Convincing the wife to backpack

[SaltyCajunHanger]

Looks like fun, wish i could convince my family to come hammock with me out one night.
There not very interested in the out doors sadly.

[Penfold]

I have gotten my wife to come camping - but i don't think she will ever move to backpacking. We car camp, which is about all I think she is willing to handle. We started renting an RV at a campsite near the beach, then onto a tent on a platform. She had problems getting up and off the floor in the mornings, so i got her a cot (which has solved the sleeping issues). I don't think i will get her to hang, though my two kids love to hang. Maybe I can convince her to try my Clark and then i can get a Ridge Runner.

In fact she is trying to determine where we should go camping on Memorial Day weekend somewhere in the Delaware Water Gap area (any suggestions that are hammock friendly?)

We will also be having another trip in late June/early July with some friends possibly up to the Daks. We have our trip meeting/dinner scheduled with our friends for end of March.

[ShooTa]

penfold - theres one aspect you have highlighted.

she has issues getting up off the floor..... and like every thing on the internet theres a comic or video for it.... namely SHUGs most recent video on his old tent - in it he voices the virtuers of hammocking for dealing with that urrgh moan gripe get up...show her the video

[cougarmeat]

"After a couple of glasses of wine, ask her why she does not like camping, Hanging, being outdoors. Gently probe into the answers. Mostly just ask gentle questions. Listen to the answers she gives. Go home and think about what you have learned for a couple of days then decide how to manipulate her into doing what you would like."

But that involves ...li, list, listening ...

Isn't there some problem that can just be solved? Like a required piece of gear that need to be hunted out and brought home?

[vxjester]

I am in the same boat. My wife would like for me to take her camping more, but she want to do the whole car camping thing. We went to maine for her family reunion and we did the whole car camping thing last july. She had fun. She wouldnt let me take my blackbird. So i took her eno, i bought her a few years ago. Now she tells me, we need a bigger tent. One you can stand up in. I had bought a backpacking tent awhile back. She didnt like crawling in and out of it. I told her thats why i wanted to take my blackbird. She didnt like that answer to much. But live and learn.

[Tracey.Smedley]

I'm fortunate, my wife wants a hammock and I just had to buy another pack because she is asking to backpack with me.

[NJHiker85]

If I tell her I'm bringing wine and not bringing spam, she's interested.