Move Over Glamping, Millennials Are Down For Super Old-School Camping

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When millennials go camping, their phones come with them. And while that might confuse older generations and there might be a lot more selfies taken than back in their day, that doesn’t mean millennials aren’t down for some old school outdoorsy fun.

A study conducted by Cain Consulting Group, funded by KOA (Kampgrounds of America), found that 40 percent of campers today are millennials. The research showed that the number of households that go camping has grown by 6 million since 2014. And, a big chunk of those campers are young’uns.

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Camping is a cheap and easy vacation. And it’s a great way to escape the hustle of city life. It’s really not surprising that we’re out there in nature, really immersing ourselves in it. We are the generation famous (or infamous) for demanding “authenticity.” Our camping experiences might be remembered through a rosy Instagram filter, but we’re still sleeping in sleeping bags in a tent.

So now you know, whenever your grandpa says something like “when I was your age, we slept in tents on the ground, not in fancy cabins,” you can tell him that four in 10 tent-sleepers these days are millennials. Take that, boomers.

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