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Mel,

My husband and I have done endurance & CTR since the mid 1980's and we have
always either camped in a tent or slept in the back of the trailer on a cot.
We did so as we simply couldn't afford a LQ trailer until recently.  (We're
shopping for one this Spring!)

The cons to tent camping:

The cold weather rides were tough - 20's F at night is a little cold for me
to tent camp.  If it snows or the water buckets freeze at night, I'm just
not happy in a tent.

Rigs pulling in late at night often couldn't see us well.  I can remember
hearing a BIG rig pulling in at midnight & somebody calling out that they
should watch the little green tent by their left wheel.  THAT WAS US!

We've almost been run down by a loose horse at night.  Now we set up the
tent so we are sandwiched between the truck & trailer for more safety.

Pro's:

You can hear the horses all night.

Easier to get in & out for me than the back of a truck.

It's inexpensive & we already had most of the equipment.

It doesn't take much space to pack.

Linda
Bruceton Mills, WV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel Cochran" <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:52 PM
Subject: [RC] Tents vs LQ


> Hey guys!
>
> I have been reading and noticing that most of you seem to have LQ
trailers.
> I was thinking that when I actually make it to a ride, I would camp in my
> tent.  Am I going to be the only *ijit* out there "roughing it?"


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