Colorado Expedition Families?

[BriansFJ]

Three and a dog...:smiley_drive:

 

[bftank]

2 and 2 danes, trying to add a 3rd!

 

[ddog45]

4 in longmont with two dogs that come along now and then.

 

[Greggk]

Fort Carson here. family of 5 and 2 dogs

 

[kifaru]

Our adventure crew consists of 3 people and 3 dogs. We are in Westminster.
Love Utah, but lately we've been exploring Wyoming.

 

[shane4x4]

Mom, Dad, baby boy (6 months old), and 2 dogs. Just starting to dip our feet in the Expo waters. I'm convinced but my better half isn't quite there yet. had a terrible camping event last weekend with the baby.

 

[Pskhaat]

Mind sharing the bad experience? So many bad ones here can't even begin to count

 

[shane4x4]

Mind sharing the bad experience? So many bad ones here can't even begin to count

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=699351#post699351

 

[5Runner]

Mom, Dad, baby boy (6 months old), and 2 dogs. Just starting to dip our feet in the Expo waters. I'm convinced but my better half isn't quite there yet. had a terrible camping event last weekend with the baby.

Mind sharing the bad experience? So many bad ones here can't even begin to count

Ouch, guys...sorry to hear that. That is (was) a huge fear of mine. I started the camping expeditions when my kids were 1, 3 and 5. With three of them, I had odds against me that one of them would not like it.

I worked very hard the first year to be the camping "play toy" and spent all my time making SURE the kids were having a blast so I could get them hooked. I also made sure my wife had a great time by NOT having to do all the work with the kids. I let her sit in the sunshine by the creek to read her book, while I played with and entertained the kids.

It was a heck of a lot of work, but it paid off...my kids and wife are totally hooked on our expedition camping. The kids have also become little camping pros, if I do say so.

Share you experience, so we can try to help you (both of you). I don't have all the answers, but I have a lot of good ideas that worked for me.

One reason I started this thread was to get a good list of local families to someday invite on a big 4wheeling/camping play weekend in the mountains. That would be a great way to learn from other parents...or at least share your misery with...ha!

Keep at it, guys...once their hooked, camping and expeditions get fun again. This is our third year, and it has been significantly easier than the previous two...all because the kids are more comfortable...and older, that helps.

 

[Pskhaat]

One of many family adventures: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21040

 

[gloriavoxdei]

Family of 5 and one beagle. We just started doing some boondock camping with our modified TT and my wife loves it since she now has a heater. Can't wait two weeks from now when I get my week off. Gonna head up to Devil's head for night just for one last trip.

 

[rbod]

4 and two dogs. Though our daughter is late teens now so often it's just the 3 of us.... (or her and the boyfriend join us in her XJ).

 

[K2ZJ]

Broomfield here, 3 plus two dogs and a bun in the oven! Mostly it is me and the kid for wheeling.

 

[COLOFIREMAN]

Salida Colorado checking in. Here's our first outing with the new little one......

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4767&id=1836845853

 

[Steel Walrus]

We are 5 plus a dog