Camping with the family is a great idea. Whether you decide to go cabin camping or spread out sleeping bags under the stars, it’s a great bonding experience for everyone. A great thing about family cabin camping or even campgrounds with cabins is that it’s an opportunity for everyone to spend some time together. The problem with life is that it gets so busy and we end up all going in different directions and passing like ships in the night with our family members. Taking a time out for a family vacation is just what the doctor ordered, sometimes. Here are some suggestions for going to campgrounds with cabins.
No Cell Service
Try to find a campgrounds with cabins that has a bad signal. If you have children with electronics, they will still want to be on them during the vacation. If you take them away or tell them to turn them off, then you will just end up being the bad guy for the whole trip. However, if the camping site doesn’t even have a good signal, they can’t blame you for this. Be prepared that they may try but you can pretend you had no idea. After a little while they will give up being mad and may even join the family in whatever activity is being enjoyed at the time. The goal is simply to get them away from the world of technology for a few days so that they can get to know their family face to face again instead of over social media.
Stay in a Cabin
Finding campgrounds with cabins is a good idea, especially if it is everyone’s first time camping. If your family is not used to being outdoors type people, then they may get freaked out at the sounds and smells and sights of the outdoors, particularly at night time. Your best bet is to stay in a cabin in the forest or mountains or somewhere that is still secluded and allows you to enjoy the feel of camping but still lets your family sleep inside, in beds and take showers like regular civilized human beings. Who knows, they may enjoy themselves so much that the next time you go, they’ll want to try to whole tent and campfire idea.
Plan ActivitiesDebug Before You Settle
Unfortunately, bugs and critters are a part of nature and they do get into the cabins. Right when you get there, you and your spouse should take a look around and make sure the showers, tubs, sinks toilets and corners are bug free before you begin unpacking. Open the faucets and let the water run all over the cabin for a few minutes to ensure that are no unwelcome surprises when you go to take a shower. Regular checks might be necessary so don’t forget to bring a can of bug repellent.
The whole idea of this kind of vacation is to get away from the hustle and bustle of life. If you can achieve that then you can begin building wonderful memories that your children and yourselves will remember for years to come. If you decide to make the cabin camping idea a yearly tradition then as the children get older, they might enjoy it even more if they are able to pick some of the activities and even where the family stays as everyone becomes more familiar with the general area.