Evolution of an RV'er (at least this one!)

I'm pretty sure most of us have "evolved". My husband's been camping since he was a baby-mom made him a sleeping bag out of a wool blanket and their original pop-up was homemade. Then they bought a Nimrod trailer and camped with 4 kids, 2 adults and the dog. My BIL is 8 years older than my husdband so by the time he hit the age of 10 or so the camping stopped. I grew up in a non-camping household. Hubby and I are high school sweethearts and I took my first camping trip with our youth group. Us "big kids" (all of 15/16 years old) slept around the fire under the stars. Despite it being FREEZING, the raccoon stealing hubby's M&Ms right out of his back pack at his feet and eating a fair amount of cold food and I was hooked. We are the same age, and when we were 19 we bought a tent and other gear then took off to Fundy National Park for two weeks. The next few years were the Cape, VA, ME, and NB. At the age of 23 we got married, threw all of our camping gear into our truck and headed west for our honeymoon. Had no idea where we were going-wound up in CO, WY and SD. We tented until our son was 4 (he started camping at 8 months) then graduated to a pop-up. I was queen of the campground because I had running water inside my "rig"! No bathroom or shower, no hot water, and no heat. Our 2nd pop-up had cold and hot running water AND heat. There was no turning back now! After a few years we upgraded to a 5th wheel, then the Endura (which we sold 2 years ago). Still RVless, still hoping to buy a lake house but wouldn't change the memories for the biggest lake house in the world.

Glad you jumped into scouts and camping with both feet. Bet you're glad you did!