Giving Thanks - Lessons from Camping in November

In the spirit of Thanksgiving...

I always thought that at least once in everyone's life, you should go camping in a tent on a cold November weekend, where the temperature at night is about 35F, preferably with a steady rain.   I can remember doing that when I was an adult leader for our local Boy Scout troop. 

Why do I think everyone should do this at least once?  You view things a little differently afterwards.  The first time I did it, I remember getting up in the evening a few days later at home, walking into a heated bathroom with indoor pluming, and realizing "Wow, this is really nice!"  You start appreciating, I mean really appreciating some of the things you took for granted before.