Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Tips To Have a Great Camping Trip

By Cesar Rex


Camping is a fun experience no matter what age you are. With good information, and some advance planning, it can still be a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. These tips can help you.

Set up your campsite before the sun sets. Don't first start at sundown; you might not be able to get the shelter all the way up before it becomes completely dark out. It is easier to put up any kind of shelter when it's light outside, so be prepared.

Though you should already understand this, you are a visitor to natural surroundings. Do not leave your campsite filthy or throw trash around. You want the campsite to look the way it started. When you respect nature, you ensure its longevity.

Learn how to use a compass and read a map before your trip. Even if this isn't your first time at the site, it's easy to get lost in the woods since a lot of things look the same. You can avoid potential tragedy by learning how to use these lifesaving items.

Make sure that you know how to set up your tent before going on your trip. By setting the tent up you can ensure that you comprehend how to pitch your tent. A little practice can eliminate the frustration of setting up a new piece of camping equipment.

Conserve the batteries in your flashlight whenever possible. Often flashlights will get turned on inadvertently during transit. Remove the batteries, and install them incorrectly. This will ensure that you won't accidentally waste your flashlight's batteries.

While the concept of camping involves getting away from it all, you still need to be prepared with some basic items. You should take sleeping bags and extra blankets. This helps to warm you up in case it gets too cold at night. They are also good to use for extra padding.

It's imperative that you pitch your tent before the sun goes down. Once the sky becomes dark, finding a good spot for your tent, necessary firewood and food preparation become near impossible. This is particularly true for those city-dwellers that are not used to pitch-black darkness. Don't get into this situation, look for proper shelter before you get to this point.

If you enjoyed camping as a child, that love for adventure can be re-ignited with good information and tips useful to camping today. Get your imagination going with this piece and you will remember the feeling of a great outdoors experience, and want to do it again.




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