CAMPING GROUPSCAMPING GROUPS

A short reserch book about campingBy Eric Palmér

“IMMIGRATION IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW PEOPLE IN TO A HABITAT OR POPULATION. I T I S A B I O L O G I C A L CONCEPT AND IS IMPORTANT IN POP-ULATION ECOLO-GY, DIFFERENTIATED FROM EMIGRATION AND MIGRATION“.

IMMIGR ANTS

×Non cohesive group×Varied income×Not likely to own a vacation home×Ties outside Sweden

×Eclectic×Untapped×Different backgrounds×Top 3: Finland, Iraq, Yugoslavia

Assumptions

Possible reasons for camping×Closer ties to family×Closer to nature×Compensate for lack of ”second” home×Normal vacation

Characteristics

Vacation habits×Likely to travel to original home country

High and low status+ Unknown- Unknown

“THE CITY POPULA-TION HAS A HIGHER AVERAGE INCOME THAN THEIR COUN-TERPARTS IN RURAL AREAS. THERE LIVING CONDITIONS ARE ON THE OTHER HAND OF-TEN SMALLER AND MORE EXPENSIVE“.

CIT Y POPULATION

Characteristics×High income×Attracted to nature×Interested in some parts of camping×Unlikely to identify with camping culture

×Fashion sensitive×Attractive×Show off

Assumptions

Possible reasons for camping×Closer ties to family×Closer to nature×Getting away from stress and technology×It’s cool

Vacation habits×Sun charter×Flying×City vacations

High and low status+ Highly recognized places+ Icons- “Common” vacation spots

SUMMER VACATION IS A VACATION IN THE SUMMERTIME BETWEEN SCHOOL YEARS IN WHICH STUDENTS AND IN-STRUCTORS ARE OFF SCHOOL TYPICALLY BETWEEN 6 AND 12 WEEKS

YOUTH

Characteristics×Low income×Varied amount of spare time ×Varied interest in camping ×Somewhat cohesive group×Attracted by their own group×Attracted by activities

×Changeable×Impressionable×Young×In motion×Unreliable×Active×The future

Assumptions

Possible reasons for camping×Closer ties to family×Closer ties to friends×Closer to nature×It’s cool×It can be cheap

Vacation habits×Shorter cheap flights×City vacations

High and low status+ Unique experiences- Unknown