Camping.. Good or Bad?

Just wondering what experiences people on here have had with camping..i.e Weather / Utilities etc.
Im trying to persuade the wife that we should start camping as the freedom and obviously cost really appeals to me....but wife and eldest daughter cant see themselves using shower blocks etc...my youngest daughter and myself are well up for it.
I just feel that you are giving yourself more opportunity to see parts of the country you wouldnt normally see if you like camping.
 
My own (limited) experience with camping was going to Sequoia National Park a couple of times. Being a camping newbie, I was relieved to find that it was basically RV camping. We drove up to the campsite with our cars, and just pitched our tents in the designated spots next to where our cars were parked. There were actual bathrooms, there was a pay shower stall located near the ranger station which was about a quarter-mile from our campsite, there was running water spigots at nearly every campsite, and believe it or not, even a small general store in which anything you may have forgotten to pack could be purchased.

So for me, this was the perfect intorduction to camping, since it was convenient, safe, and relatively comfortable, while still enjoying the grandeur of the outdoors. My son and I had a great time, as did the rest of our family. I would definitely recommend camping at this kind of site if some of your family members are squeamish about bathing in shower stalls or having to use the bathroom in the woods.
 
If your wife and daughter do not want to go camping do not bring them overnight. My wife slept in the truck . She was miserable. I think she had the worst time of her life. I suggest camping close to home where the could spend the day with you and at night the could go back to their comfy home.I think your youngest daughter and yourself might have a better time. Good Luck!
 
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