It's not your grandfather's flapping, grey canvas tent any more!
Going camping is no longer about huddling under a heavy, gray canvas tent that flaps noisily in the rain, fills up your trunk when packed and weighs more than your ten-year-old.
Today's camping gear is way cool. High-tech. Fun. Brightly-colored. And not cheap. Invest the time selecting the right gear and your time and money will be well spent.
Remember, you cannot return a tent or a sleeping bag in the middle of the wilderness. And nothing ruins a camping trip like a bad night's rest. Surely you heard of the guy who got 8 hours of sleep at camp, no problem, just in 38 increments.
Top 10 Essential Camping Gear
Think basic needs: shelter, food, clothing.
1. Tent2. Sleeping Bag
3. Air Mattress/Pads
4. Camping Stove
5. Cookware
6. Cooler
7. Lantern
8. First Aid Kit
9. Folding Chairs
10. Backpack
and.. Top Ten Kids Camping Gear
Video: Camping Tents
How to Choose a Family Camping Tent
Camping Tents - How to choose the right one for your family
Your biggest camping investment. Does your tent score high on these 5 factors?
Factor #2. Does it keep you warm?
Factor #3. Does it keep you dry?
Factor #4. Is it quick and easy to set up?
Factor #5. Will it last?
Watch video at How to Choose a Family Camping Tent
Video: Sleeping Bag
SLEEPING BAG - How to Choose
1/3 of your time at camp will be cocooned inside a sleeping bag
1. Temperature or comfort rating. Will it keep you warm?
2. Insulation type. A down sleeping bag is warm & luxurious , compacts better and lasts longer. But is it worth paying $300- $500? Synthetics have come a long way. I use one and it's very comfortable.
3. Shape of bag. Do you like snug-and-warm or roomy-but-cooler? I settle for a compromise, the semi as shown on the video. How about mating bags sometimes called double sleeping bag - 2 bags that can be zipped into one? A romantic idea but not usually implemented unless you like waking up 69 times a night. If your height is over 6 feet, many manufacturer offers a "Long" version.
4. Weight and size. This matters more if you are backpacking. If you are transporting the sleeping bag in a car, a few extra ounces won't matter, but still pay attention to compactness to mimize cargo space.
5. Quality. Look for features such as the smoothness of the fabric, the softness of the insulation, and other features such as self-healing zippers, zipper tab, hoods, and flat bottoms so your toes can wiggle
Watch video at: How to Choose a Sleeping BAG
Sleeping Mattress/Pad - How to Choose
Don't Put Your Sleeping Bag on the Cold, Hard Ground
There's a camping joke that says, Sure, you get 8 hours of sleep a day but in 52 increments. Do yourself a favor, put a pad between your sleeping bag and the cold, hard ground.
Watch video at: How to Choose a Sleeping Pad
Video: Camping Stoves
How to choose a Family Camping Stove
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By www.JoyOfCamping.com Camping Stove Selection Guide - Good food has the power to make breathtaking sunsets more beautiful, rainy days less of a drag and good friends even more fun to be around. Learn how to choose the right camping stove for your family.
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Camping Stove - How to Choose
Propane, white gas, butane, grills, stove,make sense of it all.
Criteria #1. Is it easy to transport?
Most camping stove or camping grill varies between 20 to 50 lbs. If it needs more than one person to carry, it's too heavy for me. Does it pack easily for the car or van? If it comes with a carrying case, that helps too.
Criteria #2. Is it easy to use?
Two ease-of-use factors: cooking and fuelling. Matches are so yesterday. Newer camp stoves have automatic ignition. In terms of fuel, butane or propane snaps/screws on very easily, unlike the traditional "white gas" fuel. Propane is also easy to find if you run out.
Criteria #3. What is the cooking capacity?
Are you looking for a burner stove (for dutch oven cooking, skillet cooking), a camping grill or a combo like the Coleman Grill Stove? The strength of the heat is measured in BTU. The higher the BTU, the faster it takes to boil water, scorch your food, cook your steak.
Criteria #4. Is it easy to clean up and set up?
The portable Weber Grill - a.k.a. the Weber Baby Grill - for example, has drip ducts that make cleaning up pain-free. Some camp stoves need two people to set up so check that out before you buy.
Video: Camping Cooler
Camping Coolers -- How to choose and buy
Your cooler will be camping with you for many years to come. It can make a whole difference between grilling juicy rib-eye steaks you carried in your cooler or eating canned Spaghetti-Os. Watch tips on how to choose and buy a cooler for camping.
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Camping Coolers - How to Choose
Wheels, style, electric coolers, many options to choose from
Watch video at: tips on where to buy camping coolers.
Camping First Aid Kit
To figure out what first-aid items to bring for camping safety, simply ask yourself, what are the most common camping mishaps that can happen, let me prepare for that.
It is not just about getting the biggest, most complete first-aid kit out there. More importantly, do you know how to use what's in your kit?
Before you even go out there to purchase your first-aid kit, educate yourself on basic first-aid procedures for common injuries at campgrounds. Click on the link to learn how to treat them.
Common Camping Mishaps
- Cuts and scrapes. You don't have to be chopping wood. Stripping a branch for a kids' marshmallow stick, walking too close to a shrub - it's easy to get cuts and scrapes outdoors.
- Burns. Happens in the camp kitchen, usually, as you try to cook with gear you are not used to. Also watch out for sunburn from improper sunscreen use.
- Sprains. A mistep on uneven terrain, or falling in the dark on the way to the bathroom - this one can bed-rest you your entire camping trip.
- Tick bites and animal bites. Little ticks can cause big problems, like Lyme disease. Protect yourself in tick regions by wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants tied at the ankle.
Watch video of Simon Eller (Bushcraft Magazine) talk about his safety kit
Video: Kids Camping Gear
A good gear engages the kid into his environment
When you yank a kid from his XBox and PC
into the peace and serenity of nature, his adrenaline doesn't adjust right away. I found these camping 'toys', I mean gear, help my kids transition, engage with nature.
Watch video at: Click here for tips on where to purchase kid gear.
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Llyndonium wrote...
Really helpful advice, great for the beginner or veteran camper. Someone can really get some good info here. And great videos! Check my Camping Coolers Blog
Posted August 21, 2008
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Hi, great lens about camping gear. Great job well worth 5 stars :-) My lens is about Top 10 Vacation Spots. Come check it out! Thanks :-)
Posted July 04, 2007
Nicegoogoo wrote...
great lens on the basic needs while camping.Rated 5 stars.
You can get me on self confidence hypnosis.
Posted July 03, 2007
profitweaver wrote...
Excellent resource on camping. Not my thing as a rule, but it can be great for kids, and not too painful on the pocket!
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