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11 Responses to 'How can I make camping more enjoyable for my wife? She hated the first time?'

1. EGC - July 8th, 2009 at 4:38 pm

   This may sound like “cheating,” but try an inflatable air mattress. I’ve always loved camping and sleeping on the ground, but even I have to admit that sleeping on an air mattress is much more comfortable!

   A decent night’s sleep might make her less cranky. Good luck!

2. Jbuns - July 11th, 2009 at 3:39 pm

   Try getting an air mattress. I’m not a fan of sleeping on the ground but I don’t mind camping when we have an air mattress. Maybe you could offer to massage her back the next morning too. Take some comforts from home that show you are being attentive to her true wants and that you appreciate her roughing it for the sake of the family – bring along an aromatherapy candle, some wine or pick up a special blanket for her that feels luxerious. Let her know you want her to be comfortable.

3. Mrs. Pierzynski - July 13th, 2009 at 1:26 am

   Some people just do not like camping. She might feel better about camping if she feels better about herself, you could try a blow up mattress and foam pad over it, try Coleman, they make a good blow up mattress, also, get her active all year around to help her with her weight issue.

   Either that or rent a camper when you go.

4. cool_clearwater - July 13th, 2009 at 6:12 am

   We have always used a double inflateable airbed

5. papyrusbtl - July 16th, 2009 at 10:41 am

   Women are much more sensitive to heat and cold (especially cold) because of their biological makeup.
   Men often don’t complain when they don’t like something—women do!
   This doesn’t mean you have to take things personally or feel bad about it—it just means that women tell you more details. You don’t have to react.
   Just remind her how much you love camping, and hold your ground. She’ll respect you if you stand up for yourself.

6. Big red 333 - July 18th, 2009 at 1:07 pm

   If she hates camping so much why don’t you take the kids and let her have a few days to herself. This is how my husband and I work this one out. I **** every aspect of camping and no amount of bug spray or padding will change that. So instead of dragging me with and worrying about whether or not I am enjoying myself, I get to stay home and relax while the kids and husband have fun playing in the dirt. Everybody wins.

7. Leefa R - July 21st, 2009 at 3:42 pm

   AIR BED! This is the key ingredient for any non-camper! Those pads are just not thick enough. buy an inexpensive air bed with a rechargeable or battery pump and your wife will thank you! make sure and put a couple of quilts or blankets right on top of the air bed, then get her a fleece liner for her sleeping bag. Tell her to sleep **** or in minimal clothing, you stay warmer that way. If she HATES sleeping bags, make up her bed as you would at home! It makes the tent nice and homey too.

   Also, tell her to keep her clothes for the next day in the bottom of her sleeping bag to keep them warm, so she doesn’t have to put on cold clothes!

   I have several women friends that **** camping, except with me, because I set up the camp this way. I also hang up hammocks and have plenty of places to hang out under tarps if it rains! Make it extravagant for the first couple of trips to get her hooked. Plan some fun activities that she would like, games she likes to play, food she likes to eat….. GET HER HOOKED! Camping is great fun if you do it right!

8. RowerGirl - July 24th, 2009 at 9:39 am

   I’m going with EGC and recommending an inflatable mattress. My bf and I own one and have used it for camping and it’s great. It’s cushy and keeps you off the rocks, but still sturdy.

   I am *always* cold when I go camping! I love it, and know to take loads of extra layers. I always wear two pairs of socks and lots of layers when I go to bed, often including a toque or other warm hat. Maybe she should pack a bunch more clothes and it’ll keep her a bit warmer.

   When are you going camping next? I don’t want this suggestion to sound rude but if she needs to lose that much weight, maybe you should start getting in shape and eating properly now (if you haven’t already started this) before going again. If she loses even 20 lbs I’m sure she’ll feel so much better and her back won’t bother her, etc. My friend gained about 50 lb last year and her husband made her lose 25 lb before he’d go camping with her again, because of how she complained about her back, getting cold, her knees, etc. She lost the weight and had a much better time.

   Or… leave the wife at home and just have a nice weekend bonding with your kids. I went camping a lot with my dad growing up and my mom didn’t come a single time. Drag along a friend and his kids if you want as well.

9. cluwhit - July 27th, 2009 at 6:48 pm

   Have you heard of “glamping?”

   Glamping: (glam-ping) verb
   1. to camp glamorously
   2. to camp in style
   3. to camp without leaving certain comforts behind: John and I went glamping this weekend, equipped with our silk-lined tent and personal chef.

   Recently, the blogging community has been writing about glamping, originally started across the pond in England, but quickly becoming the latest camping phenomenon here in the United States. Glamping celebrates the outdoors while enjoying all the comforts of home. Companies are rolling out their red-carpet-worthy camping products to this new market segment, mostly comprised of women. Tents, sleeping bags, folding chairs, and the like are being fashioned in fun, feminine, plush colors and materials.

   Why stop at camping gear? Camping food has seen a huge upgrade with portable grills, stovetops, and refrigeration, making way for gourmet offerings in less-luxurious settings. Many glampers are taking things one step further and bringing along chefs to fulfill their every craving.

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10. ithinkim - July 28th, 2009 at 10:24 am

    buy a better sleeping bag. the kind you can combine for warmth and togetherness. keep the kids going all day so they are beat and put them in their own tent, giving them a feeling of independence, and your wife a non-verbal compliment at the same time. have *** all the time, everywhere, whenever you get a chance and make sure, where your wife is concerned, that it is “with release”. have her sleep on her side and for a pillow get one of those seat warmers with the bean bag chair stuff in it.

11. roxyjinks38 - July 28th, 2009 at 6:11 pm

    we are big time campers except we have an rv when we first started we went in a tent i like this pretty well but my husband grew up camping in rv i would suggest geting your wife a camp cot put some foam on it and it’s just like a comfy bed or you can put a single air matteress on this i seen some older campers doing this i couldn’t belive these seniors were tent camping and so i went over and talked to them and they showed me their secret cots four single cots with foam on them and this should be alot warmer for your wife because she’s off the ground or consider getting a camper they arent as expensive as people think and you can always get a pop-up and pull behind your vehicle this is what my uncle did when a big wind storm blew his tent away and he was a very big camping fan the kind that would only go in a tent and laughed at us until this happened well i hope this helps

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