RE: To T.V. or not to T.V......

[cyclone]

 jackgoesthepopup
The only time the TV goes along is for Titans  games (and, that has only been twice so far).  The rest of the time, I d much rather do " camping"  stuff.   I just want to watch a campfire at night.  I usually take along a book, too, and a deck of cards or board games.  This is how it we did it when we were kids; why change now!

[Starryart]

 JemJen24
I frequently take the T.V. with us because DH goes to bed quite early in the evening (a job schedule habit) and I am left to my own resources. DD is 17 and hardly goes camping any more - so no kids. I love to read and listen to music but sometimes I like to watch a movie or the ice skating championships, and the weather.

[garym053]

 JemJen24
Don t even like it much at home, I m certainly not taking it camping!!! I watch the birds, chipmunks, Loons, Moose, Deer, etc. I camp to get in tune with nature, not to make TV compete with it. I d much rather watch the campfire TV than a black box that s only purpose, (ultimately through advertising) is to seperate me from my money!
 Sorry, don t want it, don t take it for the kids or grandkids, they will either enjoy camping FOR camping or they ll stay home and watch TV while I m camping. IT ain t coming with us! I take a radio/cd player, in case of emergency but that stays packed unless a NOAA alert goes off then I try to listen to both of them!

[TheWallRocks]

 JemJen24
I think it s one of the reasons we bought a PU..... keep theTV dry on rainy days!  Kidding sort of.  In our previous tenting life, on rainy/yucky days (and cold weather camping) there is little for the kids to do.... except complain about the rain and yucky weather!  With a small TV/VCR combo the kids kick back and are happy.  It is worth its weight in gold in our opinion.
 
 

[4campinfoxes]

 JemJen24
We have a tv/dvd combo & it is not generally used during the day, unless the kids have been going wild at the playground and really need some " downtime" .  It is used in the mornings (before DH & I like to get up) and sometimes in the evenings if there was no campfire.  It is also very useful during rainy trips, there are just so many games & coloring books they can do.
 
 Is it camping season yet???[]
 
 Sharon

[rednekrubbrduck]

 jackgoesthepopup
wow..starting to feel like I m in the minority.  We have a tv/vcr.  Tv is my old one from my military days..multi voltage/frequency thing and is a small one.  I like to watch the news while cooking dinner, or have it as back ground news in the morning.  My one ritual is after we re all finally set up is to watch The Great Outdoors...love that movie.  I m a bit of a movie buff..so I do take some along for myself and the kiddie, and wife...but don t usually watch them, or the tv during the day or evening, but it s nice to have when it s 105 with heat indexes of like 115-120, and the a/c is having a hard time keeping up.

[Opie431]

 jackgoesthepopup
We got one of the $20 TVs that run on batteries as a gift and thought it a waste of money. During winter camping in our tent we put it at the end of our air mattress in the late evening and enjoyed watching it to our surprise. Now we have a TV- VCR combination for those few times that we camp with electricity and are not surrounded by mountains. It is great enterainment for our grandchildren.  When we went with our church group, while the adults sat around the campfire after dark, 13 children sat inside and watched a movie.

[pinhi18]

 JemJen24
We keep a TV/VCR combo in the T/V keeps the kids a little quieter on the 6-8 hr car rides.  We do not use it much in the camper, too many other things to do.

[tlhdoc]

 JemJen24
We camped for years with out one and then started using one in the car for night time driving.  We used it last year in the PU at Eagles Peak campground.  Now it is back to just in the tow vehicle on long trips.