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Tucos's Child's avatar

"Outhouse" magazine, classic.

Great in depth detailed article, inspiring.

environMENTAL's avatar

We LOVE the Disneyland analogy….

Hippie Speedball's avatar

In Rutkow's excellent book American Canopy he talks about how Henry Ford explicitly promoted car camping: https://www.amazon.com/American-Canopy-Forests-Making-Nation/dp/1439193584/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2345F9KC3L32P&keywords=american+canopy+book&qid=1675687050&sprefix=american+canopy%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1

(Here's more: https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-resources/popular-topics/the-vagabonds/#:~:text=%20The%20Vagabonds.%20Between%201915%20and%201924%2C%20Henry,Firestone%20were%20in%20California%20for%20the%20Panama-Pacific%20Exposition.)

Before the car most of the remaining American wilderness was too far for the average person to reach. Cars were sold explicitly as something that could get you to the campsite to experience nature.

Green Leap Forward's avatar

Sounds like a fascinating book in general! Thank you for sharing!

Bitcoin Fortress's avatar

Excellent work as usual. Thanks!

American Psycho's avatar

I pay no mind to the professional class who complains from their executive offices temperature controlled thanks to organic fuels.