Under Chen's influence, his wife and 12-year-old son also became passionate about exploring. However, after the 2002 South Pole expedition, when Chen excitedly unfurled a map of Antarctica and showed his son the route he planned to take on a snowmobile across the South Pole on his next trip, his son replied in all seriousness, "Dad, you've accomplished enough already."
受到陳一仁的影響，妻子和十二歲的兒子對於探險活動也非常熱衷，不過，二○○二年南極之旅歸來後，陳一仁興奮地指著地圖和兒子討論下次搭雪車橫越南極的計畫，兒子卻正色告訴他：「爸爸，你這樣就夠了。」