Camping Tips

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It’s good to pick up camping tips from a number of sources. Here are some from TheCabin.net:

• Arrive early if you’re going to camp in an unfamiliar area
• Do whatever you can to prepare for the camping trip at home
• Use two door mats – one inside and one outside the tent or camper
• Take several trash bags
• Pre-mix and pre-measure foods and recipe ingredients at home
• Large zip-closing bags can be useful at camp for mixing ingredients and making pancakes
• Main courses and whole meals can be prepared at home and frozen for quick heat-and-eat meals
• Take two coolers
• Take two stoves – a single-burner stove in addition to a double-burner camp stove
• Use a large plastic bag as a liner for your pack
• Make your own solar camping shower
• Lantern mantles are much easier to tie onto the burner tube when tied onto a thumb or index finger first
• Spread your wet clothes or sleeping bags over a large rock in the sun to dry them quickly
• Make sure all your camping gear are dry before storing them
• Set up your camp in the backyard as soon as you get home from a camping trip

For details go to TheCabin.net

Camping is already ranked as one of the lowest cost family vacation but you can save a lot more cash by following these tips:

• Share the cost with other families

Whether you’re cabin camping or camping in a cabin tent, there are lots of things you can share that will save you a lot of dough. For example, you can share the cost of meals, fuel, supplies and site rentals.

• Go for free or really cheap campsites

Federal nationals parks of Haleakala on Maui and Volcano National Park allow free camping on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can also go to boondocking.org and search for free or almost free campsites in the US. The United States Bureau of Land Management allows free camping on certain public lands.

• Get high quality cheap gear

You can find quality cheap gear by searching at cheapism.com or rent gear at Lowergear.com

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Sadly, there are still people in the world who want to see every acre of land, every plant, mineral, wildlife and water resource exploited for its maximum short-term economic reward. And there are others who would like to see our remaining wild areas preserved as museums where no human is allowed except, perhaps, for scientific study.

Then there are the rest of us, who just want to be able to get out in the outdoors and have fun. We want to visit beautiful, wild places and enjoy them. I think most of us hope in our hearts that they will still be there for generations to come.

Do these things when you’re in the outdoors so that others can enjoy nature as you just did:

• When hiking, stay in the middle of the trail to minimize erosion of new soil and widening of trail
• Carry your litter and others if you find any lying around
• Use only downed, dead wood on established firepits or better yet, use a camp stove for cooking
• Camp on durable surfaces
• Dispose your own waste properly

If each of us takes the maximum amount of enjoyment that we can from our time outdoors, while consciously having as little overall impact as we possibly can, that leaves more for our kids and our kid’s kids?

via Nashua Telegraph

Choosing a spot for your tent is an important decision; the wrong decision might have serious consequences. Here are some tips on choosing a spot to pitch your tent:

• Choose a spot close to a water source but not too close because water levels might rise when you’re sleeping. However, it’s a good idea to camp far from the water source if crocodiles, anacondas or something like them are known to exist in the area.
• Choose a spot that is sheltered from the wind but try to avoid camping near trees because it could fall unexpectedly.
• A flat area is ideal for setting up camp but if you can’t a flat area be sure you sleep with your head on the higher side and remember that when you sleep on a slope, you might slide a bit so be careful about your position relative to the campfire if any.
• Choose an area where there is little or no sharp objects like rocks and roots.
• Avoid areas where there are evidence of recent animal activities like foot prints, droppings, etc.

Do you have any more tips on choosing a spot for camping?