Sep
18
An important element of a fun camping experience is having the right family tent. Camping is a fun experience, but using the wrong tent can dampen the whole thing.
There are some questions that you should answer to ensure that you choose the perfect tent.
First of all, a simple but very important question to answer is how many people will be sleeping in the tent? This will determine the right size and style that you need.
You might consider buying a tent slightly bigger than you need. For example, if you need a tent for 6, consider buying a 7 person tent. That way you’ll most likely have plenty of room inside.
What kind of conditions should your tent be able to withstand? Will you camp in the summer? Spring and summer? Or will you camp throughout the year? You want to buy a tent that can handle all the conditions that you’re likely to encounter.
There are family camping tents made mostly for fair weather and there are 3 or 4 season tents. How often will the tent be used? You want a durable family tent if you’re planning on camping frequently. If you’re camping with super active children, you definitely want a very durable tent!
How much interior space do you want or need? If you really want comfort, you have to take sleeping space and storage into account. Do you want room to stand? Consider buying a dome tent.Do you plan on backpacking or hiking? You should buy a lightweight tent that you can easily carry around.
Shapes And Styles
Family camping tents are available in different shapes and can be small enough for 3 and large enough to hold 10+.
Family Cabin Tents
Cabin tents can be sectioned off to create two or more rooms and usually allow multiple entry and exit points.
Dome Style Family Tents
The rounded shape of a family dome tent adds strength, good wind resistance and good interior space.
A-Frame Style Tents
A-frame tents have a simple, lightweight design. They’re usually freestanding and easy to get set up. There’s good room at the floor but there’s less room up top for standing.
Umbrella Style Tents
Umbrella style tents have spacious head and floor space, can hold many people, and have good ventilation.
Different Season Tents
There are 2, 3 and 4 season family camping tents.
Two season tents are fair weather tents that are usually very inexpensive.
Three season tents are the most popular and are able to handle rain.
Four season tents have heavier construction to fight off wind stress and snow loads. They’re made of higher grade fabrics and contain more poles for added strength.
Four season tents can possibly feel hot and heavy if used in moderate weather.
Shop from a variety of family tents – you’ll find smaller 3 person tents and larger 7+ person tents
Aug
12
If you want a more exciting vacation then you should consider going on a camping trip which is sure to be fun even if you go alone or take your entire family along with you. Camping, in fact, will offer you a wonderful opportunity to get away from city life and it will in fact, give you a chance to breathe fresh air and be closer to nature. To ensure that everything passes off smoothly it is necessary that you buy camping supplies that will help you stay safe and also enable you to get the most out of your time in the wilderness.
High Costs Of Camping Supplies
The only real problem that you will face when you go out to buy camping supplies is the high cost of many of the items of camping supplies. In the case of a beginning camper this can prove to be a major hurdle, especially as you won’t know how and what camping supplies to buy. If you grab anything and everything that comes your way you could end up overspending and still not be sure that you have got the right items of camping supplies.
To ensure that you get the most out of buying camping supplies you should first itemize the camping supplies without which it would be impossible to enjoy safe and exciting camping. The list that you prepare should include the basic items including sleeping bags, tents, cooking utensils and backpacks.
You should buy camping supplies that include items that are required for personal use including toiletries and also basic items such as cheap watches, boots as well as back packs. The quantity depends on the scope and type of camping that you intend to do. For hiking, you would need to buy camping supplies that are specific to hiking while for fishing you would need to buy camping supplies that are suited for catching fish.
It is also a good idea to buy camping suppliesonly after having researched different options so that you are sure about the functionality of the items and what they should cost you. Last but not least, by checking out various stores (online and offline) you will stand a better chance of buying camping supplies at the most competitive prices and you will also get a chance to buy better quality items.
The Coleman camp stove is a good choice. You won’t regret this selection as it will give you the kind of use that will ascertain that you have a good outdoor kitchen to cook tasty meals. It is also very portable and so taking it along with you will not be a big problem so far as transporting iis concerned.
Jun
16
Family Camping Fun
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Welcome to my series on the joys of family camping. In this series I’ll remember my own camping experiences to help you learn why I think that family camping is a great way to bring your family together. My family started camping when I was a young teen and in the almost 40 years that followed, I’ve had some very special family experiences on camping trips. In the process, I’ll turn you on to some great places to camp and help you make a list of the basic gear you’ll need.
One of my favorite things about a family camping trip is the chance to experience nature in a totally new way. The earliest example of this in my life was on our very first family camping trip. It was June of 1969 and my dad decided that we would try camping for that summer’s vacation. Dad decided we were going to visit Ocean City, Maryland and see the wild ponies at Assateague Island National Seashore. Imagine how neat it was for my brother, sister and I (aged 4, 10 and 13 respectively) to see those ponies running around wild. Yes, we could have stayed at a motel and driven to see the ponies, but it just wouldn’t have been the same as getting up, closing our camping tent, packing our picnic basket and then walking to where we could see the ponies. It felt to me like we were part of the ponies’ environment rather than intruders into their world.
Among the amazing wildlife I’ve seen while camping are wild moose in Maine, a spectacular monarch butterfly migration in Long Island (yes you really can go camping in Long Island), dozens of hawks and bald eagles in Central Pennsylvania, thousands of tiny frogs near Myrtle Beach and dozens of deer in one evening on the Skyline Drive in Virginia. All of these trips have left me with memories for a lifetime. I only wish the quality of cameras was better when I was a child. That reminds me, don’t forget to take your camera on your next camping trip and when you go, please, please take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints.