Not enjoying camping!

[Ella1980]

Long story short, I agreed to try camping with my boys (9 and 11) and my fiancé. Both of us work ft but on low wages and figured a break away would be better than none.
If I'm being totally honest I am really not enjoying it and can't help but count the minutes until we are back home! I'm cross at myself for feeling like this and feel like I'm letting down my very outdoorsy fiancé but try as I might, it's just not for me.
I think I'm too old and just prefer the comforts of home!!!
Kids are doing OK but getting a bit bored too which is annoying my fiancé which in turns bothers me. I feel claustrophobic stuck in a small tent with them all in the middle of nowhere although I fully appreciate that's heaven to others.
I don't want to tell him I'm not having much fun as he really was hoping I'd enjoy the whole camping experience.
Advice please 😊

I don't mean to sound boring but have a look a geocaching.com there might be some near you . It will be fun for the kids :)

You definitely need to switch off the screen and get out of the tent. Tent is for sleeping in. You won't enjoy camping if your mind is elsewhere. Ask the owner/ other campers what's good to do in the area with kids. Definitely go and buy loads of treat foods. And games/entertainment for around the campsite, a football, bucket and spade, bat and ball, cards, Monopoly, disposable barbeque to make smores.... I would say the main thing though is get offline and be present with your partner and kids! Talk to them, make suggestions, make plans.

Sounds like your mad at the world rather than just camping. You need to be more prepared than you have been too.

“Sounds like your mad at the world rather than just camping. You need to be more prepared than you have been too.”

No. The experienced camper who organised the trip should have been more prepared.

The experienced camper step dad who presumably is only an experienced solo camper.

The op needs to take some responsibility too. She knows her children and herself better than him. She refused food as it was too early knowing there was nothing back at camp. That’s on her not him.