Let me be very clear that I am not a camper. Waking up damp, freezing or sweating all night, wearing flip flops to an iffy campground bathroom, YUK! I once shared a shower stall with the world's largest daddy long legs spider. No thank you! My husband and kids, on the other hand, love everything about camping. So about 8 years ago when Steve wanted to take B on a camping trip with his dad and grandfather I opted out. They camped (in a tent) at the Oshkosh Air Show and had a great time. The next year Steve wanted to go back and bring E and me along. He also started throwing around the idea of a camper. At the time we both were diving smaller SUVs which meant our options would be limited. After many discussions we decided it wasn't in the budget (nor was I interested in making camping our main form of vacationing). After lots of research we came upon a nice compromise and invested in a tent trailer. This got us sleeping up off of the ground- yay for not waking up damp! And it was