Here Are Some Great Camping Tips – Don't Go Into the Woods Without These Tips For Camping

Safety First

Of all the camping tips I could give you, I would have to say the #1 tip would be to always have a safety first-aid kit with you. In the safety kit you should find antibiotic ointment, bandages and scissors. There are many first aid kits on the market, do not go cheap, be sure you have all you need in an emergency while you are camping.

Another good tip would be to have some type of lighting for outside around your camp site. This could be as simple as a kerosene lamp or as fancy as a 12 volt spot light attached to your camper or hung on a pole.

This light will be useful as you are trying to find things in the dark or to even go to the washroom without dripping over everything in the dark. It may even keep away unwanted visitors during the night.

Control The Animals In You Camp Site

The most basic tip is to keep food out of open spaces. Bears can cause the most damage. But raccoons and squirrels can make quite a mess of stuff also. I mean who wants to wake up nose to nose with a bear in the tent with them. Certainly not me.

Food can be locked up in a vehicle, but don't do this if you are sleeping in the car or truck. In that case gather the food in a big bag or something and using a rope suspend the bag about 12 feet or higher in the air. Usually a tree branch works great for this.

Bring The Children Camping

And don't leave Rover at home either,( the dog not the husband). Children need to be entertained during their trip, if not it's not a pretty site. Thankfully this can be easily done simply by bring along lots of games and coloring books. If the children are a bit older a bike and portable dvd will do wonders.

The dog should always be able to get into the shade, and have lots of water. Now if you have one of those yappy dogs and you are camping near other folks, leave it at home with friends. Nothings worse when people are trying to relax and there's this barking dog in the next camp site.

I hope these simple tips will wet your appetite to get you into the mood for going and visiting some of our beautiful and scenic camping grounds.