viatierra said:
Gillti - What is your thought behind putting the kids on the roof? Do you like the way it works for them? I was guessing that it would make nighttime visits to the bushes complicated. When the time comes, my plan has been to give Samantha her own dome tent. Learning to set it up will be good for her AND give her something to do.
At first I was a bit worried about them being up high, but truth is, with the overland, they can't quite figure out how to unzip the bottom zipper. We have had no trouble hearing them as the tents are actually quite close in this set-up. as they get older, we will probably move them down to the adventure trailer as there will be more of them then us, but for right now, this is working. We worked with the kids extensively on the use of the ladder, and they are really comfortable on it. Our kids RARELY wake up in the middle of the night, and the 3 year old is just working to get out of daipers, this may be a problem for a while, but if so we will just move him in with the lower tent and I'll probably go up to the top for a while.
As for something to do, they each have chores when we set up camp. hannah (5) helps mom set up the kitchen, and Jake (3) helps dad witht he chairs and tables and such. They enjoy the responsibility (most of the time) and gives them a sense of accomplishment. We are still working out the bugs in our systems, but are having a great time doing it.
tjg
