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?
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?