What To Bring Camping

 

If it has been a while since your last camp­ing trip or if you have never been camp­ing before then a com­mon ques­tion is What to Bring Camp­ing?  There are some things that are a neces­sity, a few that make camp­ing a lit­tle eas­ier, and some items are just for the spoiled among us.

 

 

 

 

 

The Camp­ing Essen­tials or the Camp­ing  Necessities:

• A tent, or some type of shel­ter. You will need pro­tec­tion from the ele­ments. Insects and other pests can make it dif­fi­cult to sleep. The weather can also ruin a camp­ing trip if you are not well shel­tered. and don’t for­get the tarp.
• Food: Make sure you pack enough food and water to last for the entire trip. Peo­ple need a cou­ple thou­sand calo­ries a day, so pack enough.
• Sleep­ing Bag and Camp­ing Pil­low: these items will make sure you rest well.
• Water­proof Matches or a Good Lighter: or both to make sure you can start a fire when needed.
• A Com­pass: Just in case you decide to go wan­der­ing in the wilderness.
• Toi­let Paper: You will def­i­nitely need it at some point.
• Flash­light and/or Lantern: How else will you get around in the dark when nature calls?
• Insect Repellant/ Off: There will be insects. But will you be ready for them?
• Proper Cloth­ing: This can vary depend­ing on your planned activ­i­ties and the sea­son. Make sure you have warm clothes in cool weather and cool clothes in warm weather. Also remem­ber to bring your swim­ming gear if swim­ming is in the plans.
• Sun­screen: to pro­tect your skin from the sun’s harm­ful rays.
• A watch: your cell phone may die and you may need to know the time of day.
• A Tooth­brush and tooth­paste: That feel­ing of going unbrushed should be moti­va­tion enough.

Nice Items to Have Handy while Camping:

• Extra bat­ter­ies: For the flash­light, or the Hand­held video games if your like some of my friends.
• Sun­glasses: it’s nice to be able to beat the glare
• Hatchet: For cut­ting some fire wood.
• Chairs: Because sit­ting on the ground can get old. there are many good fold­ing chairs out there.
• Soap: If you plan on stay­ing clean while camping
• Comb or brush: you will want to keep your hair look­ing good.
• Aspirin: Just in case
• Cook­ing and Eat­ing Gear: You will need to serve the food some­how. there are a lot of good and easy to travel with stoves and dishes that are made just for camping.

 

These were just a few things off the top of my head for those that have trou­ble remem­ber­ing what to bring camping.

This video also has some good advice as to what to bring camp­ing.

 

 

 

Camp­ing At The Beach

Many folks think about the moun­tains or forests  when con­sid­er­ing a camp­ing des­ti­na­tion. How­ever, camp­ing on the beach is also a good choice. The sand and water pro­vide plenty of activ­i­ties for out­door enjoy­ment. This can be a good fun get­away for you and your fam­ily or friends.
Many pub­lic beaches do not allow camp­ing, so do some research before plan­ning your trip. There are plenty of places where camp­ing is per­fectly legal, though. Research the areas you are con­sid­er­ing before decid­ing on  a place, as there may be some restric­tions and reg­u­la­tions in place. A lot of beaches have rules as far as what vehi­cles are allowed on the beach, if any. There may also be restric­tions on mate­ri­als that are allowed. Many beaches do not allow glass  bot­tles but cans and plas­tics con­tain­ers re prob­a­bly allowed. There might  also be  par­tic­u­lar fire rules where fires are allowed only in cer­tain areas or under cer­tain con­di­tions.
The beach is loaded with inter­est­ing activ­i­ties. You could have a sand cas­tle build­ing con­test where the most unique and well-built cas­tle wins a prize. Swim­ming is a lot of fun but make sure you are aware of any warn­ing signs that are posted and do not use inflat­able floats in high surf. Boogey board­ing and surf­ing are good fun and some place will have lessons for those who are new to it. Many places have  rental spots for jet skis and boats as well. Snor­kel­ing or scuba div­ing will pro­vide you a glimpse into under­sea life if the water isn’t too murky. Pack some books of sea crea­tures native to the area to look up what they are when you spot them.
Be sure you pay atten­tion to any posted warn­ing signs. These may cau­tion against tides, cur­rents, sharks or envi­ron­men­tal dan­gers which could endan­ger your life and the lives of those you are respon­si­ble for. Do not go in the water if there are posted signs and always be aware of whats hap­pen­ing around you. Don’t for­get that the sun reflect­ing off the water inten­si­fies your expo­sure to UV rays so wear enough sun­screen and reap­ply often. Be sure it has a high UV resis­tance.
The tem­per­a­ture near the water drops sub­stan­tially at night, so even if it is very hot dur­ing the day, pack warmer clothes for the evening. Take notice of tides and set up camp so that you have enough room between the camp site and the water. Noth­ing can ruin a camp­ing expe­ri­ence faster then get­ting awak­ened by the tide enter­ing your tent or wash­ing away your belong­ings.
Grilling on the beach is a great time to get out the old grill and cook some burg­ers, steaks and hot dogs, or some seafood if you were lucky enough to catch any­thing. Sit­ting around a nice fire with the sun set­ting over ocean  is a  won­der­ful way to enjoy the evening. Be a con­sid­er­ate and respon­si­ble camper and remem­ber that other peo­ple will use the camp grounds. When you leave the camp site,  be sure to leave noth­ing behind, all fires are extin­guished, and the area is cleaned.

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