When you’re camping at a music festival, the best tunes at any given moment aren’t always coming from the festival stage. Sometimes, the campsite is alive with the sound of music. But only if you take the time to queue up your own music or setlist – and the means to play it. We’ve previously blogged about upgrading the (often lousy) audio gear that RV manufacturers install in their rigs. Our friends Kris and Nick did a pretty bad-ass job in that regard. We also blogged about companies like JL Audio in our South Florida backyard, who have broadly targeted the RV sector – and AirStream in particular – for next-gen RV audio.
Audiophiles who RV have complained for years about the lack of quality in RV stereo systems. Manufacturers have tossed together lackluster systems. But you can’t expect some $2 speaker to deliver hi-fi sound. But beyond hard-wired audio systems, how can you power up some sick or simply pleasant sounds in the campsite – regardless of whether you have a tent or an RV? Between Bluetooth systems, power sources, the tunes you play, or just a little ambiance, a little planning can have you singing sweet sounds to rock your soul.
Check out these five tips to make music an essential part of your campsite.
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RVers love our rigs. But sometimes, the paint jobs and interior decor are enough to make your head swirl as you reach for the Zofran. What’s a camper to do? Lord knows we’re not helping nudge the industry away from its tried-and-tired experiment with wavy designs and archaic color schemes. So let’s explore a bit what got us to the point of Pantone colors seemingly custom-chosen for hiding a 40-foot RV in the forest so even a park ranger hunting boondockers through the trees would be stymied.
Dead & Company played The Gorge last weekend, Bonnaroo is this weekend, and Phish is out there… somewhere. That means the summer music festival and concert season is upon us. Add to that the thousands of RVers who are pulling their rigs out of storage, pulling off the covers, and hitting the highway, and it’s clear that the summer music festival camping season has arrived. Ready to rock? 
He’s created music festivals, opened celebrated concert venues, and staged shows that have brought together the “core four” surviving members of the Grateful Dead for a series of farewell shows – and conjured the magic of the Dead. But Peter Shapiro is never far from the spirit of the road. Whether it was touring for a month to shoot video for his college documentary, or rolling 13,254 miles following the band for a second documentary, Shapiro’s a fan of the road.