You worked for the trailer, it's your choice and I wouldn't feel bad about it. Others can do the same. I have heard many times over "must be nice to have XYZ". I work hard for what I have as I'm sure you do too.

Just ignore the comments or find another group of friends that don't care about what you have just as you shouldn't care what they have. It's about sharing a common interest and friendship, not material things.

Just the opposite for us, we have a lot of new friends since we have a toliet, cold beer, cabinets full of snacks, and AC :)

I wouldn't worry about it.

I hear ya..I got one friend who does just as you described...after I got my trailer she kept making snide comments about " what did ya have to do to get that..." or "you are just one spolied little bit**"   so at a trail ride over Memorial Week-end past..I had heard enough..and told her..if you want this kinda rig I suggest you get your lazy ass out there and work for it, just like I did"...she slammed her mouth shut and hasn't commented since.

 All it is, is sour apples...  if they continue to make you feel bad for your good fortune, I suggest finding a new crowd to ride with...there are alot of very nice helpful, polite, friendly folks out there to help you enjoy your new trailer...  CONGRADULATIONS on the new rig.........  HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU

I must be in the wrong location or something because it seems like there are more people who are that way then who aren't.    Sort of reminds me of when a farmer buys a new tractor and then you have all the nieghbors talking amongst themselves as to how he could afford to get it ect...

I don't have a fancy rig, but know others who do have newer/nicer rigs.  I have seen the jealousy from others.  Don't worry about it.  The thing is that the more time you spend on a hobby, the more you enjoy having the things that make it more enjoyable.  If a LQ with running water is more enjoyable than a tent, then go for it.

Ha ha.  Yeah, a couple people I know have recently updated their rigs, and that's what they get, too.

Maybe I have to start offering them more beer, so they aren't so stand offish...

It is human nature,and,it's not your imagination,either.It's the way people are,check out some of the remarks made on some threads on here if you need any validation,which you probably don't.

Enjoy your rig.There will always be folks with more,and less.I was raised to consider that there are those with a lot less than I have and to be g r ateful for what I was blessed with.If you've been where I have,on the back side of cancer,you'll be glad just to be alive and able to enjoy anything much less comparing what some have and don't have.Maybe your chums need a different perspective on life  and hope they don't have to get one the hard way.

There's another side to your coin. In some circles, penis envy, bling and status rule the various social circles. This is especially prevalant in various show circuits. If my LQ doesn't have a multi-level ceiling, crown mouldings, twinkle lights and a five foot tv, then I'm not qualified to even consider their group. An Expedition is not allowed to park beside a Navigator, nor an XLT beside a King Ranch. $600 belts, expensive tack and $20,000 horses are minimum requirements. Some people believe their success is dependent on by what they own and how they are perceived by their peers. They believe that if they spend more money, they are better for it. They will only purchase the newest and the best of the best.

There are others that have had little, scrimped and saved, and have upgraded to their present status. They value each of their possesions, and consider themselves very fortunate for their ownership. Their "new" trailers may be a few years old, their horses without papers, and they're more comfortable sitting on a hay bale with a beer, than sipping champagne in a 20' LQ. Their friends have equal values, and don't have to be bribed to share in their life's enjoyments.

Some people are jealous of others' successes, while lamenting their own present situations. They can't envision the future, and with work, what they can attain. They want instantaneous gratification and can't understand why they don't have the same possessions as their acquaintances. They resent their own situation by criticising those who have prevailed. They are jealous and petty.

Anyone has a choice of whom they want to consider for friendship. Bring within your group the people who offer you enjoyment, loyality and interest. Rid yourself on the naysayers, complainers and those who want entitlements. Life is too fragile and short to waste on people who do not share your dreams. Enjoy the fruits of your labours, and ignore those who do not.

I immediately thought of this song by John Conlee,and had to post it! Here's the YT link,he says it all:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-N7aiNRG3o

"I'm just a common man,drive a common van,my dog (horse) ain't got no pedigree if I have my way,gonna stay that way,those high brow people lose their sanity and a common man's what I'll be."

BTW,VERY well said,Gard.

Not looking for raves...  Just wish the people around here wouldn't be so standoffish...   makes it pretty hard to enjoy the local trail rides when people are that way...