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How can you keep your camping trip problem-free and pleasant for all people involved? Follow the camping tips and advice in this article, and you and your family will be fine.
Respect Other Campsite Users
One basic rule is, try to avoid hassle and problems for other people on your campsite. Here are some examples:
Most campers come there to enjoy nature and enjoy outdoor activities with or without their children during the daytime. Many will want to go to bed pretty early. If you stay up late, make sure you don't make noise that will interfere with other people's sleep. Be especially prepared for your small children or babies to cry at night, and for pets to make noise.
Clean up your own rubbish each night before you go to bed. Most campsites don't have a crew that does this for you. Also, if you leave food rests or even other rubbish outside your tent at night, it might attract unwanted wild animals like foxes and squirrels who may even carry diseases into the campsite.
As the number of mirrors and power plugs is typically limited at most campsites, don't occupy them too long. Someone else might use them. Look around if there are other people waiting for you to be ready, and perhaps offer to share mirrors.
If you bring pets, leash them. Not everyone is fond of dogs or other animals. Clean up after your pets. Campers aren't too happy when they accidentally step on your pet's potty spots.
Avoid Problems For Yourself
But you also have to make sure you stay out of trouble yourself. Here are a few tips:
If a campsite has a public water pump, understand that you cannot always drink the water. Often, it is meant to be used to put out camp fires, fill showers with, or rinse hands or non-soapy washcloths.
If you half fill a couple of bottles with some sweet soda or even water with sugar, and put this a few yards from your tent, it will draw bees and other insects to it, away from your tent. Less insect bites means more fun for you and your children.
Store your foods away in a safe place where animals cannot reach them. And not only the obvious foods. For example, canned foods, soap, tooth paste and hand lotions are also known to be attractive to wild animals.
Be sure to bring water or sewer hoses that are long enough. Standard 10 ft. hoses are often just not long enough for them to reach their destination, so you may want to bring hoses that are at least 20 ft. long.
When packing for your trip, first make a list of items that should be included. This way it's less likely that you will forget important items. If you stick to these camping tips and advice, your trip is bound to be a good one.
