Essential Items For A Good Camping Trip
Whenever our family goes camping, there are a few essentials that we find necessary in order to enjoy the trip. While some of these could go without saying, the following may make your next camping trip more enjoyable.
Do not forget your tent. Even RV campers often find that a tent makes a great storage locker for extra gear. Often the kids will enjoy sleeping out in a tent giving mom and dad more room in the RV. Cabin style tents provide more headroom for campers that do dome style tents.
We also like to take plenty of plastic tarps. Before setting up our tent, we place a large tarp on the ground under where the tent will set. This keeps the moisture from the ground from seeping up through the tent floor and keeps our tent clean from pitch and pine needles for easy storage.
A second tarp comes in handy in case of a rainstorm. The less water that reaches the tent, the less likely it is to develop a leak.
When camping in cooler weather we use other tarps around our canopy for the picnic table in order to form a windbreak. When enclosed on three sides, the heat of a propane lantern helps to keep the family warm while we play cards or board games.
There are times that we pay a little extra to get a campsite with electrical hookups. We can travel much lighter without our camp stove. Anything we cook can be done on a hot plate, in an electric skillet or in a coffee percolator. On more than one occasion we have added an electric fan for the warm nights or to drown out the noises outside that tend to keep the kids awake. Noisy neighbors do not bother us when we have our fan.
The most important thing that we take on our camping trips is a good attitude. I find that if my wife and I have a good attitude that our kids always have fun. If one or the other of us start the trip off on the wrong foot, it can spoil the weekend for everyone. Whatever you do as you plan your camping trip, be sure that you pack a good attitude.
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