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DutchmenSport
Mar 07, 2014Explorer
rvten,
It's OK to loose interest in hobbies or activities after a while. When we were younger we enjoyed the hiking, swimming, physical activities when the kids were little. Now that we are older, we only want to vegetate around a campfire. And sometime, just vegetate in front of the television and forget the campfire. Kids grown, gone, grand kids too far away, just me and the wife and the more physical it is, the less we want to do it now. I completely understand, and I don't think you have any "mental" problems.
Because we live in the country, park the camper at home, we use the camper a lot throughout the week. Sleep in it, work from home in it, enjoy it right there. The thought of the 'work' to hitch, travel, park, unhitch, set-up, and then reverse to come home... well ... face it ... that's physical labor. But we both really do still enjoy the camper. We still go, it's just not as exciting any more.
Maybe you take a different approach. Provided your camper is at your home, go out and spend a few nights in it, and just enjoy it at home. Maybe like me, you're just getting too old and too tired for the physical demands it takes. So, why not just enjoy it RIGHT there where you're at! Try it. See if that helps!
It's OK to loose interest in hobbies or activities after a while. When we were younger we enjoyed the hiking, swimming, physical activities when the kids were little. Now that we are older, we only want to vegetate around a campfire. And sometime, just vegetate in front of the television and forget the campfire. Kids grown, gone, grand kids too far away, just me and the wife and the more physical it is, the less we want to do it now. I completely understand, and I don't think you have any "mental" problems.
Because we live in the country, park the camper at home, we use the camper a lot throughout the week. Sleep in it, work from home in it, enjoy it right there. The thought of the 'work' to hitch, travel, park, unhitch, set-up, and then reverse to come home... well ... face it ... that's physical labor. But we both really do still enjoy the camper. We still go, it's just not as exciting any more.
Maybe you take a different approach. Provided your camper is at your home, go out and spend a few nights in it, and just enjoy it at home. Maybe like me, you're just getting too old and too tired for the physical demands it takes. So, why not just enjoy it RIGHT there where you're at! Try it. See if that helps!
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