Is it worth it?
Well, we put our fiver away into indoor storage 2 weeks ago after an interesting season. We took the fiver out of storage in early April and got sideswiped by a new driver one week later on the way...
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blofgren wrote:
My son definitely loves the hobby. He is truck and trailer crazy and has several toy trucks and fifth wheel RV's to pretend that he's headed out camping!
We have thought about a seasonal site because of the convenience factor; the only issue with that is that they cost an arm and a leg in this neck of the woods.
I guess deep down I know it is a lifestyle we love and will most likely continue with it. We certainly do have a lot of good memories camping over the years and that has increased with our son. We are on our fourth rig now and really like this one so we will likely keep it, although the thought of downsizing is somewhat appealing at times.
I'm seeing a family that truly loves camping - even if it's a short hop to a local-ish campground. If you can afford to keep the truck and 5er and let them sit unused for extended periods of time, go for it. I get it - our Class C would sit for months at a time. But when we finally could get away - magic happened. Some of my fondest memories, my "Happy Places" came from camping.
As others have said - as your son becomes a teen, camping will be more difficult (or if he goes - it will be one of the few times you can actually sit around and TALK! LOL!) - but later, because you raised him to be a camper, you will find yourself in the delightful position of being able to camp with your son and grandchildren :-)
It doesn't get any better than that!
PS: I have zero statistics to back up my assumption; but I suspect that kids who grow up camping, are less likely to get into trouble?
