot of campers that play them all the time, and a lot others who bring them with but have never opened the box. Likewise, some need measuring cups to cook, others are just going to eat out when camping: until you are doing you don't know which way you really are.

universa1 5y ago

depending on where you are roof top tents are actually quite nice... had them on a trip in namibia: not having to sleep on the floor and not having to put up/down the tent every evening/morning was quite nice. had it also on a trip in new zealand, there the roof top tent was okayish, but a bit of bad luck with the weather made it sub-optimal... and a full campervan was still out of reach money-wise ;-)

uptime 5y ago
We’re you mostly able to level the vehicle? I’ve seen well prepared people with blocks etc, and I guess there’s always a campground for level surface. The other question is that I imagine you have to break it down every day even if you are based at a site, if the trailhead or store is a ways off. How did you cope with that?

swader999 5y ago

Condensation is a show stopper in a car. In a van you can install screened vents.

bluGill 5y ago

Your first car/rv camping trip should be to a 24 hour wal-mart. Most will let you sleep in the parking lot overnight at no cost (if they won't it is local laws won't allow it: vote out your corrupt mayor). Bring just the most obvious requirements (medication) and a credit card - every time you realize you need something go inside and buy it. What you needs are, are just slightly different from everyone else's, but you can always find something that will get you through the night at walmart. Once you get home examine all the gear you bought. Some of it will be good enough for more trips, others are junk that got you through the night, but you want to replace with something higher quality. For things like coffee you know if you drink it or not. However few people know if they will actually play board games while camping - I know a lot of campers that play them all the time, and a lot others who bring them with but have never opened the box. Likewise, some need measuring cups to cook, others are just going to eat out when camping: until you are doing you don't know which way you really are.