Camping goes back at least 5 generations in my family. We grew up that way. I am getting close to 70 but still like backpacking and a canvas wall tent with a wood stove in the cooler weather when the tourists go home. for river trips we use backpacking tents. An RV is handy for road trips in colder weather. I like boondock RV camping most of the time.
There is still something very rewarding about sitting by a good fire outside or in the wood stove, cooking with Dutch Ovens and sleeping outside or in a tent. Nature is is your lap. The view is the woods, desert and water instead of the side of someone's RV.