The Best in Tent Camping: New England: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.40405
EAN: 9780897323277
ISBN: 0897323270
Label: Menasha Ridge Press
Manufacturer: Menasha Ridge Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2002-06
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Studio: Menasha Ridge Press
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Summary: A great tool for discovering New England
Comment: I bought this book last year, a few short weeks before our annual camping trip - this time to New England - because the free AAA campground "guides" we used the year prior were awful and featured mostly sites catering to RVs.
I must say, we found the reviews in the book very helpful, and it did lead us to some wonderful spots in campgrounds we might not have otherwised discovered. However, having only learned about these great destinations a month before our trip prevented us from securing some of the most beautiful spots. My recommendation, therefore, is to plan ahead, far, far in advance, if you want to experience the best sites New England has to offer. Otherwise, you will arrive only to find out the spot you want has been booked.
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Summary: review response
Comment: Greetings Dev33 and Natureboy,
I'm sorry you had a less than positive experience with the reviews and ratings in my book. I do realize that slapping a numeric rating on something as subjective as impressions of privacy or beauty can be problematic.
I did try to be as honest as possible about my impressions. Perhaps the campgrounds were less crowded when I was there doing my reserach.
Natureboy, regarding some of your comments about Beartown and Greylock, I was never bothered by traffic at night on the Greylock access road. Perhaps there was something going on that night you were there, but that was never a factor when I was there or I certainly would have mentioned it. Also, I did mention that the pondside sites at Beartown are open to each other, but the view of the pond and surrounding hillsides made up for it, at least in my view. I doubt the air traffic that bothered you was from Otis AFB, however, since that is over near Cape Cod. Again, I am sorry your experiences with those campgrounds were not as positive as mine. I wish you better luck and more pleasant camping experiences in the future.
If you would like to respond to me directly, my e-mail address is llow@redmondmag.com. I would like to hear from you and hear your concerns directly. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy some of the other spots mentioned in the book. If you're ever in Maine, try the Mount Desert Campground. I'm certain you'll like that place.
Cheers,
Lafe Low
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Summary: not so good tent camping
Comment: my husband and i have used this book twice for tent camping in Mass. I'm not sure what the author has in mind regarding his idea of privacy but the two different parks we've stayed at, 4 stars for privacy was way off. I don't call 4 stars being able to talk to my neighbors from in front of my campfire less than 30 feet away with hardly any trees/bushes in between sites. His discriptions of the parks in general are accurate. We are very let down by the descriptions of the sites and privacy. We were suppsose to be "on the river" at Mohawk Trail State Forest but we had to walk through the next site to get to the river.
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Summary: Ok, Not the worst, bad some bad experiences.
Comment: I checked out some of the 'best' sites in his book only to be disappointed several times. For example: Mr.Laff gives Mt. Greylock 5 stars for privacy and spaciousness. I even reserved what was supposedly one of the 'best' campsites there. These campsites were literally 30 feet from one another, on hard packed dirt with not even a separating tree between them. At night, the access road across the river was busy with traffic, lighting up my tent all night with highbeam lights. It was like camping in a undersized, cramped trailer park.
EDIT: Ok, let me say I was a bit mad after having some bad experiences. Let me stress the good things about this book: As a camping site reference this book is very handy for planning a trip as it has A LOT of information in one place (A very good listing of parks and amenities).
However, I think the review system could use some tweaking. This could be a much better book. Pictures would really sweeten this up. It would also be helpful to know what parks are family parks, or day parks or "rv crowd" parks, etc.. Not an easy task, but still on my wish list.
Also, I think the book is missing a better suited audience: the camping RV crowd (whom the book title seems to disparage a little). I think this book is almost an indispensable resource book for them, far more so than for the backpacker. Many of the parks in this book offer RV amenities which is something I didn't think I'd see in this book considering the title.
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Summary: Great resource!!!
Comment: Lafe Low has put together a concise, thorough and extremely helpful guide to finding quiet tent campgrounds in New England. He even goes to the point of describing individual sites so you know which ones to reserve. He provides details on privacy, facilities and overall beauty as well as which water sports can be practiced in the area. It is a necessary resource for anyone trying to find spots where they won't be overrun by so-called RV "campers". My only suggestion would be more details/broader maps since many of the parks are in out of the way spots that don't get adequate attention on larger maps.
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Editorial Reviews:
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If you subscribe to the opinion that televisions, Japanese lanterns, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, The Best in Test Camping should be your constant companion. The Best in Test Camping: New England is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching a tent on a concrete slab, trying to sleep through the blare of another camper's boombox, or waking to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs. The Best in Tent Camping: New England will guide you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best managed campgrounds in the majestic Centennial State. Painstakingly selected from thousands of campgrounds in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Each campsite is rated for: beauty, noise, privacy, security, spaciousness, and cleanliness. Each campground profile provides essential details on facilities, reservations, fees, and restrictions, as well as an accurate, easy-to-read map, making the campground a snap to locate. (6 X 9, 256 pages, maps)
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