If there is not Deer or Elk involved my bride figures her idea of roughing it is the remote needs new batteries. But throw in a rifle and a Deer or Elk and she will sleep on the ground for a week. I understand your wife's view. Ask her if her and her buddies ever got to the point when eating they would reach down and add sand prior to first bite. A act of total defiance to the desert. Thought being hah you did not ruin my meal today. Ask me how I know. My personal best 41 days no shower!