First Time Camping!

May 22 rosalie Plan Your Camping Adventure

Going Camping for the First Time?

Camping with family and friends is a wonderful way to enjoy our beautiful world outdoors and to get closer to nature!   This website gives you many camping tips to make sure you have a great camping experience!  We include ideas that begin with planning through to the end when it is time to clean up and pack.

here to get our free printable checklist!  Use the list to make sure you will have everything you need!  Visit our Checklist page for more!

The main things you will need to take are your tent or RV for shelter, a bed/sleeping bag and good food.  Include a camp stove—unless you plan to cook all meals over the fire—and a cooler for keeping the food fresh.  When the sun goes down you will be in the dark,  so you will want a flashlight and a lantern.  The rest of the camping equipment is optional and what you bring depends on the level of comfort you want. 

Having the right gear and equipment makes any job easier.  Click on the topics below and in the menu on the right to see tips and recommendations for the best camping gear!

> Select the best tents > Get the tent accessories to add to your outdoor comfort

> Pick the best camp stove for those awesome easy meals you will be preparing!

> A headlamp — make sure you find your way in the dark and keep your hands free

The meals can be anything from roasting hot dogs over your campfire using sticks found in the woods to a gourmet meal prepared on the camp stove.  Many folks enjoy the excitement of preparing the best meal ever and make it one of the activities for the day!  We all know that the food prepared outside at camp always taste better!  If you plan to cook over the campfire or will be bringing your camp stove, be sure you have all the tools you need to make every meal a success!   The cooking links offer many tips and tricks to make the cooking chore easier.  We also include many camping recipes that you can use to prepare a great meal.   Click on these links to get started on planning your meals:

• Tips for planning  the meals
• Free Recipes!
  • Breakfast recipes
  • Dinner recipes
  • Snack recipes
• Great camping cookbooks!  Some are eBooks so you can download them now!

Whether you want to rough it or if you prefer a few more comforts of home,  plan ahead to make sure that your camping experience is everything you expect.  To be sure you always bring everything you will need (and when you’re camping you do bring everything you will need!) use the checklist.  Click here to get our checklist!  Add to it and make it your own to include everything you will need to ensure you have a wonderful time camping under the stars!

Camping means different things to different people.  It takes on many forms, from “roughing it” in the wilderness where you hike to your campsite carrying all of your equipment, to “luxury” camping where you pull up with your RV and hook up.  In between is the ever popular “tent camping”, where you arrive at the campground to your assigned campsite.  The campsite may offer a fire pit and picnic table and have restroom and shower amenities close by.  This is a safe option that is especially good for families or newcomers enjoying their first camping trip.

 

Camping is a great way to stretch the vacation budget.  The cost of campsite are usually much less than a hotel, and preparing meals at the campsite provides even more money-saving options.

 

    

 

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