SoundGuy wrote:
totaldla wrote:
Throw the boat on top of the truck. Get a Trailer optimized for a family. Be realistic about how often you're gonna use it so you don't over-spend. Lots of used rigs out there that have mostly sat in a driveway.
spike99 wrote:
Agree. The OP also needs to remember that teenagers say they'd like to go camping with mom/dad but after a few times, they want to stay home. re: Being with mom/dad is uncool. And since most parents don't want to leave teenagers alone, they don't go camping either. Thus... newly bought / nice looking RV sits in the driveway - rarely to be used again....
X3. I only got as far with the OP's post as - "I also have two children just starting to break into the teenage years" - which from personal experience tells me he's in for a rude awakening. :E Once kids hit high school their interest changes and time for camping with parental units won't just become "uncool", it will become non-existent. Friends (especially the opposite sex), sports, part time jobs, school work, etc, etc, etc, will all interfere with any hopes the OP may have for camping like they did "in the good ol' days" when the kids were younger. Yeah, I know - the OP thinks his situation is different ... but it's not. :W
Ha, it almost sounds like the tail wags the dog in your family... Seriously though, I do respectfully disagree with your assessment of my family and won't accept the standard by which you have measured. I have been camping all my life, which was passed down by my father and continues today through me. I once was a teenager and can confirm that it did not impact the love I had for the outdoors, or the time we spent in the outdoors. It was/is not an activity, but instead a lifestyle. Maybe that is the difference between you and I, but I can tell you that back then I only knew it was part of me and that I loved it; today I know why. It is for that reason I try to mimic just how my father raised us, and recognize a large part of why we did not stray, or get in trouble was because he taught us a better way to get high, or really just what life was all about... I guess if you are from the city, think of this as just recreation, or really don't have true open spaces beyond your state RV parks, then it might be hard to understand. It's not just me mind you, my siblings and their children who are now grown are, and always have been well integrated. So, if that's your excuse, I think you gave up too soon... It does not stop, or start frankly when they are teenagers and leaving them home alone while you choose a different lifestyle than the family is not the answer. It's spending time with the family enjoying the same lifestyle. Time is all that is really important, isn't it...
