Camping is indeed one of the full of fun summer activities that allow you to get away from the troubles of life and spend some quality time with your family and rejuvenating yourself. Camping with your family can become a bit hard to manage, but with careful planning, you can make this activity easier and a lot more fun. If you are thinking of taking your family for camping this summer, here are a few tips that you should consider before embarking upon your next adventurous camping trip.
Believe it or not, camping lanterns are a great option to keep your camp brighten and well lit. Investing in a lantern or headlamps will help you find what you need without holding a flashlight and sifting through things. Headlamps are an inexpensive option to go for that everyone can easily carry. You can choose a softer light to create a more relaxing environment.
The worst thing about camping is dirt, germs, and bug guts. It’s quite challenging to go to the nearest bathroom every tune your kids need to wash their hands. Hand sanitizers and moist wipes are a great option to bring along while camping, but these options are not always good especially to clean marshmallow goo, tree sap, and any other dirty stuff. Setting up a hand washing station is indeed a smart idea so that everyone can easily clean their hands. You can use an old bottle to fill the water.
You probably keep a first-aid kit with you when go camping, but it probably stays in the car or at your campsite. An emergency kit is useful only when it’s with you when you actually need it, therefore, it is a sensible option to keep a smaller or mini survival kit with you that you all the times. You can keep ibuprofen, bandage, flint and steel, a whistle and other essential items in your outdoor survival kit.
Mosquitoes are one of the unwanted realities you have to deal with in the great outdoors. Therefore, it is advised to keep mosquito bite remedies and repellents with you to prevent mosquitoes or bugs bites.
If truth be told, one of the best things about camping meals is that they are not complicated. The best part about camping is that you will enjoy simple meals in the great outdoors. Adding tacos in a bag is a great and fun way to keep things simple without being boring. I bet you family will love them.
Dessert is a must have for your camping trip. One of the easiest and kid-friendliest camping desserts you can keep with you is campfire cones. All you need to do is to fill a waffle cone with your favorite combination of fruits, marshmallows, chocolate chips or any other sweet treats and wrap it in foil and place it in the coals of fire for a few minutes.
If you are camping with kids, it is best to pack a basket full of toys to bring with you that are both kids and camping friendly. In fact, camping is the best time to turn off their iPads and encourage your kids to enjoy and connect with nature. You don’t need to bring along the whole Lego collection, a small collection of football, soccer, squirt guns, bubbles, coloring books, card games, dolls, play dough and other fun outdoor items are enough to entertain your kids.
Bring an extra tent and use it as a designated playing area, this way your kids will play safely with their toys and you don’t have to worry about cleaning up the tent again and again. The plus point is that it is a shaded area so that your kids can have a great time.
When it comes to buying a family camping tent, it can be a bit tricky to know which tent to buy that best suit your family needs. There is a huge variety of family camping tents available, specially designed for wet and cool areas, are large enough and have huge living rooms. Depending on your family size, you can choose the tent that has sleeping space for all of your family members and an extra storage area to create an incredible interior space.
