Planning Your Camping while Hiking Trip Choose a Route and Destination Before embarking on a camping and hiking trip, choosing a route and destination that align with your interests, fitness levels, and time constraints is crucial. Camping while hiking is different from just plain camping and requires different levels of preparation. National parks and backcountry areas offer a variety of trails suited for different skill levels. Utilize maps and online tools to research your options, taking note of elevation gain, difficulty, and estimated time to complete. Consider selecting a route that features points of interest, such as lakes, waterfalls, or […]

Understanding Affordable Camping Gear Defining Budget Camping Gear Affordable camping gear refers to products that provide the necessities for a camping experience at a reasonable price. These items, including tents, sleeping bags, cooking equipment, and other essentials, are designed with budget-conscious campers in mind. Typically, budget camping gear sacrifices certain premium features, such as cutting-edge materials or technology, in exchange for a lower price. However, this does not mean that affordable camping gear is necessarily low quality or not durable. Importance of Quality and Durability Quality and durability are crucial elements to consider when purchasing affordable camping gear. Investing in […]

Are you interested in going on a camping trip in the near future? If you are, you will soon find that you have a number of different decisions to make. One of the many decisions that you will have to make, when looking to plan a camping trip, involves deciding what type of food, drinks, and snacks you would like to bring along with you. If you would like assistance with doing so, you will want to continue reading on. One of the many food items that you will want to think about bringing along with you on your next […]

Summer is here, schools are letting out. Time for some family fun and for many Americans, that means camping. Mothers everywhere cringe at all the dirt and grime and germs associated with outdoor living, even if just for one night. I’m one of those mothers and I’ll share with you how I’ve combated the icks and yucks my three sons seem to gravitate to. Go clean. My sons are required to shower or bathe within 12 hours of departure. This may seem like common sense, but I was surprised at how many kiddos hit the campground filthy. If your kids […]

Would you like to go camping? If you would, have you already selected your intended destination or your campground park? If you have yet to do so, you will want to continue reading on. When it comes to choosing a campground park to camp at, there are a number of different approaches that are taken. In all honesty, most campers choose one of the campgrounds that is located closest to them and others, literally, just pick a campground park out of their phone book. While these approaches do work, it is important to remember that you do not necessarily know […]