diff --git a/lib/mongrel/camping.rb b/lib/mongrel/camping.rb
index 171dbf67..ed4d12f0 100644
--- a/lib/mongrel/camping.rb
+++ b/lib/mongrel/camping.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 require 'mongrel'
 
+
 module Mongrel
   # Support for the Camping micro framework at http://camping.rubyforge.org
   # This implements the unusually long Postamble that Camping usually
@@ -84,13 +85,23 @@ module Mongrel
           response.send_header
           response.write(body)
         end
-      rescue Errno::EPIPE
-        # ignored
-      rescue Object => camping_error
-        STDERR.puts "Error calling #{@klass}.run #{camping_error.inspect}"
-        STDERR.puts camping_error.backtrace.join("\n")
       end
     end
 
+    # This is a convenience method that wires up a CampingHandler
+    # for your application on a given port and uri.  It's pretty
+    # much all you need for a camping application to work right.
+    #
+    # It returns the Mongrel::HttpServer which you should either
+    # join or somehow manage.  The thread is running when 
+    # returned.
+
+    def Camping.start(server, port, uri, klass)
+      h = Mongrel::HttpServer.new(server, port)
+      h.register(uri, CampingHandler.new(klass))
+      h.register("/favicon.ico", Mongrel::Error404Handler.new(""))
+      h.run
+      return h
+    end
   end
 end