camping since the 40's

There seem to be quite a few of us old guys that camped early on and have kids in their 50's who are still camping and occationally with us.

Our girls are also 55 and 56, both are thankful for the life lessons learned tenting with us. One was involved with Outdoor Woman until she had to cut back due to cancer but went rock fish fishing this week with the other marine biologists from work. The youner one is a certified BSA Camp Director.

The DGS just returned from a two week treck through and around Denali. The DGD is like her Nana, and told her fiance, lf were going to SLC for your Grandad's funeral, we're taking extra time off and driving and camping. By the way, they are 16 and 18 resectfully

Thank godness for tents and wives who helped us with exposing this life to our kids and grandkids.

Not quite as long as you "old" guys, but did start as a kid in the early 50's sleeping on army surplus canvas cots under the stars covered by quilts made by my grandmother along any creek that had water in it. Didn't have a tent til years later. My, how times have changed.

You 2 make us feel like were still just kids! Even though our own kids are 55 and 56 now... And we have 7 great grand kids and the first great great grand kid on the way and in the hopper.

Good for you! I share a lot of your comments but maybe a couple years later. I have been camping since 1949, in tents of course. Started young in cub scouts camping, then with parents in 1955 in their first little 17' Bonanza travel trailer. In 1961 we married and my parents let us borrow their now owned larger 22' Banner travel trailer 4-5 times during the summer when we were on summer college break.

Bought our own first RV, a Georgie Boy hard sided TC in 1965. new for $795, and added a second RV, a 21' Holiday Rambler travel trailer in 1966. So hooked on camping and RV'ing. Have owned so many more RV's of all types since, on and on and still RV'ing being old farts and we have no plans to quit!

As one who has also been camping/RV'ing since the early 40's, I agree completely on taking our kids camping as well. One of our two daughters is in the final stages of overhauling a retro TT in time for a Labor Day week state park trip with us, and our other daughter is a prolific hiker and tent camper who will also be with us on the trip.

When I was a teenager, my parents liked to embarrass me by telling friends that I started camping 9 months before I was born when I left on a camping trip with my father, and came home with my mother... ;)