My standard response to the "why don''t you just do those things in your back yard?" question is as follows. We camp to relax and recharge. If I'm sitting at home, there are always things that need attention and sooner or later the "guilt" will wear me into working. I'm semi-retired and work 35 hours/wk, the wife retires next year. At my age a good weekend of R&R goes a long way towards getting the next week completed.
We will soon be married for 46 years and have camped as a family since our first anniversary. RV-ing can be an expensive habit, for us it has allowed us to do things on a small budget that would normally bend the budget into a pretzel. I know who last slept in the bed I sleep in and when the linens and bead covers were last cleaned. We can have breakfast with a view in our jammies, lunch in places that many only dream of, dinner under the stars and be together.
Yes the in-laws think we're a bit touched, but they have not seen our beautiful state or country like we have. Most, rarely if ever, do anything together and wonder why there are so many conflicts within their little kingdoms. No regrets here. We may not have a lot materially, but everything else is really very pleasant and peaceful.
