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Originally Posted by eazyduzzit
Way to stamp a generalization on things.
I don't even have a camper but i'm speaking for several families that do.
Is it so wrong to want to give your family a bit extra? A lot of families cannot afford the fights/hotels/food/exchange rate conversions/activities to do on vacation...so a legitimate investment would be a trailer to take the kids somewhere...give them a little extra you know? Now i know your going to turn this around and say giving the kids a little extra isn't a "need" or simply say go tenting but thats beside the point.
Bottom line is, you shouldn't be punished for striving for a little extra fun, nor should you be looked at as a person with handfuls of money simply because you own an SUV/trailer, nor should you be faced with extra fines and levys for doing so.
Just another one of those small print extras in this "free" country of ours.
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But an SUV isn't a need if you're only going to go camping 5 times a year. You could rent an SUV for that weekend and it would be much cheaper than paying for the gas guzzling it does year round. So you've bought an SUV instead of a car, AND a trailer for a few weekends a year? Methinks you can afford more than you're letting on if that's the case. (Not you, but your friends.) Shrink the size of your vehicle, shrink your payments, your gas, etc, and use that money to rent your SUV and trailer twice a year, in addition to saving the environment all those emissions from driving a pig all year.