I grew up camping and canoing and being told to "go play outside!" I'm only 26, and my fiance and I plan to "drag" our future kids camping every chance we get! They're going to learn to hike and build a fire and get dirty and skip rocks (I love skipping rocks!) and canoe/kayak and everything else that every kid needs to know!

My fiance didn't go camping much as a kid, and her lake outings were in a motor boat. However, she always wanted to spend more time camping and hiking and has aspirations of thru-hiking the AT. Our first outing as friends was a rappelling trip, her first! She's been hooked ever since. We're moving away from day hikes toward over-nighters, further each trip.
So there is hope. There are people out there who would love to get outside more, but need someone to teach them! A lot of my friends love to go camping, but won't without someone giving them the nudge. So I mention it about every time we get together. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />