I keep trying to remember that at least I got the whole family out to enjoy the leaves on a camping trip; The fact that I had to make so many concessions just to make that happen has to be secondary to the main goal.
- Still, I can’t believe I agreed to bring along a space oil furnace on a camping trip, then when I was a kid, I could not wait to get out of the air conditioner of home and out to the woods, but my dad was a big proponent of balancing life with some nature time.
He and I would go camping a lot and leave mom at home inside the central air conditioner, then I’m sure she loved having that time to herself as well. I saw many beautiful leaf seasons thanks to our dad, then and this was something I wanted my children to experience. I was so happy when I first brought up the heating system to the family. And I was immediately dejected by how little interest our family had in leaving the air conditioner of my home for a camping trip. My kids need the internet and the heating and cooling comfort of home a bit too much in my estimation. That was made even more clear when the whining began about going camping, but I held firm because I knew this would be a truly cool experience for them. There’s really nothing like seeing peak color during leaf season where I come from. But to get that done, it included packing a space heater. And we had to go to a campground with bathrooms, showers and electricity. Essentially, we made the decision to go RV camping but at least we were outside and the leaves were magnificent. So I’m just going to focus on that.