kair, I'd love to have you as a parent. I can just hear all the "back in my day..." ramblings spewing forth with the kid just looking up at you thinking "times have changed since then but I'll just wait for them to stop". I see that look in their eyes when I do the "back in..." stuff myself.
Times are changing and needing to go bush seems to be becoming less of a need. I did it and most of the people I know did too but less and less people now look at the Slingair's of the world as a necessesity anymore.
Not sure whether it's for better or worse, it's just evolution of the time.