How did you begin this hobby?
I started a blog to write articles about our adventures and decided to start back at the beginning. The beginning is always a good place to start. Attached is my article on how we got started. ...
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I grew up through the Scouting organization, and so was tent camping, backpacking and canoeing for all of my adolescent and teen years. That continued into married life, introducing my wife and children to the joys of camping. So, this is not a hobby as much as it is a lifestyle.
For a few years we even owned and operated an Outdoor store, selling backpacking/canoeing, clothing and gear.
Eventually we graduated to pop ups (several of them over the years) and then to the travel trailer scene when a neighbor had a TT for sale at a price we couldn't refuse.
We still have many fond memories of the tenting, and pop up days, but at our ages, (especially mine) the TT scene is the way to go. We still refuse to camp in the side-by-side, one on top of the other urban campgrounds, and would rather stay home. We always go to the Provincial Parks, or the more "rustic" State Parks that we can find in order to get more privacy, and be closer to nature, even though we are in our air conditioned, umpteen thousand dollar TT and TV.
We used to shake our heads at rigs like ours and wonder how it could be called "camping", but now we get it! :)
For a few years we even owned and operated an Outdoor store, selling backpacking/canoeing, clothing and gear.
Eventually we graduated to pop ups (several of them over the years) and then to the travel trailer scene when a neighbor had a TT for sale at a price we couldn't refuse.
We still have many fond memories of the tenting, and pop up days, but at our ages, (especially mine) the TT scene is the way to go. We still refuse to camp in the side-by-side, one on top of the other urban campgrounds, and would rather stay home. We always go to the Provincial Parks, or the more "rustic" State Parks that we can find in order to get more privacy, and be closer to nature, even though we are in our air conditioned, umpteen thousand dollar TT and TV.
We used to shake our heads at rigs like ours and wonder how it could be called "camping", but now we get it! :)
