Self-driving camping can be addictive. You’ll be tempted to buy, buy, buy. It’s an unstoppable equipment comparison.

As the summer vacation comes to an end and the children start school, the author also welcomes back his parents and the "pants" who have been with our family for five years.

It is said that during the journey of more than 2,500 kilometers, Chuangku with the tent on the roof attracted many onlookers. Some people were curious about whether it was convenient, and some were worried about whether it was safe. Verification in January: safe and convenient, The only thing you need to pay attention to is to remember to close the stairs when you leave. Occasionally, there will be curious people who are action-oriented and just step on the stairs to find out. After all, it is a relatively private place.

If you want to ask your parents how they feel, use two sentences to express that I think it is enough to poke and prod without any fancy rhetorical modifications. The first sentence is, "Yao'er, we have to replace some equipment and add some belongings. It is estimated to cost 8,000-10,000 yuan!"; the second sentence is, "You have to take a holiday during the National Day. Come and experience it with us. It's so comfortable. ! ”

Life is always a practice, even a trip is a process of accumulating and growing knowledge. Being able to communicate with different self-driving camping partners along the way is very precious for parents who have just started "wandering". Chatting, they become friends after meeting by chance. You talk to each other and share what you have seen and heard, even the parents' shortcomings. Even if they are exchanging cooking skills, learning each other's skills, and experiencing the local customs and customs together, life goes by like this. Only at their age can they have the capital to look back without pressure, sigh that the glitz is gone, and continue to pursue this rare opportunity. Relax and feel at ease.

Human beings cannot live alone. Even if you go out alone, you will communicate and collide with the vast self-driving army. It is also because of simple getting along that you understand that there is still a lot to learn about self-driving camping.

It is said that photography is full of pitfalls. From the "battle report" sent back, you can guess that although the author's parents went out for self-driving camping, they have not yet joined the amateur photography hobby group and are completely immersed in it. I am unable to extricate myself from this "wandering" world, and I still don't know what it feels like to get up early in the morning, set up my camera, and wait for the sunrise. What I never expected is that not only photography can be a trap, but even camping has its own circles and equipment.

In the second article "Records of Parents’ Self-Driving Travel (Part 2): The TV, Oven, and Tea Sets Are Also Bringing, and a 70-Year-Old Man also Eats and Lives in the Car" I talked to you about the most important car for self-driving camping, moving and escaping style. For self-driving tours, the car is the place where you need to live. You can eat, live, and travel in the car, including daily necessities. The car is not only the best storage space, but also a changeable moving castle. Many people have even surpassed it. I have been "wandering" for 300 days. From ordinary cars to SUVs to RVs, there are different levels of cars, and from ordinary camping tents to rooftop tents to beds and RVs, there are also different levels of accommodation. Some people start crazy shopping after a self-driving camping trip. Do you think that’s it?

The lives of Chongqing people are inseparable from a bowl of noodles. When cooking noodles at an altitude of about 2,000 meters, without a pressure cooker, the noodles are always raw. On the one hand, the details are the accumulation of common sense in life. On the other hand, it is also time to review the geography class that year for not listening well. A place where water and soil produce good food can support a person, and there are many ways to do it. So if you are not very experienced in setting off for the first time, you can check the route and list again to see if there is a pot missing.

You may not believe it, but even wood stoves and mobile kitchens can be competed. For example, the wood stove that my parents purchased before is relatively basic and is called the first generation. Its use scenarios are relatively limited. It requires skills to make a fire. Sparks are easy to come out and the smoke is larger. However, the upgraded version burns more fully and is safer and more environmentally friendly to use. , so an upgraded wood stove is also on the replacement list. It is worth mentioning that many people recommend folding camping stoves and would like to share them with the self-driving enthusiasts in the Sichuan and Chongqing areas. Since Sichuan cuisine is more flavorful and contains more condiments, the practicality of this equipment is relatively low.

Additional purchase list: pressure cooker, stew pot or small rice cooker, water measuring pen, water filter, high-power mobile power supply (for rice cooker cooking and daily mobile phone charging), solar charging panel (for charging mobile power supply) ), electric scorpion, car toilet.

Redeem purchase list: Portable folding tables and chairs, third-generation wood stoves, water storage buckets for water storage bags.

Purchase additional water measuring pens and water filters, mainly in places with mountain springs, to measure water quality. If the values ??are not up to standard, they can be improved through treatment. The use of the electric scorpion is mainly in situations where many car owners park their vehicles in a certain campsite for a long time and the vehicle cannot ignite.

The author seems to be summarizing some of the insights and experiences of the retired army on self-driving tours. In fact, it feels like it is conveying the attitudes and survival skills of self-driving camping. For those born in the 50s, 60s and 70s, self-driving camping is a choice, an experience, and a trend. Car companies can pay attention to it, and merchants of peripheral products can also pay attention. After all, they have more time and energy, and their spending power is not bad with their retirement funds.

Let’s talk about the story of this group of people. There is a couple born in the 1950s who have completed their filial piety and parenting obligations. They have worked hard for most of their lives and are suffering from illness. Their original intention is to enjoy the rest of their lives. However, I got out of control. I "wandered" outside for more than 300 days a year. I went to deserts, snowfields, virgin forests, and even saw the moon abroad. When I returned home, it was just a change of seasons and routes, and I needed to change equipment. It was really A free and easy show of being at home all over the world was staged. When it comes to children, the saying "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and the elders do not care about the affairs of the younger generations" puts the mentality in the most comfortable position. Two years later, the medicine jar was lost. If it hadn't been for the epidemic, the couple would have planned to sell the house and move around the world.

If the man who brought a refrigerator, a TV, a coffee machine, and a tea set before was not surprising, the woman traveling alone in an RV can definitely vindicate the majority of female drivers. Who said women are not as good as men? ? Several times in a row, your parents met this lone eldest sister, so it is not the door that closes your home, but your heart, and it is not the rope that binds your hands and feet, but your mentality and determination.

Written at the end: Although I have not seen it with my own eyes or heard it with my own ears, I still have a sense of awe in my heart, both for life and for life. Perhaps our lives have really broken away from the primitive state and lack of materials back then. The fast pace allows us to do our best to buy what we want with money, but we cannot buy the sincerity of this life, nor can we buy it. The belonging of the soul. Or work, or promotion, or children, or school district... It is really not easy to cultivate a state of mind, and it is difficult to escape from the world, so envy, jealousy, and hatred are all normal.

Whether you are on the road or a friend of my parents who is infected and planning to travel, you need to emphasize driving safety again. In addition to the accumulation of basic common sense in life, there is also a reserve of emergency knowledge about cars and people. If possible, both spouses can obtain driver's licenses to avoid driving while fatigued, divide work and cooperate, and the road can go further.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.