What is one of the features of modern camping where nationality is concerned? Economy is one powerful motive（动机） for camping. Since after the initial outlay upon equipment, or through hiring it, the total expense can be far less than the cost of hotels. But contrary to popular assumption, it is far from being the only one, or even the greatest. The man who maneuvers（移动） carelessly into his £20 worth of space at one of Europe's myriad（无数的） permanent sites may find himself bumping a Bentley. More likely, Ford（浅滩） Escort（护卫(队)） will be hub（毂） to hub（毂）, with Renault or Mercedes, but rarely with bicycles made for two.

  That the equipment of modern camping becomes yearly more sophisticated is an entertaining paradox for the cynic（ 犬儒主义者）. A brighter promise for the hopeful（有希望的） traveller who has sworn to get away from it all. It also provides, and some student sociologists（社会学家） might care to base his thesis upon their phenomenon, an escape of another kind. The modern traveller is often a man who dislikes the Splendid and the Bella Vista, not because he cannot afford or shuns（避开） their material comforts, but because he is afraid of them. Affluent（富裕的） he may be, but he is by no means sure what to tip the doorman or the chambermaid. Master in his own house, he has little idea of when to say "boo" to a matriot or hotel.

  From all such fears, camping releases him.