Are RV and Cabin Camping Truly Camping?

Google search defines camping as “the activity spending a vacation living in a camp, tent, or camper.”

Dictionary.com: “to live temporarily in or as if in a camp or outdoors, usually for recreation.”

Cambridge Dictionary: “the act of staying and sleeping in an outside area for one or more days and nights, usually in a tent.”

Are RV and Cabin Camping Truly Camping? It’s a question with varying answers.  Many avid campers would say that unless you’re sleeping in a tent and using a kerosene stove and lamp, it’s not camping.  Others would be adamant that cabin camping, with electricity and other amenities, is just as much camping as using a tent.  RV campers fall somewhere in between the two, not as cozy as a cabin and not as hands on as tent camping.

All of these options have their own benefits and reasons to be called camping.

Cabin camping is like leaving your house to go to a smaller, less equipped house.  Most of the time there are pools, playgrounds, and planned activities at these sites.  Not too shabby if you want a nice, outdoorsy vacation while keeping the luxury of electricity.  People who aren’t interested in getting down and dirty, but still want the experience often opt for these campgrounds. South Jersey campsites: Country Oaks Campground, Pleasant Valley Family Campground

Going camping with just a tent and whatever supplies you have is a better way to get in touch with nature, but it’s also more difficult and time consuming.  You have to set up your tent(s) and whatever else you bring with you.  At the same time, it is a good way to getaway from all the things you have at home; a relaxing time with family or friends.  Going out into the woods and doing everything yourself gives you a sense of accomplishment you wouldn’t get otherwise.  South Jersey campsites: Timberlane Campground, Egg Harbor Lake Campground

RVs, or recreational vehicles, are a perfect midway point between tent and cabin camping.  It’s a home away from home, like cabins are and requires much less set up than tents.  On the other hand, it is smaller than a cabin and still requires the use of the ground around it.  There are campgrounds specifically for RV camping or other campsites for tents and RVs.  South Jersey campsites: Chestnut Lake RV Campground, Driftwood RV Resort and Campground

It is a matter of opinion what is considered camping and what is not.  In the end, it is a fun outdoor activity for families, friends and couples.