"Where do you go camping? What do you do?"
It was an innocent question from a family member this weekend. This year we've been to national parks, moutains, civil war battlefields, 4 Great Lakes, sand dunes, and just down the street. We've ...
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When talking to our friends, we simply tell them it's a "lifestyle" and our way of traveling and seeing the sights. We prefer to stay in campgrounds with full hook-ups but do stay at water/electric only sites when we need to. Sometimes, our trips are for the purpose of sight seeing and exploring. Other times, we just like to camp and relax. And, there was nothing better than camping over my wife's birthday weekend with both of our sons and their wives.
A lot of non-campers don't understand how nice campgrounds can be, and how we have just about all of the conveniences of home. And, I tell them I would rather spend the night in my trailer with my own bed and my own food rather than spend night after night in hotels and have to eat every meal at a restaurant.
BUT....we shouldn't share all of our secrets...campgrounds are too crowded now! It has really changed since we started camping in 1984!
A lot of non-campers don't understand how nice campgrounds can be, and how we have just about all of the conveniences of home. And, I tell them I would rather spend the night in my trailer with my own bed and my own food rather than spend night after night in hotels and have to eat every meal at a restaurant.
BUT....we shouldn't share all of our secrets...campgrounds are too crowded now! It has really changed since we started camping in 1984!
