Is camping a fun family activity?

Question

I hear it is in-tents.

Answer 1

I may be a babe in the woods on this topic,but if you are all crammed in to one tent intended for two people, that's more than two In-tents. You would have to get one with s'more room. Roundup a few friends and see if they have one to spare. Otherwise, you might get two tents.

Answer 2

I feel very inadequate even answering this question, because I am not an outdoors kind of person however; I believe wholeheartedly that any kind of activity whereby the family is together, working, laughing, learning and loving each other, is an activity worthwhile. Camping can be expensive when you consider all the gear that is necessary - and when you consider how many days you want to be out in the woods- but if you can get past the finances, the learning experience is worth every dime. Children get to participate in setting up 'camp' and learning how to survive in the great outdoors. Now, if you are traveling with a nice size camper with sleeper, you might miss out on the roughness the woods can offer. If it were me, you'd find me in the camper, close to the restroom, air condition, and amenities that we have all come to know and love. (smile) A true camper and his family will want to rough it......look out for those bears.....and have much fun.

Answer 3

Family camping is a GREAT activity! It's a fantastic way to spend time together and bond. If there are young children participating, make sure to take along some boredom-busters... little plastic buckets and plastic shovels provide kids with hours of entertainment making sand-castles out of dirt or mud. Or give them each a baggie and send them on a 'treasure hunt' to find heart-shaped rocks, pine cones, anything else you can think of (with the provision that they remain within sight). Make sure everyone involved gets rewarded for their efforts. Trying to get a youngster to take a crap outside can be a challenge (it has to be done more than 50 yards away from a stream and in a hole at least 6 inches deep, then covered up). Don't let them go more than 2 days without going though. Give older kids responsibilities like setting up camp, gathering dead fall for the fire, getting the fire going (under supervision, of course). Let them feel they're taking part. If you have teenagers, all bets are off.

Answer 4

its a brilliant family holiday as long as it is well planned so there are things for everyone to do. on a long summer day things can get boring when your used to sitting in front of the t.v. and some tents now are big enough for large families and can be furnished like home. you can also camp in caravans, motor homes and chalets although more expensive they have more comforts but us real outdoors adventurers prefer the more natural feeling of the ground beneath you and the stars above. oh i can picture it now.

Answer 5

Christ on a bike. Here's a crap joke, guy walks in to a doctor and says "Doctor, doctor, I can't decide if I'm a wigwam or a camper." so the doctor, quack that he is, says "Calm down, you're two tents".

Ugh, anyhoo, camping is only fun when you feed a family member to a bear (regardless of whether or not said bear is smarter than average).

Answer 6

What is your in tent in asking this question?
I have lived in tents when I went camping eons ago. Was fun!
You wouldn't catch me in an in tent now if my life depended on it....lol

Answer 7

The Indian Chief went to see a shrink. While he was in the waiting room, the doctor observed him pacing from wall to wall, stopping and uttering 'wigwam' at the far end and 'teepee' at the near side. The shrink knew his problem right away. He was two tents.

Answer 8

It surely is, with or without the tents, it's in the bag.

As long as you are not a nit-picnicer, it is some of the best live entertainment possible. While some can't bear to be outside, others dig in like ticks. Much seems to depend upon the spirits you bring.

Last time we went, the family to the south of us stopped shouting (I think they were horse or had frogs in their throats) 'cause their kids didn't bring extra batteries for their game machines and the cd-player in their car ran the battery down. They cell phoned a friend to come and pick them up (about 6 pm on Friday night). The young couple to the north of us got so in-tents that they rolled (bag, tent and all) into the creek at about 2 in the morning.

Oh, sure, one young lass had trouble with the bats getting in her hair and one 12 year old tried to make a wild salad out of poison ivy, but the rest of us had a great time.

We only lost 2 kids during the snipe hunt and only runned out of brew twice all weekend. Yep, fun activity for the whole family.

Answer 9

We love it, but we do not use tents, we have an Rv.
When we go camping we fish, hike, ride our bikes or 4 wheelers.
If you have never done it you really should try it.

Answer 10

At night you may need a sex-tent to find what you are looking for.