By Heather
I get it: Camping is not for everyone! I didn’t even think it was for me just a few years ago and would have related to and wholeheartedly agreed with nearly everything on Buzzfeed’s list of things people who hate camping hate about camping.
A lot of the gripes in the article are true: There might be bears, there are nasty plants, there’s a lot of dirt. How well you cope with that is just a matter of preference. I won’t argue about any of that.
By Heather
A few months back, I wrote a post about how to wash your dishes at camp. But the post was only minimally helpful because I didn’t include photos.
Well, now I have photos.
By Heather
The first time we camped in bear country, I read about how the use of bear boxes is mandatory. Somehow, my mind went immediately to the conclusion that I had to purchase and bring my own bear box.
If you ever do this, though, the only thing you’ll find are little bear-proof containers. And you’ll wonder how your food is going to fit into one of them, or how you’ll afford enough of them to hold all of the food you want to bring.
Hello, genius here, reporting for duty.
By Heather
Many campgrounds feature water spigots dispensing clean, drinkable water for your thirst, cooking and cleaning needs.
But water is never a given and there may be times when you’ll have to conserve resources. Two examples spring to mind:
Always check on the water situation wherever you’re camping before you leave home so you can come prepared.
By Heather
It’s a long, TMI story, but the short version is that I have had digestive issues for years. Years. They’ve gotten much worse in the last several years – bloating, inability to lose weight, near-daily vomiting, daily sour stomach, general malaise – so much that I have totally changed what I eat and how I look at food.
By Heather
Stakes. Certainly not the sexiest bit of camping gear you’re going to buy or discuss with your friends.
But stakes are crucial. When it’s windy, they hold your stuff down. They make your tent stand up the way it’s supposed to. They make your tent stay in one place.
By Heather
Camping jackasses. They are all around you. You might even be one of them.
The sad thing is, it’s not hard to not be a camping jackass. One tiny bit of bad behavior from a person on a campground can ruin the entire experience for everyone around you.
By Heather
One of the most common questions we get about camping is “What do you do all day?”
Everything and nothing, my friends. Everything and nothing.
By Heather
So. You found a campground, reserved a site, got your firewood, your water and your camping gear.
You just parked at the campsite, you’ve got about two and a half days of camping ahead of you and… Now what?
By Heather
Whenever we go camping, we usually see someone at the campground with just a tent. Nothing else. No cooler, no firewood, no food, no hammock, no chair, no water… nothing.
A conversation with the host at one of our favorite campgrounds finally revealed what the deal is with these people: New campers. They simply have no idea what happens after you pitch your tent. They don’t know what to do for fun, what to eat or how to start a fire.
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