When you are trying to figure out what type of vacation you and your family need to go on why not think about camping? This is a fun way to spend time together as a family and to escape from your everyday lives without having to drop a good deal of money to accomplish it. The best way to have fun and remain safe you must bring all of the essential supplies.
The first thing you need to have is the first aid kit. In this kit you must have bandages of all different size, alcohol, suntan lotion, bug spray, and anything that is able to help with snake bites or any bites from any type of animal. Be sure that everyone has their own small first aid kit in their backpacks.
Another thing you want to remember to bring - but that is hard to leave behind is the tent. You can buy one for each person if you want a bit of privacy or purchase a large family tent that has partitions in it. You also need to bring along a sleeping bag for each person to use that will keep them warm during the night.
Cooking supplies are always a great thing to have on hand when you are going to be roughing it. You will rely on these to put together the foods that you love and that are easy to cook every day. Attempt to purchase the right ones that will also be easy for you to clean after each use.
Finally you must bring along all of the food and water that you are going to be eating during the time that you will be gone. I like to bring a cooler that is packed with the foods I will be cooking. It is also great to bring a bit of non perishable camping food. That way you will be able to have easy snacks to consume when you are hiking.