Apparently the economy is hitting some of the uber-rich harder than we know. It’s cutting into their caviar and champagne diets, their expensive coifing and their vacation time. Believe it or not mega-couple, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, have publicly announced that they will be taking their daughter, Suri, on a camping vacation this summer. YES, a camping trip.

Now, I’m not sure if the couple actually knows what camping is as evidenced by an interview for the Mirror where Katie describes a previous camping trip where Tom made the family pasta carbonara. Now, in my world, that’s a near impossibility while camping. Then again, for me a camping luxury would be a campfire grill and skillet and I’m guessing the Cruise family comes with a complete camping kitchen or maybe even a portable catering RV.

In addition, in the Mirror article it is suggested that the family will be traveling with a Scientology representative and security. Which makes one wonder what the portable Cruise camp will look like. Frankly, I can’t envision a series of modest  tents as most people would take on a camping trip. I think its more likely the family and their entourage will be traveling in a fleet of Luxury RVs that come complete with built in refrigerators, dish washers, comfy couches, full sized beds, indoor plumbing and they can be outfitted with flat screen televisions.

The Cruises have said that they are taking Suri camping to give her a taste of what a normal childhood is like. I’m sure with an entourage including bodyguards, religious advisors, a fleet of high-tech RVs and pasta carbonara, Suri will know exactly what it’s like to be an average American child.