Travel trailer memories....
Hey y'all.. I thought it might be a fun to start a topic with vintage travel trailer memories. I have a TON of memories with my Mom, Dad and brother camping growing up. My Dad has been gone...
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As far as memories, I can remember the day I caught my first fish (you know, without any help) almost 30 years ago. It was pouring rain, had been since the day before, I couldn't stay in the trailer any longer--I think we had played every card game etc. we had at least twice by then. As I looked out the window I saw big willow tree near the creek. I dressed up and went outside. As I walked around the ground was just soaked damp, mud. Dark clouds among us and just raining hard. High elevation in Idaho. Put a worm on the hook, walked over to that willow tree, tried to huddle under it and cast the line in the creek. There wasn't even a good hole, more like a fast shallow section of the six foot wide creek. I caught a rainbow trout within 5 minutes. I reeled in but left it on the line bending my pole over and I remember turning toward the camp trailer holding it up and my whole family was watching through the window, all just so happy. My dad walked right out to congratulate me. That willow tree is still there today, we've camped in that spot many times since then.
The thing I'm realizing now that I have my own family, is that it isn't easy to go camping. Growing up we started in a tent, then campers, finally older 70's camp trailers. We have always dry camped, don't remember ever staying in a campground so that's what seems natural to me today. And my wife and I first camped in a tent, then tent trailer, then 1976 trailer, and now a 2001 Nash. But it's a lot of work. And it does cost a lot of money to go when everything is considered (like time off work). So as our family goes I always wonder how my parents afforded it. No wonder they didn't pack us up and go home when it rained. There were a couple years I think we went every other weekend during the season and I don't know how they did it. They sacrificed time and money to take us kids and go camping. But I realize it was worth it without a doubt, and my mom and dad would agree and I'm so thankful they did. Just so many memories about camping that it is part of my growing up experience. And that is why my wife and I will make time and money to make it...or should I say keep camping part of our families lifestyle so our kids experience it like I did.
The thing I'm realizing now that I have my own family, is that it isn't easy to go camping. Growing up we started in a tent, then campers, finally older 70's camp trailers. We have always dry camped, don't remember ever staying in a campground so that's what seems natural to me today. And my wife and I first camped in a tent, then tent trailer, then 1976 trailer, and now a 2001 Nash. But it's a lot of work. And it does cost a lot of money to go when everything is considered (like time off work). So as our family goes I always wonder how my parents afforded it. No wonder they didn't pack us up and go home when it rained. There were a couple years I think we went every other weekend during the season and I don't know how they did it. They sacrificed time and money to take us kids and go camping. But I realize it was worth it without a doubt, and my mom and dad would agree and I'm so thankful they did. Just so many memories about camping that it is part of my growing up experience. And that is why my wife and I will make time and money to make it...or should I say keep camping part of our families lifestyle so our kids experience it like I did.
