1KHO 504: It's Very Wise to Invest In Your Kids | Jeremy Puglisi, The RV Atlas

Jun 17, 2025

Jeremy Puglisi, co-creator of The RV Atlas and author, shares insights from his family's transformative camping journey. He discusses the importance of investing time in children through outdoor adventures, highlighting how these experiences build confidence and resilience. Topics include the creation of Camp Griddlemore, the shift from stable jobs to pursuing passion, and the benefits of accessible camping resources. Jeremy believes that camping fosters lasting family connections and serves as a philosophy for parenting.

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ANECDOTE

Camping Builds Kids' Outdoor Confidence

Jeremy Puglisi shares how early, frequent camping trips built his boys' confidence in nature.
His twins now are lifeguards and skilled in outdoor activities thanks to these adventures.

ADVICE

Camp Your Way, Everyone Welcome

Choose camping styles that fit your family; it can be tent, camper, cabin, or backyard camping.
Camping is inclusive and accessible regardless of budget, location, or family makeup.

ANECDOTE

Camp Cooking Hobby Goes Viral

Jeremy turned his hobby of camp cooking into a weekly show, Camp Griddlemore, on Blackstone's YouTube.
It enhances family camping by making meals fun, simple, and shared outdoors.

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Jeremy Puglisi returns for his seventh appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast—and it’s a powerful one. What began as a pop-up camper and a couple of sleep-deprived twins has become a movement, a media company, and a meaningful legacy. In this episode, Jeremy and host Ginny Yurich reflect on what it really means to invest in your children—not with money, but with time, presence, and outdoor adventures. Jeremy shares the long-term fruit of raising kids immersed in nature, adventure, and unpredictability—and how those early camping trips laid the foundation for his boys’ confidence and competence today.

They talk family road trips, leaving stable careers to follow a passion, the birth of Camp Griddlemore (a cooking show you’ll actually use), and the heart behind Jeremy’s latest book series for kids. This episode is an invitation to go all-in—not because it’s easy, but because it’s worth it. Camping isn’t just a weekend escape; it’s a parenting philosophy. And as Jeremy wisely says, “Investing is not always easy—but it’s very wise.”

📚 Shop Jeremy’s books: Where Should We Camp Next?, My First Book of Camping, and Let’s Go Camping: A Journal and Logbook for Kids
🍳 Watch Camp Griddlemore on the Blackstone YouTube Channel
📸 Follow Jeremy: @thervatlas
🌲 More resources: The RV Atlas Website

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