If you want to go camping, there's no better way to do it than with an RV or camping trailer. And no decade did camping like the 1970s!
Something about the '70s aesthetic goes hand in hand with a camper; light browns and dark oranges feel right at home.
Here are 21 photos of what RV trips looked like in the 1970s.
1
Bryan Cranston With His Cousin Fredrick Taft
An RV trip in 1977.
2
GMC Motorhome
An ad in the 1970s.
3
A Yashica-A
Possibly from 1973.
4
Cross-Country Driving
A camper-van-honeymoon in 1971, 21 years old.
5
FMC
An expensive motor home in the ‘70s.
6
Camping in the 1970s
With help from a pickup.
7
Fishing Trip
Out of an early ‘70s Dodge motor home.
8
Beetle Camper
In 1974, there was a camper trailer sold by Volkswagen, specifically for the Beetle. No, it didn’t have enough power to properly tow that.
9
Camping Trip
1970s California
10
The “Superior Motor Home”
An ugly 1970 motor home.
11
The Interior
Breakfast in an RV.
12
Chevelle SS
The perfect towing vehicle.
13
1970 VW Camper Van
“My parents bought that camper van from a factory in Germany.” 1972, Renton WA.
14
Pulling Out
RVs are a wide load.
15
Parked RV
Cerritos, California in 1977.
16
On the Road
A Dodge Dart and an RV.
17
Komfort Travel
A 1970s ad.
18
Picnic
An RV in the park.
19
An RV Convention
No hotel needed.
20
Interior
That '70s aesthetic.
21
A Day Out
Picnics and hunting practice together.
