We didn't grow up camping, as our parents were too busy working. Family vacations were visiting relatives over holidays, or day trips with neighbors. When we married and had kids, we were determined not to miss the things in our kids' lives that our parents did. The kids got into scouting, so we attended a few camps with them. Tent camping is not for us. As the kids got older they were busy all summer attending/competing in events. So, we bought an RV and can park, eat, sleep a few hundred yards away. We are soon to be empty nesters, and we're really excited to be fledgling snowbirds.