[Ken / Claudia]

As a young boy, my parents had canvas tents. We used those on hunting trips. We had several family members who lived or had beach property on Oregon coast. So camping was during big game hunting seasons.
As a teenager they got a pop up trailer and we used that maybe 10 years. With that we visited more of the Oregon and Washington coastal areas. Still used tents and the trailer while hunting. When 15 and I had only a driver permit, Dad let me drive part way home from Eastern Oregon. Those trips took maybe 6 hours each way. At some point while still in Eastern Or. on a 2 lane narrow road. I drove through a curve and a group of mule deer where standing all over the road. No way drive around them and they were not moving. I braked hard and steered to keep control and on the road. That was the 1st time pulling a trailer and 1st time I experienced driving while trying to keep control while hard braking and having a trailer push the tow vehicle all over the road.
When they got the 1st hard sided travel trailer, I was out on my own. In my mid twenties I purchased my families 1st travel trailer. I have owned 5 TTs,3 truck campers and 1 40 ft park trailer. Barrowed a 5th wheel and pickup for a weekend to try before buy. I did not buy them. Barrowed Dads largest MH a 34 fter for a 2 week trip on the Oregon coast and Crater Lake. That was a fun trip, but we did not have a dingy so, no sight seeing outside of the campgrounds. I still have had canvas tents for the more rugged places I sometimes go to hunt elk. Places that no RV should be pulled. A canvas tent with a wood stove burning, sleeping on cots is not to bad.