How cold can you go?

jamesu wrote:
Just a thought.

If your RV is stowed on your property could you do your 4 year old’s birthday “camping trip” there, instead of venturing off with all the concerns and parameters that freezing temp camping entails? Keep the propane furnace running, cart needed supplies in and out of the house, spend the night, and have fun. The little tyke is on the short side of 4, and I’ll bet those memories will stick just about as well as if you went far afield and maybe ended up with frozen pipes out in the country. Back in the day it worked when mine turned 3, and he still talks about it. He’ll be 30 on his next birthday.

Just a thought.

Good suggestion. We do that at least once a year already. Exploring the wild is what makes it exciting for him so another driveway adventure wouldn't have the same appeal. BUT we did talk about worst-case just hooking up the camper, driving to a state or county park with no camping and set up in the parking lot for the day and then going home at night.

At the end of the day, though a cake, some presents, and a banner would probably appease him! We really actually like camping that time of year because it's dead everywhere. It's not so much if we will go it's how we'll manage it. We already don't use the toilet in the camper and we could go without showers for 2 nights. I DO like having hot running water for dishes and washing my face, but we've done probably hundreds of nights in the wilderness without those luxuries so it's definitely not a deal-breaker.