scottydl
Site Team
If this topic has been discussed before, forgive me... I know a lot of people cover the basics in their Introductions but I'd like to hear from some of the veteran members/campers here. I can't help wondering why everyone chooses RV'ing, either as a pasttime or daily life.
For me, I've always been interested in camping after watching my grandparents and their 1973 Dodge Sportsman 23' Class C. They were members of a campground in town, and stayed there pretty much every weekend during the warm months when I was a kid. We'd visit, play on the playground with my grandpa pushing the huge merry-go-round, meet other kids of campers, play Bingo in the banquet hall, and watch fireworks from there during the 4th of July. Every so often my sister and I would get to stay overnight in the MH, or go on some other camping trip with them which was thrilling. My wife and I want to start a family activity that our boys (5 and 2) will enjoy and remember. Our 5-year old has autism, and has a very hard time adjusting to new and different settings when we travel. That makes hotels a very frustrating experience, aside from the cost which I do not enjoy paying. He does fine in settings he's familiar with however, even ones we only visit every month or two such as his grandparents' houses. Our thoughts are that a motorhome would become like a second house that he's very familiar with, and is comfortable spending time and sleeping. Plus it would give us time just as a family, without the distractions that our day-in day-out lives sometimes have. I'm in the motorhome market, and right now don't forsee owning any other type of RV. Barths and Safari's are my favorite styles (in mid-80s models that is) as I narrow my search for the perfect first rig. Don't get me wrong, I've seen some pretty nice trailers out there... but we don't have a truck (or other tow vehicle) and don't want to buy one *just* for camping.
So that's my story, how about yours?![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
For me, I've always been interested in camping after watching my grandparents and their 1973 Dodge Sportsman 23' Class C. They were members of a campground in town, and stayed there pretty much every weekend during the warm months when I was a kid. We'd visit, play on the playground with my grandpa pushing the huge merry-go-round, meet other kids of campers, play Bingo in the banquet hall, and watch fireworks from there during the 4th of July. Every so often my sister and I would get to stay overnight in the MH, or go on some other camping trip with them which was thrilling. My wife and I want to start a family activity that our boys (5 and 2) will enjoy and remember. Our 5-year old has autism, and has a very hard time adjusting to new and different settings when we travel. That makes hotels a very frustrating experience, aside from the cost which I do not enjoy paying. He does fine in settings he's familiar with however, even ones we only visit every month or two such as his grandparents' houses. Our thoughts are that a motorhome would become like a second house that he's very familiar with, and is comfortable spending time and sleeping. Plus it would give us time just as a family, without the distractions that our day-in day-out lives sometimes have. I'm in the motorhome market, and right now don't forsee owning any other type of RV. Barths and Safari's are my favorite styles (in mid-80s models that is) as I narrow my search for the perfect first rig. Don't get me wrong, I've seen some pretty nice trailers out there... but we don't have a truck (or other tow vehicle) and don't want to buy one *just* for camping.
So that's my story, how about yours?