Ummmm, now this it a tuff one!
Comfort, warmth, and good food are key elements.
I love camping in a tent; OH however would prefer an hotel.
For me camping is all fun, even when caught in thunderstorms and flooded out at Coniston water, all good clean fun.
No time constraints, just going with the flow.
As I do most of the cooking at home, its no incentive for HO to come even if I do all the camp cooking, also when camping I like to eat, for want of a better description ‘camping food’, and other novel creations, for me luxury is a ration pack lol.
I particularly have a liking to cooking on one burner and exploring new delights, nothing more rewording than finding some edible fungi and frying it up with some bacon.
So to get round all this we bought an old caravan to see if it was a good compromise, well almost, still dislikes the roughing it element, so it has to be ‘proper meals’
Then I bought an all singing and dancing foam topper, ummm, this was still not good enough, however, she did show a distinct interest in a fixed bed caravan, however my budget verses frequency of use, means I have started to go camping by my self, or just me and the kids will go, until a cheap fixed bed is found!
Mobilecat it doesn't sound to me like you'll manage to persuade your hubby to camp. Your responses indicate that nothing will work so it seems to me you perhaps have to accept that we're all different in life and either agree to stay home and holiday in a different way or take your kids on your own. As you've said you wouldn't want to camp on your own then sadly I don't think you're left with the stay home option.
Despite enjoying tent camping in August he just wont shift. I cant persuade him to come again even though as a family we had a really good time. HOWEVER - I have persuaded him that if I took him away and gave him a TV to watch in bed and a laptpop to play with and he was warm and didnt have to sleep outside he would come. Therefore as I am about to change my car I am going to look at small campers like bongos or similar. I have always wanted one and I am slowly getting an agreement that if I buy one, he could be persuaded to come with.
Of course you and I know that I will put up an awning or day tent and camp anyway :)
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Topic: How to persuade your partner they like it
. Claire
