Thank you to my mother

[stfnwuf]

My mother passed away suddenly last week. The reason I post this is that she was the one who introduced my dad to camping by way of buying a Coleman Tent Trailer in 1967. Over the years my parents always had an RV. They had to give it up in 1999 when my dad's health didn't allow too much travel.

In going through some of her paperwork, I found notes about buying a Volkswagen Camper Van. It made me smile to see those notes as I know she was trying to find a way to hit the road on her own. She really loved the RV lifestyle.

Thanks to my mom for planting the "RV Seed". You will be missed. Hopefully she and my dad are RV'ing in heaven.

[BigDaddyHfx]

So sorry for your loss. It sounds like she's responsible for a lot of happy memories.

I lost my mom almost three years ago. I can't thank her for my love of RVing (I got that from my older sister) but I can thank her for the inheritance that allowed us to buy our TT and move up from tenting.

[napadan]

I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. We lost our Mom in February, and it was (and still is) a shock and the loss of a bygone era. Please accept my sympathy………Dan in Napa.

[RaenMark]

You seem to be remembering the good things with your mom! That's excellent. Sorry she's gone, but look at the legacy she left you.

[mowin]

Sounds like you had a awesome mom. Sorry for your loss.

[Buckeye_Chuck]

Sorry for your loss. You can rest assured that Your Mother and Your Father are having a great time camping or whatever else they love doing as I write this. And they never have to stop.

[Jim_Shoe]

I also was exposed to the camping 'virus' by my parents at an early age, about 7. First a tent, then a borrowed teardrop trailer followed by a TT and a 'C' after my Dad retired. I vividly remember some of the things I saw on those trips, and have visited most of those places myself as an adult, first in a 'B' and now in my current 'C'. I'm now 68, still RVing, and wouldn't trade my memories for any amount of money. And Dad, I made it to Alaska for you. You would have loved it.

[stfnwuf]

Thank you all. Such great memories of our summers we spent camping.

[fireman93514]

Very sorry about your mother. I lost mine just over two years ago now.

Mom loved to go camping with us. We took her on the road with us for nine months and she got to see a lot of the USA from coast to coast. She had a great time.

[lfcjasp]

Stfnwuf, so sorry about your mom's passing, but she left you with some great memories and a lovely gift: love of camping:)
My mom HATED camping (she said), but she went along with it for Dad and us girls. Now for someone who claimed to hate it, she did it so well. She'd help Dad set up the camper (a big tent Sears sewed up to go on the box he designed and built...it was great! And could she cook! She told us the reason her food tasted so good was because the outdoors was good for our appetites and made her cooking taste better...but she was awesome. How I so appreciate her great attitude and the lessons she and Dad taught us and the places we got to visit! And the love of camping and the great outdoors...Thanks so much, Mom and Dad xoxoxox

[Okie_in_Wyoming]

What a warm, wonderful tribute! I am sorry for your loss. But oh, the memories she blessed you with! How great! Those times are the ones you will carry with you for the rest of your life!
We never camped when I was growing up. But both my parents were the most delightful, fun, frustrating, infuriating, fantastic, loving people I have ever known. I think they would have like RVing alot if they had been given a chance. (I lost my Mom 31 years ago and my Dad 22 years ago.)
Please accept my sympathy in the loss of your Precious Lady.
Okie

[ncrowley]

My mother gave me my wanderlust. She died a few years back and I still miss her. She would drag everyone out camping in a pop-up when I was a kid. I remember you could not touch the canvas or you would get a leak. It was really cold in the pop-up at night and it was small for a family. But my mom loved getting away and seeing the great outdoors.

[loulou57]

I am sorry for your sudden loss of your mother. Your words reflect how much you cared for her.
It is nice that you found the info on the camper van and it brought back memories of camping as a child. Hold on to those memories. Peace to your Heart!

[knshook]

I'm very sorry for your loss. Nothing can ease the pain of losing a mother, but aren't happy memories the greatest comfort? From what you shared you must have many!

[kknowlton]

I'm sorry for your loss. What wonderful memories she has gifted you with - not only of her & your dad, but all those camping/RVing memories you have built since.