We have tent camped since the late 40's and have only missed a couple of years since then. My kids insisted on having squirrel for Christmas that their dad shot. when a friend asked about our Christmas dinner, I told her we had squirrel. It got really quiet for a minute and then she said "Oh, you're the people that camp in tents." I consider tents as the only authentic way to camp and since the crank is messed up on the popup, that is my story and I am sticking to it.