I've lost my love of camping with the pop-up
I really never thought I would say this, but I've lost my love of camping.:S I have a family of 5, kids are 13,13 & 10. Tow vehicle is Ford Excursion. It seems like too much work to pack everyt...
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downtheroad wrote:
Gosh, one trip a year? Hardly worth complaining about the effort.
Get the whole family involved in the prep work.
We switched to a travel trailer because we camp a lot and the set up and take down, packing and unpacking of a pop up was becoming a pain.
Also, constantly dealing with WET tent ends was a problem in the Northwest.
With kids at 13, 13 and 10, assuming they aren't physically limited in any way, it's time for them to do most of the prep. Save the high end prep items for the adults.
By age 10 my daughter, and her friends, would have my boat prepped and ready to roll. They would come in, wake me, and say let's go. I'd grab my keys, hook up the trailer and off we'd go. End of day, they took everything out, cleaned up, and helped me cover the boat. Kids are trainable. Use lists. They take pride in their contributions when taught the value of team work. Smaller project, yes, but same idea.
