Family Camping Tips
By : Robert MichaelOne of the fondest childhood memories I have is from when I went camping with my dad. My dad and I would grab our tent, sleeping bags and fishing poles and head down to a local lake for a weekend. At its best, camping is a wonderful activity for the entire family. However, it can also become a huge calamity if you are not prepared or don’t know what to expect.
If you are not an experienced camper, then it might be best to start with a commercial campground. You
can usually find these in the Yellow Pages. The costs of these campgrounds is often nominal and they usually have showers, bathrooms, electrical hookups, running water nearby, fire pits and a camp store for any necessities that you may have forgotten.
Established commercial campgrounds also often include a range of activities for the whole family including swimming pools, hiking trails, paddle boats and fishing lakes.
Once you have tried camping at an established campground you may decide to want to rough it out in the woods on your own. To find good locations for tent camping you could try doing an internet search on camping.
Regardless of where you go camping it is important that you be prepared. The following is a list of items you should consider for ensuring you are prepared for an enjoyable camping trip.
Camping Inventory
1. Tent. You can find a wide selection of tents in various sizes from 2 person tents to family sizes. You might find it best to get the children their own tent. They will enjoy having their own space - and so will you !
2. Sleeping bags and an air mattress if desired.
3. Flash lights and extra batteries.
4. Matches
5. Cookware. Cooking on an open fire will probably not be good for your best cookware so you might want to bring older pots and pans or consider buying a camping cookware set. Think ahead about foods that will be easy to cook on a fire.
6. Firewood. If you are not camping at an established campground you may not have access to firewood.
7. First Aid kit. Your first aid kit should include band aids, peroxide, gauze, burn cream, tape, a tool for removing splinters plus the all-important anti bug spray.
8. Water for drinking
9. Trash bags. Whether you go camping at an established campground or out in the woods; it is imperative that you leave the area precisely as you found it. If the location does not have trash bins then pick up your trash and take it with you. Don’t ruin the experience for the next family.
If you carefully plan your camping trip and expect the unexpected by being prepared for anything you will have a great time camping.
About the Author:
Robert Michael is a writer for Webau Camping which is an excellent place to find camping links, resources and articles. For more information go to: http://www.webaucamping.com
