My family thinks we've lost our minds
Not everyone's family is understanding and thinks this RV'ing thing is a great idea. My sister is one of those who think DH and I are to use technical terms - NUTS! (Personally, I think if we move ...
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I was raised on tent camping. Two weeks of primitive camping was typical for my parents. DH came from family that does not take vacations--ever. What he didn't know about camping could have made a book! It was a learning curve for him, but eventually he came to love tent camping, too.
His folks thought we had truly lost our minds when we bought our first TT. They simply have not been able to wrap their minds around it. When we go to visit(with our TT) his sister feels badly that we have to stay in a camper. She cooks mounds of food and brings it to us so we won't "go hungry." In her opinion, staying in a camper is right up there with living under a bridge.
My family, however, thinks having a camper is the best thing since baked beans! I have 4 siblings, 2 of which also have campers, as does my 79yo mother. When we get together we gather the wagons at a park which has cabins, for the ones who don't camp (they like being in a campground. They just don't have any interest in owning a camper.)
My kids are still young, in their 20s. They haven't come over to the dark-side yet. DD20 won't even think of sleeping in our camper--she brings her own tent and supplies. But, then, it took us until the age of 47 to make the leap so they still have time....
His folks thought we had truly lost our minds when we bought our first TT. They simply have not been able to wrap their minds around it. When we go to visit(with our TT) his sister feels badly that we have to stay in a camper. She cooks mounds of food and brings it to us so we won't "go hungry." In her opinion, staying in a camper is right up there with living under a bridge.
My family, however, thinks having a camper is the best thing since baked beans! I have 4 siblings, 2 of which also have campers, as does my 79yo mother. When we get together we gather the wagons at a park which has cabins, for the ones who don't camp (they like being in a campground. They just don't have any interest in owning a camper.)
My kids are still young, in their 20s. They haven't come over to the dark-side yet. DD20 won't even think of sleeping in our camper--she brings her own tent and supplies. But, then, it took us until the age of 47 to make the leap so they still have time....
