by JudyJB » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:40 pm
I guess also what amazes me is what people think they have to take along on vacation. I see people take a couple of hours to set up camp somewhere because they have to unload the bikes, the kids toys, the patio mat, the extra picnic table, the grill, the dog crate and fencing, the 6 chairs, the strings of lights, the eating tent, and so on. And then it takes half of a morning to pack it all up again when they leave. Instead of getting away from it all, they take it with them.
Maybe that's why some people think camping is so hard. I just pull up and plug in. Might put out a chair or two and very occasionally, a mat, but that is about all. Takes me 5 minutes total. I always have traveled light. Went to the UK twice with just a carryon and a small backpack for my electronics and laptop.
The easiest and safest thing would have been to have someone drive the truck pulling the boat separately. Following that rig as they were pulling it would be like following one of those big logging trucks with the logs piled up and almost falling off--an accident waiting to happen.