Being a migrant
As a family we spent decades camping. Enough time to convince us that much of the advertising used by the industry is misleading. There is no such thing as too much comfort. Of course for years we avoided using any kind of a mattress and then after that we started to use the air mattress. If it blows up it will deflate. But with years we learned there were other things to consider. Recently I have been looking at travel trailer advertising. Not because I’m in the market but purely from the point of view of being curious. When a manufacturer tells you that there is lots of storage space they’re lying to you. When they tell you that the bed will be comfortable there lying to you. When they tell you that the toilet facilities will be wonderful they’re lying to you. From what I can tell the only thing that you will hear in an advertisement that is factual is the price. I think the law has something to do with that. And even then consider that most advertising comes from south of the border so you will be paying more than you think. But remember this is recreation space. When they consider that certain families have to live in spaces that are smaller than the proverbial thimble I have a sense of sorrow. How can you ever stand up straight again when the ceiling is less than your height. As a camper I learned that you learned to be comfortable. A true process. In fact the best hint I can give you is to find a dog. Dogs managed to find the comfortable places to sleep. And if that space used to belong to you, tough. But carrying on. I now watch these videos as amusing rather than factual. There is no way that you were going to prepare a full 9 course meal for a family on a single cook top. And that sink that looks large enough to hold one dish. It is but no more than that you will learn to eat differently. What the companies now do is try to distract you with different colours on the walls. It is an old strategy learned I imagine from the paint and wallpaper industry. Of course if you have gone to sleep in your car this is not what concerns you. You want a place to park where someone will not knock on the window at Zero Dark 30. It hasn’t happened to me, yet but it will. Seems to be part of the model. For both people sleeping in their cars and people sleeping in there RV. The industry makes jokes about sticks and bricks for a good reason. They’re trying to show you what is considered as normal. Your four tires do not make you normal. Rather they encourage you to head on down the road.
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