We are preparing for our first ever (really) camping trip. Now, you would need to know me to know that this is a STRETCH for me! No, I am lying.....its not a stretch it is a full blown miraculous thing. BUT, remember, I am working on Fun and Family this year and someone convinced me that camping would accomplish both. I, however, am quite certain that camping with strengthen my Faith more than anything. Two adults, five kiddos, one dog all in one camper....YUP--this will make or break my Faith!
I am NOT a big fan of camping. When someone puts vacation plus camping in the same sentence it sounds like an oximoron to me. We did go camping TWICE in the last sixteen years of marriage. The first time was in a tent big enough to barely fit the air mattress......not good! That was before we had kiddos. Then we went again with three kiddos in a "three room" tent. Um, NO....those are definately not three rooms. It's like one big room with two very small off shoots. NOONE slept, we froze and had to heat the van for an hour just to get it warm enough to change clothing..........not good!
The hubs and I decided it was time to save for a nice family vacation since we had not had one in about six years. I was planning beaches, beach house rentals, warm air, heat, ocean, etc......you get the picture. So, when I was approached with this great family idea of using said saved money to get a camper I about choked. The argument was made about using those finances to fund one family trip or a bunch of family trips. After much deliberation, thought and prayer, I gave in BUT........
I had some ideas of what camping was for me and what it was NOT! My good friend is a hard core camping tenter and she says I am "glamping"...I am SO good with that! My necessities read like a well organized shopping list. The musts for me to go camping started with a CAMPER...no tents! Then the camper needed some requirements also.
At least one slide out, bunk beds where no kids had to double up to sleep, a bathtub, and plenty of room in case in rains and we are all stuck inside.....oh, and.....NO BORROWING MONEY to get it. If it didn't fit totally within the vacation budget we already have then it was a no-go...cash only!
After much searching, praying and figuring out what I liked and didn't like we did it! Our first family camper. As I now get prepared for our first of two camping trips this summer, I am trying very hard to be excited and optimistic about this experience.
My final thought on camping is that this ordeal is a LOT of work. I have a hard time seeing it as a vacation! I will link a short video I did below to show you some of my glamping necessities. But let me just tell you that the on site necesseties will be including electricity, water and sewer.......stop rolling your eyes......if I am gonna do this I will be doing it my way!
Some Camping Necessities
I am NOT a big fan of camping. When someone puts vacation plus camping in the same sentence it sounds like an oximoron to me. We did go camping TWICE in the last sixteen years of marriage. The first time was in a tent big enough to barely fit the air mattress......not good! That was before we had kiddos. Then we went again with three kiddos in a "three room" tent. Um, NO....those are definately not three rooms. It's like one big room with two very small off shoots. NOONE slept, we froze and had to heat the van for an hour just to get it warm enough to change clothing..........not good!
The hubs and I decided it was time to save for a nice family vacation since we had not had one in about six years. I was planning beaches, beach house rentals, warm air, heat, ocean, etc......you get the picture. So, when I was approached with this great family idea of using said saved money to get a camper I about choked. The argument was made about using those finances to fund one family trip or a bunch of family trips. After much deliberation, thought and prayer, I gave in BUT........
I had some ideas of what camping was for me and what it was NOT! My good friend is a hard core camping tenter and she says I am "glamping"...I am SO good with that! My necessities read like a well organized shopping list. The musts for me to go camping started with a CAMPER...no tents! Then the camper needed some requirements also.
At least one slide out, bunk beds where no kids had to double up to sleep, a bathtub, and plenty of room in case in rains and we are all stuck inside.....oh, and.....NO BORROWING MONEY to get it. If it didn't fit totally within the vacation budget we already have then it was a no-go...cash only!
After much searching, praying and figuring out what I liked and didn't like we did it! Our first family camper. As I now get prepared for our first of two camping trips this summer, I am trying very hard to be excited and optimistic about this experience.
My final thought on camping is that this ordeal is a LOT of work. I have a hard time seeing it as a vacation! I will link a short video I did below to show you some of my glamping necessities. But let me just tell you that the on site necesseties will be including electricity, water and sewer.......stop rolling your eyes......if I am gonna do this I will be doing it my way!
Some Camping Necessities
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