How did you get into Rving or camping?
Is being out in the woods some type of gene or in the blood, what is with camping?
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I think it’s largely in the blood though environment is certainly a factor. Both sides of my family emigrated from northern England, the ultimate adventure in “exploring”. Then my grandfather moved to a ranch in Alberta and an uncle opened a hunting and fishing lodge in eastern Canada. Not “camping”, but an affinity for “unspoiled” country.
My parents didn’t camp, but we once visited my uncle in Canada when I was nine and the endless woods and primitive country made a huge impression on me. When we were teenagers I and a couple of friends would drive far into the mountains in W VA and KY and roam around the country. Other than some food and our firearms we had no gear, so I don’t know if I’d call that camping. More like amateur survivalists.:D
When I came to AZ I took up big game hunting, which involved tenting in the backcountry. And my RVing evolved from that through a PU to a TT. But the driving force is “primitive” country and camping is a way of accomplishing that. So my interest wasn’t in upbringing, I think I got my grandfather’s genes even though I never knew him. And your other comments are pretty much on the mark.
My parents didn’t camp, but we once visited my uncle in Canada when I was nine and the endless woods and primitive country made a huge impression on me. When we were teenagers I and a couple of friends would drive far into the mountains in W VA and KY and roam around the country. Other than some food and our firearms we had no gear, so I don’t know if I’d call that camping. More like amateur survivalists.:D
When I came to AZ I took up big game hunting, which involved tenting in the backcountry. And my RVing evolved from that through a PU to a TT. But the driving force is “primitive” country and camping is a way of accomplishing that. So my interest wasn’t in upbringing, I think I got my grandfather’s genes even though I never knew him. And your other comments are pretty much on the mark.
