Tips for
all sorts of camping gear. Lanterns, rainfly, batteries, chairs,
axes, and even about your sleeping pillow.
- Be sure you have backup batteries of every size that you use,
and that they're fresh.
- A little folding stool with a canvas seat is perfect for tent
camping by car or canoe.
- Use a rainfly. This is a large tarp that's erected over the
picnic table for shelter from sun and rain.
- Avoid those with a pole in the center. That's where you'll
want to put the table. Instead, get one with a ridgepole.
- Always securely stake down the rainfly to keep it stable in
the wind, even if it is calm when you set it up. Wind has a habit
of rising up in the middle of night during a thunderstorm. If you
secured it right, you won't need to get up and check on it during
the storm.
- Folding lawn chairs are great for relaxing around camp.
- Tie a clothesline between a couple of trees, and hang your wet
towels and swimsuits over it for drying.
- Hang up your sleeping bag during the day to air it out.
- Make sure your flashlight batteries are fresh before leaving
home.
- Use an axe for splitting firewood. Preferably one with a two
and one half pound head and a 28 inch handle. The shorter handled
hatchet may seem easier to use, but is actually much more
dangerous.
- Lanterns come in electric, propane or gas. Propane is easier
to use than gas. Carry a spare mantle.
- You will sleep much better if you take your favorite
pillow.
- Rubber thongs (flip-flops) are ideal when using a campground's
shower facilities.
- Use lots of sunscreen. Most people underestimate the effects
of being outdoors all day long on a camping trip.
- Take your own toilet paper. Campgrounds often run out, and
it's not always provided at remote camping
areas.
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