Not really, but I've slept in the woods in a small tent before. I wouldn't call it camping; it was like a two minute walk to my friends house, and we were in the woods on his property.
Many many times. The longest was when we drove from our house in Maine to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, then to Utah, Colorado, and slowly back to Maine. Pulling our tent camper. It took a few months.
Yes I have. Isin't it great! I love cooking smores and smelling the fresh air and all of that good stuff. It is so fun! Did you have fun at big sur. I am sure you did. Well I hope this helps answer your question.