You pull into your campsite after a long day on the road. Maybe you’re a little tired, maybe a little hungry… and then you look around.
If you’re lucky, you’re staring out at something incredible—a lake shimmering in the evening light, mountains in the distance, or maybe a wide-open desert sky that seems to go on forever. Ah… perfection.
But, then again… maybe this site has something else going for it. Full hookups.
No worrying about tank levels. No conserving water. You can run the A/C, take a long shower, do the dishes without thinking twice, and just settle in comfortably. Everything works the way it does at home, and that feels pretty nice.
So what really matters more to you?
Some of you will take the view every time. You’ll boondock, dry camp, or give up a few comforts if it means waking up to something unforgettable. For you, that’s the whole point of being out here in the first place.
Others of you feel the opposite. A beautiful view is great… but not if you’re dealing with full tanks, limited power, or sweating through a hot night without hookups. Comfort, convenience, and peace of mind win out, especially on longer stays.
And then there are those of you who try to strike a balance. Maybe you’ll rough it for a night or two if the setting is worth it, but after that, you’re ready to plug in and relax.
So let’s hear it… If you had to choose, would you rather have full hookups or a spectacular view? Please leave a comment after you vote. Thank you!
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Can live without FHU, but only for about 4 days before needing a dump site.
A few days maybe. But water and electric is a must.
It also depends on whether there is a dump site handy. I would not drive with full or almost full waste tanks.
We have lead acid batteries, so boondocking is out of the question. If we had electric only, I will take beautiful views any day.
We boondocked/dry camped for 10 years in a travel trailer and a fifth wheel. No solar panels, generator, or inverter, just 2 lead-acid batteries and a tow vehicle to recharge the batteries. Of course, we couldn’t use the AC, microwave, Mr. Coffee, or 120vac TV, but we could use all the 12vdc features of the trailers when camping without hookups. We “made-do” with a manual drip coffee-maker, a 12v stereo radio/DVD player, a 12vdc TV that I installed, a propane cooktop and oven, and propane-120vac fridge and water heater. We towed the travel trailer 7,000 miles on a trip to Alaska and western Canada, dry camping in provincial parks, city/county parks, wildlife refuges, & casinos.
Spectacular Views and New Adventures is what RVing/Overlanding is all about for us.
Electrical and Hookups are the domain of a campground which can be found EVERYWHERE! NO Spectacular Views in a campground.
A generator or solar/lithium batteries and a “Groover” solve the Power and Poop issues when camping in areas of a Spectacular View.
Leaving home behind with a small RV/camper gives you so many more choices of locations or destinations with Spectacular Views.
Why so many think they must have a huge RV with all the comforts of home baffles me! If creature comforts are so important why did you leave the house???
We travel with dogs. We need to be sure they are within safe temperature ranges. Of course, we like those same ranges, but we are free to choose how we deal with them, the dogs are stuck with whatever. So, if the choice was the view of a lifetime, but very hot and no electricity to be able to mitigate the temperatures, we’d be forced to go with at least electricity. On, the other hand, moderate temperatures and a great view … that would be ideal. I don’t like being too hot or too cold so if I’m comfortable it’s OK for me and for the dogs. But, we do love a great view.
I rarely camp with hook-ups, and when i do it’s usually electric only. I’ve done many road trips of 3-4 weeks each dry camping with my A-frame pop-up. I have solar with lead-acid batteries. Do we travel to see the campground, or do we travel to see the beauty that nature has provided us?
I much prefer nature with a beautiful view but if it’s hot and humid I have to have electric for the A/C .
Electric only, even when available, I don’t use full hook-ups. With the current coach, we can live two weeks plus on our tanks so we have soft water from home instead of questionable campground water.
I’m off grid so I don’t need hookups anyhow.
Our used motorhome came with TVs that we never use. Camping is getting away from all that stuff. Live fine without cell service, computers, etc. Electric is nice, cheaper than using LP to operate refrigerator. 90% of our trips, we go without electric.
The one essential is a good bed for a good sleep. Tents, air mattresses, are past (nightmare) memories for senior citizens.