outdoor lifestyle outdoor lifestyle advantages to using your rv as a basecamp by wade thiel having a basecamp when you're back to once you've experienced all no better basecamp than an rv here are some reasons why setting up camp is easy no matter where you choose find that it's easier in an rv there is no longer the hassle of unpacking your truck and setting out the awning and slides and you're ready to go out and experience the great outdoors fewer security worries in an rv this can cause some anxiousness if you leave something rv and using it as your basecamp allows you to leave non-essential items for hiking or hunting back at your basecamp without any worry of them being damaged or stolen sleep is a huge part of your to spend a night out camping denying that having a nice bed to come back to after a couple days out hunting or hiking is an extremely welcomed convenience access to cooking & bathroom essentials nobody is going to be mad about the availability of a nice small kitchen or a compact bathroom in an rv