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Tvov
Nov 18, 2019Explorer II
I'm with others thinking you are "preaching to the choir" here... most everyone I know who "RVs" is much more "outdoorsy" than a lot of other people.
When our kids were, well, actual kids and camped with us all the time, we did a lot of the "resort" campgrounds because of the activities... which the vast majority were outside! And we also went to places like Acadia, Maine, to spend most of a week hiking and biking in a gorgeous park. We had a rule of No Electronics, which my son (now mid-20s) still sticks to when camping and/or visiting friends cabins out in the woods.
As the kids got older, we started camping more to explore historical sites (Gettysburg, Plymouth, etc) which again mostly consisted of being outside. We also relaxed the electronic rules for the kids, so on "downtime" at the campsite if my daughter wanted to watch a movie, play a video game, check her phone... that was fine - it kept her camping for that much longer.
Now, mostly wife and I, we always look for "rustic" campgrounds to act as a base for exploring an area and for hiking. Well, at this stage, more like nice woodland walking... lol!
My favorite relatively nearby state park, Macedonia Brook, has no hookups, no dump station, and there are actual hand pumps to get water from dug wells. It is nice to return from hiking to a comfortable camper with... a shower!
Enjoy camping, however you define it!
When our kids were, well, actual kids and camped with us all the time, we did a lot of the "resort" campgrounds because of the activities... which the vast majority were outside! And we also went to places like Acadia, Maine, to spend most of a week hiking and biking in a gorgeous park. We had a rule of No Electronics, which my son (now mid-20s) still sticks to when camping and/or visiting friends cabins out in the woods.
As the kids got older, we started camping more to explore historical sites (Gettysburg, Plymouth, etc) which again mostly consisted of being outside. We also relaxed the electronic rules for the kids, so on "downtime" at the campsite if my daughter wanted to watch a movie, play a video game, check her phone... that was fine - it kept her camping for that much longer.
Now, mostly wife and I, we always look for "rustic" campgrounds to act as a base for exploring an area and for hiking. Well, at this stage, more like nice woodland walking... lol!
My favorite relatively nearby state park, Macedonia Brook, has no hookups, no dump station, and there are actual hand pumps to get water from dug wells. It is nice to return from hiking to a comfortable camper with... a shower!
Enjoy camping, however you define it!
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