Tent camped as a kid and some RVing. Then I did a fair bit of backpacking as a teen and young adult. With young family we did a lot of tent camping with the kids.
Boating, my experiences were all on sailboats. First as a kid was a San Juan 21. Portable toilet, alcohol stove and sleeping bags. Definitely camping. Then came a San Juan 24, Cal 29, Catalina 36, and a Catalina 400. All increasingly more comfortable yet in a way still had a "camping" mentality. No generator, no inverter, so we would only use a microwave if plugged in to shore power. Always had to conserve power since sailors don't just run an engine to charge a battery. Definitely not "roughing it" in a 40 foot sailboat with two heads and separate shower, but not the same as a small apartment either.
Now, I have moved to a boat that, while not a floating apartment, is more like a floating mountain cabin. However, the only "household" appliance I have is the small microwave (and Sat TV which I have yet to look at).
I still view the boat as I viewed camping as a kid. A place to explore, relax, simplify (yeah I know that "simple boating" is an oxymoron), and a change to "get away". However, due to age and too many marathons, my body appreciates the comforts. My boat is NOT a second home. It is only a boat.
Personally, I don't see "camping" as a bad thing. Just as I don't see enjoying the luxuries of modern living while on a boat to be a bad thing. Just two different approaches. I also grew up with a very constrained family income and most of my adult life was dependent on my wife's teacher salary. If I had lots of money (OK, I do have lots of money relative to most of the US population) my perspective and choices would be different I am sure.