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For many children their first camping trip is a few feet into the backyard. There’s nothing quite as exhilarating to a youngster as pitching a tent and sleeping outside, relatively independent of the house. Even though the campsite is less than a stone’s throw away from the house, many kids love b…

Have you ever gone camping to find that it rained the entire time you were out? Well, if so you probably thought it was a camping disaster. Even though you may not have enjoyed walking along the creek in the sunshine or lazily watching a beaver build a dam while fishing in a pond, you nonetheless ha…

As kids become more and more busy camping trips present a great opportunity to spend quality time with your kids without distractions. Kids are more active today than they have been in the past, even needing planners to keep everything straight. While its good for kids to be involved in different ac…

When most people think of France they envision pricey hotels, wonderful food, and expensive shopping. However, there is another way to experience France and that is by camping. There are over 11,000 camping sites in France, so needless to say there is something for everyone, whether you want to go c…

So let’s assume you have never been camping before. How would you start camping? Where would you decide to spend your camping trip and how long would your camping trip last? Would you want to rent your camping equipment from an outdoor and camping retailer or would you be determined to have your ow…

Camping on Independence Day is very popular. Independence Day is the 4th day of July and so unlike Memorial Day or Labor Day which are always on a Monday the Fourth of July can happen on a different day of the week each year. Even though the day may be on a Wednesday it will still bring thousands to…

Camping can be a very fun and romantic date. If you want to go on an original date that is going to impress, then you should give camping a try. Here are a few tips and things to think about when planning a camping date.

The way in which you start off your day while camping will have a lasting effe…

Boy Scouts of America is one of the foremost educators of camping for young boys ages 12 through 18. Even before a child is old enough to be a boy scout the organization has activities for younger boys that help them develop good camping techniques. The other organizations are known as Cub Scouts an…

One of the best parts about camping is being able to see animals in their natural habitat. National and state parks have been setup to help preserve nature and animals that are threatened by modern civilization. Camping is now the only way to see many species of wildlife and taking time to watch the…

Camping with an RV can be particularly enjoyable for any sightseer. Camping by RV has become more widely popular with the start of the baby boomers reaching retirement age. Camping with an RV gives your camping experience a new carefree twist. Just pull into any campsite nationwide, pay your campsit…