I assume that this is cheating . . . .
But I have to confess that this is what I take as Base Camp for most Harley trips and as a base camp for back pack camping trips. It allows us to move around the country in comfort and then hike out for several days from there.
Oh yeah, beats the heck out of sleeping 5 in the cab of an F350.
Backpacking, means field expedient shelter augmented with GI Ponchos.