Less Young People Camping?
It has been a belief of mine for a long time that each generation has it “tougher” than the previous generations. My parents were what I consider to be “middle class.” Mom had her own beauty shop...
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paulcardoza wrote:
Sorry, but I'm not buying into the whole subject of this thread. Here in our area of southern New England, campgrounds are loaded with young families. This is especially true during school vacation weeks, long weekends and during summer months.
These young families run the gamete of equipment from small tents to large buses. All the posted opinions are great, but the premise is mistaken, IMHO.
Hear, hear!
These "younger-generation-is-goin'-to-pot" threads are pretty interesting to read from a sociological standpoint, though.
Folks post based on their experience/observations, but does anyone correct for age/time of year? Heck, no. Let's face it- most of us reponders including me are whatchamightcall "long in the tooth" (if we have any teeth left at all ;))
We tend to camp when/where younger folks especially families don't or can't. Not seeing them during the school year or in 55 and over parks should come as no surprise. But it does!
