A little planning and being organized will payoff in a great memorable experience for that next outdoors excursion you might have prepared.
* Depending upon your experience [hiking/canoeing/car camping] don’t bring every thing consisting of the kitchen sink, that’s why you go outdoor camping in the first place; to get away from all of it!… Constantly allow for the worst thing that might happen due to the fact that often it will; freezing cold, ill kids, pouring rain, insect bugs, strong winds can all spoil an excellent time if you are not prepared for the worst and constantly take along the sunscreen/hat and bug repellent.
* If you require to travel light you might be better off carrying food types that don’t need to be prepared; the midday meal should be easy and fast for everybody especially with canoeing activities and so on and keep the cooking for around the campfire or portable stove at night; attempt to decrease the eco impact and keep to the established cooking areas. [understand fire prohibits]
* Make sure you have all the requisites for an excellent nights sleep like a mosquito net, mosquito coils and a fast fill blow-up mattress or pad, nothing worse than a bad nights sleep.
* Be eco friendly and take your garbage away with you unless there are garbage centers available and when going to the toilet if you require to dig a hole, make it good and deep and away from the beaten track; think of your fellow campers.
* Always be considerate of fellow campers, don’t smoke out your neighbours with your camp fire or camp too close and keep the noise down to a minimum as all of us take pleasure in a quiet nights sleep and a little privacy, if you should use a generator for electrical power be mindful of the eco impact of both noise and spillage of oils and fuels.
* At packup time your camp site should look as if you were never there; make certain your gear is packed properly, dry and good, otherwise you will require to dry it out when you get home, since any wet product equipment will get smelly and mouldy and possibly rot away.
*New camping trailers are very economical like these:
* Obviously these notes are just a really broad overview … however you need to start somewhere …