I use to "rough it" a lot when I was in my 20's. We'd take a small tent and camp in the snow in the middle of January during steelhead season and it never bothered me much. Mainly back then it was to save money. BUT...now that I'm pushing 40 yrs old sleeping on the ground in a tent, having to carry water to & from, having to start a fire to cook a bite to eat, long days of rain sitting in a tent, none of that holds any appeal to me anymore. After spending 10 hrs out on the river the last thing I want to do is lay my bones down on the hard ground, I need a bed so cabins suit me just fine now.

Steve