I fondly recall the long days at the campground with my parents, brothers and sisters. We would set up our tent at the local campgrounds and settle into our wilderness routine. A cooler completely packed with beer, pop, and junk food would last us all weekend.

Because cooking on a campfire was not worth the effort, that store of doughnuts and hotdogs would keep us fed for the entire weekend. To a child, it first seems great, but after a while, the fun of cooking the hotdog over a fire while mosquitoes eat you alive wears off. And by the last day of camping, the breakfast doughnuts are no longer fresh. Even the most finicky eater dreams of a plate of hot bacon and eggs.

Most of the RV's you find in the campgrounds today are complete with all the luxurious of modern life. Things such as fully equipped kitchens, DVD players, large beds and air conditioning are now the norm. Camping is now a way to relax in luxury, although you can still rough it as they did in days of old if you prefer.

So you like to rough it, but like comfort. You do not have to purchase an expensive RV in order to enjoy the amenities available to campers. Campers can now purchase air mattresses and ceiling fans for their tents. Even cooking outdoors is easier by using a camp stove.

Camping stoves have certainly evolved over the years and are sold nowadays in all sorts of sizes and designs. They make it as simple to prepare meals under a tree as it is in one's own house. When I go camping, I fill my insulated cooler with my usual staples, such as chopped meat, shell steaks, baking potatoes, and corn on the cob, as if I were planning to cook in my own kitchen.

One of my camping stoves has a grill and two burners, grills a steak to perfection and is portable and makes my life a lot easier when at the campground trying to feed a picky group of kids, although they do still love to put the wieners on the end of a stick and hold them over the fire until they char broiled, a nice hamburger or a few chicken nuggets still makes for an easier weekend.

Campers can now purchase air mattresses and ceiling fans for their tents. Even cooking outdoors is easier by using a camp stove. Modern camping stoves make cooking around the camp about as simple and easy as it is from home. These stoves are available in numerous sizes, styles and models to affordably fit almost any lifestyle. Of the many stoves available, one of my favorites has a grill and two burners. It's portable, and grills a steak perfectly and the kids can still char broil their dogs. Cooking, hamburgers or even chicken nuggets will always make for a happier camping experience.