Sometimes when you travel there’s no avoiding a motel – but for every other time there’s camping.  Here’s why we’ll choose a tent and sleeping bag over free wifi and a  breakfast bar (almost) every time.

1.  Motels have popcorn ceilings.  Camping has starry skies.

2.  Motel sheets are suspicious.  Sleeping bags are cozy.

3.  Food cooked on a camp stove is scientifically proven to taste better.

4.  Chances are, you won’t be kept up all night by your neighbor’s TV while you’re camping.

5.  Fresh air vs. stale ashtray smell

6.  Pine needles vs. creepy carpeting

7.  Smelling like campfire is sexier than smelling like motel bar soap.

8. Ghost stories are better for your brain than cable television.

9.  Camping costs less than a motel.

10.  When you’re 80 a motel will probably sound much better to you than camping will.  Enjoy it while you can.