I thought it would be fun for everyone to tell the stories about the first time they went camping!
For me, it was soon after we were married (20 years ago). I begged dh to bring me camping because I'd never been camping before!
So, we bought a tent and a couple of sleeping bags and he brought me to Jellystone Park in Wisconsin Dells, thinking he would start me out slowly.
Well, it POURED the whole time! We were in a station wagon, with just the tent and sleeping bags for shelter. I remember we huddled under the hatchback of the car, eating cold, soggy sandwiches! The inside of our tent was wet, because I didn't know that I wasn't supposed to touch the sides! LOL! My hips hurt from sleeping on the hard ground, and we were basically miserable! But, somehow, through all that mess, I decided I LOVED camping!
The next year we went to WDW and stayed offsite, but we went to a breakfast with the characters that was offered at Pioneer Hall at that time. We took one look at FW and we were hooked! We went back and camped the next year, and we've been there every year since! We've gotten smarter though - we now have a screen tent, cooking stove, air mattresses, sheets & blankets instead of sleeping bags, and many more gadgets that make camping much more fun and easy! Last year, we even bought a small popup trailer.
Ok - you're turn! Let's hear about your first time!
For me, it was soon after we were married (20 years ago). I begged dh to bring me camping because I'd never been camping before!
So, we bought a tent and a couple of sleeping bags and he brought me to Jellystone Park in Wisconsin Dells, thinking he would start me out slowly.
Well, it POURED the whole time! We were in a station wagon, with just the tent and sleeping bags for shelter. I remember we huddled under the hatchback of the car, eating cold, soggy sandwiches! The inside of our tent was wet, because I didn't know that I wasn't supposed to touch the sides! LOL! My hips hurt from sleeping on the hard ground, and we were basically miserable! But, somehow, through all that mess, I decided I LOVED camping!
The next year we went to WDW and stayed offsite, but we went to a breakfast with the characters that was offered at Pioneer Hall at that time. We took one look at FW and we were hooked! We went back and camped the next year, and we've been there every year since! We've gotten smarter though - we now have a screen tent, cooking stove, air mattresses, sheets & blankets instead of sleeping bags, and many more gadgets that make camping much more fun and easy! Last year, we even bought a small popup trailer.
Ok - you're turn! Let's hear about your first time!