Hi fellow campers,
First of all I should say that I am not really a camper (yet). I've only spent a night in a tent a half dozen times. However, I've been thinking about taking up camping for recreation as well as for economical alternative lodging while traveling.
I enjoy the outdoors and have done a good bit of traipsing through the woods in WNC, and the North GA mountains. I am thinking of using my pickup truck as a camper but only using a tent that sets up in the truck bed. My ultimate goal is to take a long road trip and see some parts of the USA that I've never been to before. I thought I would plan a route that would take me from GA to the Grand Canyon and perhaps a bit further west.
I would like to take my time and drive no more than 400 or so miles per day and camp out along the way. I would appreciate advise or input about my plan. Advise on the equipment, route and any other applicable subject would be appreciated. One of the things that I am interested in is to make sure I have adequate and safe food and water. I'm a bit of a picky eater and don't want to eat fast food or processed food. I like to eat fresh veggies, rice , beans, and other stuff like that. I realize this might pose some challenges, so I would appreciate advise on that.
I'm sure there are a myriad more questions and things that I don't even know enough to ask about so feel free to bring them to my attention.
Thanks very much.
First of all I should say that I am not really a camper (yet). I've only spent a night in a tent a half dozen times. However, I've been thinking about taking up camping for recreation as well as for economical alternative lodging while traveling.
I enjoy the outdoors and have done a good bit of traipsing through the woods in WNC, and the North GA mountains. I am thinking of using my pickup truck as a camper but only using a tent that sets up in the truck bed. My ultimate goal is to take a long road trip and see some parts of the USA that I've never been to before. I thought I would plan a route that would take me from GA to the Grand Canyon and perhaps a bit further west.
I would like to take my time and drive no more than 400 or so miles per day and camp out along the way. I would appreciate advise or input about my plan. Advise on the equipment, route and any other applicable subject would be appreciated. One of the things that I am interested in is to make sure I have adequate and safe food and water. I'm a bit of a picky eater and don't want to eat fast food or processed food. I like to eat fresh veggies, rice , beans, and other stuff like that. I realize this might pose some challenges, so I would appreciate advise on that.
I'm sure there are a myriad more questions and things that I don't even know enough to ask about so feel free to bring them to my attention.
Thanks very much.
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