I too am an avid camper and my favourite places/nights were camping, but coming at the question from another angle you can save A LOT of money in Chile/Argentina by camping. There are plenty of official camping locations in both of those countries, and we picked up a Chile camping guide at the gas station for 5$ (which was reasonably helpful).
Oh and there are hospedajes in the small towns on Ruta 7, so if you did happen to get rid of your gear you would be fine if you planned your days to go from town to town.
I hope that helps, and happy travels
I have a list of camping locations we stayed at on our Americas trip on my blog. Just use the link in my signature
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