Hah - when we visit family in the summer, we're lucky to be able to do backyard camping for almost entire stay - reduces stress on the hosts, my young kids love

Hah - when we visit family in the summer, we're lucky to be able to do backyard camping for almost entire stay - reduces stress on the hosts, my young kids love it, and we have a pretty smooth process & kickass tent. Done it for 4 years now and I can say it does make me feel more alive at the end & there have been minimal sleep incidents. However, I don't think it's changed the way I share my opinion on housing (perhaps reinforced it?). People get ticked off when you diss their biggest investment even by proxy.