Teardrop camper made of wood

My family and I tent camped for years and never had any real problems. We would set up the tent, put a screen shelter over the picnic table and put a huge tarp over the whole schmear, put down a piece of Astroturf between the picnic area and the tent so we had a dry place if it did rain. The only thing about camping, either with a tent, camper or motor home, Mama still had to cook, clean, etc. Yes, we also helped. Not much of a vacation for her. A friend once said that his idea of roughing it was staying in a motel with a black-and-white TV. Haven't camped in years as the wife has back trouble; sleeping on the ground or even a cot doesn't do her any good.
Those teardrop campers are seen more and more frequently. Lightweight so they can be pulled by the smaller vehicles.
My uncle had a little Serro Scotty (remember those?) that he used when he went to the New Jersey coast for surf fishing. It sat in the back yard and served as a man cave for listening to the Phillies while enjoying a Rolling Rock brew.
Edit- My wife, several years ago, called me to the living room. There was a club rally of people who salvaged campers from the 40s and 50s, restored them to original. Some were quite elegant with stained wood inside- no paneling, either.

It's semantics I know but we have lived in a motorhome for a while now and every time my wife says we are "camping" I gently reminder her that camping in when you take everything with you , usually on your back. Trailers and motorhomes are RVing. lol Now days all most All manufacturers have their own version of small trailers as that has become more popular with the younger generation. We started out using a a trailer with a pop up tent when our kids were young and thoroughly enjoyed those years. Now this sucker I have is a money pit and FOR SALE. I never had to change the oil, service the tranny, carry outrageous insurance, dodge idiots that cut you off (12 tons doesn't stop quickly) nor have a "special license" that our state requires. And that's the short list. So the simplicity of the teardrop has its endearing qualities. Even the pop ups now have a shower and a "loo" lol On the upside, my steps automatically come out and I can walk upright into my "camper". I'm too old to slither in like a snake. It's all in how you look at it.. (I do have side bays to carry my Router)

DesertRatTom said:

She came to her senses when nature started calling suddenly and frequently.
I used to live by a park that followed a sream that flowed down a narrow valley where two hikers were killed by pumas. Nature? Humbug!

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I used to be on a Tiny House forum. Those people would ooh and aah about some "cute" little house, with no indoor toilet. I used to tell them it ain't fun going outside, and go into details. They kicked me off, and I still can't figure out why.
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I was thinking more along the lines of bears, but pumas pretty much fit in the same category. Which is one reason I want something with a hard shell, and to be able to leave the driver's seat, use the loo, whatever, without getting out, until I stop at a gas station, diner, or such. Now 'that' is proper camping. in my book.