How do you camp

I’m sure you would have thought about going camping at some point in your life. It does look like a lot of fun and camping with Walter Synalovski is a once in a lifetime experience that you will never forget. But there are some things which you need to figure out before you hit the road if you want your trip to be a success. Given below are a few important things which you need to keep in mind:

1. The first thing you need to do is determine the type of camping you are going for. Are you going for an RV camping trip? Is it a camper/trailer camping trip? Is it a backpacking camping trip? The requirements will be very different for each of these types of camping trips. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that you need to take the same thing for each of these trips. You will find yourself in a lot of trouble in the middle of your trip with no solution in sight.

2. The next thing which you need to fix up is where and when you are going camping. Depending on the time of the year, the requirements will vary as well. You can’t honestly believe that you will need the same things in summer and in winter right? Plus, the terrain where you are camping is also very important. The desert and the beach both have sand but camping at both places requires very different things.

Once you have determined all of these things it’s time for you to start preparing for the trip. There are many factors which you will have to take into account and at the end of the day, unless you want to find yourself without something you are in desperate need of. Some of the most important things which you can’t do without are listed below:

– Bandages
– Medications
– Snake bite kits
– Rubbing alcohol
– Tweezers
– Insect repellent
– Distilled water
– Scissors
– Antiseptic
– Thermometer
– Aspirin
– Whistle
– Solid knife
– Hydrogen peroxide

Now while these things are essentials there are a few other things which aren’t essential but you could find yourself in need of at any time. These things are not essential to your survival but they sure can ruin your day. For example, a can opener, a wine bottle opener, towels, soap, etc. are all important things which you may overlook.

 

Camping With Kids

Chelsea Dyreng

Ferron Reservoir, Utah

When I say the words “camping with kids” what images come to mind?

Inconsolable babies? Thunderstorms? Full diapers, mysterious rashes, tick bites? Mosquitoes, bats, burned food, no food, rustic latrines with no toilet paper, snakes, mountains of laundry . . . shall I go on? Would you rather not talk about it?

For parents, camping with kids can be one of the most pointless, frustrating and miserable things you may ever do in your lifetime. Why would you take your entire family out of their normal schedule and air-conditioned environment and purposely put them in a situation where they are cold, wet, dirty, hungry and as uncomfortable as possible?

Scott and I have taken our kids camping in Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Sinks Canyon, Wyoming

We’ve camped in bitter cold, pounding rain, merciless wind and catastrophic thunderstorms. We’ve camped in the mountains, on beaches and…

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LA’s Backyard

Trevor Brightman

Established over a hundred years ago and covering over 700,000 acres, the Angeles National Forest is a massive undeveloped area on the northern edge of LA’s sprawl. The forest contains the San Gabriel Mountains, several campgrounds and hiking areas. The numerous peaks and valleys, chaparral vegetation, quiet dessert-like climate and lack of development make you feel like you’re out in the wild, despite being less than an hour drive from downtown (depending on traffic of course!).

Looking West from Chilao Campground

It’s a sharp contrast to the strip-malls and freeways, and also to the glitz and sparkle of the LA’s beach life. If the western-facing beaches are LA’s front yard, the quiet eastern peaks of the Angeles National Forest acts as it’s backyard.

And like the backyards of our youth, the forest is great for reconnecting with nature. Recently some friends and I spent a night camping at the Manzanita Loop of…

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