I have 6 kids but didn't really get into camping until there were 4 in the house. Started with a Durango pulling a hybrid and thought that would work. Seats for everyone in the Durango, sleeping for everyone in the camper. Kids and DW hated the setup. Bought my first diesel RAM 2500 with seating for six and our first bunkhouse. Traveling in the truck from Omaha to Yellowstone and back was T E R R I B L E....so bought a bigger FW. Figured more living space. Bought a MegaCab 3500, seating for six. Siruis Backseat TV, big cab, HUGE FW, what more could they all want. We all drove each other crazy. So, one son moves out. Other is 15 and says "I don't want to camp anymore"....so I say. FINE!!! I am buying something that DW and I WANT! No more trying to please everyone. With the FW, we were never in it. Always on the road, going to the campground. Plus I own a Jeep and was always renting a Jeep.....
SO, I says to my DW......you know what would really work well for us? A motorhome....do you think they do one with bunks like our bunkhouse FW? WHAT? They do? Lets go see one...drive one....and see if we like it.
WE LOVE IT! Two bunks, king bed for me and momma.....full sized fridge, washer/dryer. WOW! So we buy it....and start travelling in it. What an awesome idea we had! We are so in love with it.
Guess who goes camping with us now? The two boys that said they hated to go camping always want to go! Problem now is that we only have room for five in our Jeep, but one stays back if we have all six. They all LOVE riding in the new MH. The little ones LOVE the bunks. We LOVE the king bed. It took a while, but we found what fit our needs. And having more space to travel in is a HUGE plus over six crammed in a HD pickup or SUV. (and I never had to wrestle with a HUGE TT and what that entails! at least the FW was a sweet pull!)
Just my experience!
Bill
