Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire

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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
When I was younger, long before I began living
full time in an RV, traveling the open road,
camping in nature and building a campfire . . . I
dreamed about living in a house with a huge front
porch . . . the kind of porch that graced the
houses of the early 1900s . . . with porch
swings, rocking chairs, and porch rails to sit
upon . . . a good book to read in one hand, a
glass of lemonade in the other.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Those glorious front porches provided an open
invitation to neighbors strolling by on a summer
evening, a place to visit with family and
friends, a retreat for relaxing and reading, for
sitting and daydreaming, a perfect setting for
intimate conversations and romantic first kisses.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
And then, the influx of air conditioning closed
all the doors and windows, everyone was drawn
inside to escape the heat . . . and the design of
modern houses eliminated the massive use of this
unnecessary space to add a few more feet of
living space inside . . . and the era of open and
welcome hospitality was over.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
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Even the decks that adorn the houses today, which
provide a fantastic space for grilling and fun,
fall short of providing the kind of instant
welcome a front porch had . . . no one just walks
to a backyard deck unless invited.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
We have become recluses of sort . . . sheltered
inside our houses . . . shut off from leisurely
serendipitous conversations with passerbys . . .
disconnected from getting to know our neighbors.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Luckily, for fulltime RVers the campfire
becomes their front porch.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Build a campfire and watch the magic of the early
1900s return as people begin to gather round. It
happens every single time . . . the campfire
becomes an invite to pull up a chair, talk for a
while and relax . . . just as the front porch
used to do.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
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There are no strangers around a campfire . . .
there is just a sense of welcome and acceptance
for anyone who cares to join us.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
The sharp crackle of the fire, the invigorating
smell of the wood burning that permeates your
clothes and hair, the serene setting as darkness
settles in under the starry sky all make for an
evening of hearty laughter, intriguing
conversations and memorable stories from new
friends and old around a blazing campfire.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
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A campfire sets the stage for an even playing
field. The couple living in the huge Class A
motorhome plops down among those camping in tents
and pickup campers and popup campers or Scamps
without any regard for status or boasting.
Everyone is equal around the campfire . . . every
story is captivating and inspiring.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Gather around a campfire and watch the miracle of
loaves and fishes appear right before your eyes .
. . food to grill and share appears out of thin
air, branches are trimmed to hold a hot dog over
the fire, beer and iced tea are shared freely,
and someone always finds the fixins for s'mores.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
This is when I realize my dream for a front porch
has come true . . . not by designing a house to
live in for thirty years in the suburbs, but by
living fulltime in our RV and building a simple
campfire on a cool evening.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
Sometimes, its the simple things that have the
most profound effect on us . . . a simple
campfire draws us to relax . . . take an easy
pace instead of the rushed frenzy of day to day
living most people know.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
A simple campfire reconnects us to nature . . .
the great outdoors, the sunsets, the stars, the
sounds of owls and coyotes and frogs. A simple
campfire opens our hearts and minds to listen to
our neighbors and friends and strangers.
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
We take our front porch with us wherever we go .
. . and the result is always the same . . . if
you build it, they will come!
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Fulltime RV Living . . . The Magic of a Campfire
Life is Too Short To Wait For Someday!
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