RV Escape

Justin and Sara weren’t the only babes in the woods on the RV Weekend Escape to Morro Bay (“Park Place,” June 11). Their parents rented an RV, acknowledged that it came with a refrigerator and microwave oven, but spent $80 on dinner at a restaurant. How long would it have taken to prepare a simple meal? Hooking up after dark was avoidable if they had gone directly to the campground. They might also have considered that the RV was a self-contained vehicle--so it wasn’t really necessary to hook anything up until the next morning, assuming they filled the fresh-water tank. I also find it difficult to believe that Steve faced “an array of wires and hoses.” Surely he could tell the difference between a one-inch (diameter) water hose and a three-inch sewer hose without praying for the knowledge. The other wires were the electric hookup (which came from the RV) and the cable TV (which came from the campground to the RV). What’s to mix up?

The RV lifestyle offers an inexpensive opportunity to get away for a weekend, and you don’t have to spend more than $700 to do it.

ABRAHAM HOFFMAN

Reseda

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A $719.83 weekend in a rented RV at Morro Bay is a luxury most people would not even consider. It speaks of an expense account mentality at best, and is not what I would expect from The Times.

This family could have stayed at a very nice motel, had breakfast of rolls, juice and coffee, a picnic supper on the beach (all purchased locally), eaten the same meals out (as you described), and spent considerably less money, less energy, and less worrying about insurance and cleaning, etc. We need all the tourism we can get along the Central Coast, but this is ridiculous.

DEE WILSON

Buellton