To all you tenters or sleeping bag users; for me, roughing it is not having a mint on my pillow. Tents and sleeping bags are to be stared at and studied, they should all be in some museum of ancient history....
I sort of expected nothing but the John Wayne types here playing with heavy equipment but, to my amazement (old thinking), Pajama Boy (sucking on a Soy Latte) is also in the mix.
Maybe AC, quiet diesels and slick trim finishes are changing our industry to a newer, more "civilized" and PC compliant type.
I will continue with my archaic ways: grinds in my coffee, weapon on my person, bugs in my teeth and contently sleeping on the ground out in the elements. AC sure is nice but I never sleep better than when in my tent on a 3 week road trip across our great country. I would rather be living and working in the wild than stuck in a museum or close to a city. However, I'm thankful for all of the city people - keeps the wild areas a little less crowded.
Camping next to a lake with a woman who rides her own after a long, bug spattered day = paradise found for me. Livin' my dream. May we all be so lucky as to find that which appeals to us the most, no matter the path.