Beginner Camping Tips

For someone who is just starting out in camping, a few beginner camping tips could be the difference in being able to enjoy the great feeling one gets from being in the outdoors, or having a bad experience and never wanting to go camping again. When you think of camping you have thoughts of a beautiful summer day with temperatures around 80 degrees, with a gentle breeze blowing through the trees as birds sing from the trees above.

While this would truly be a great day for camping there are many times where the weather does not always cooperate. By following these beginner camping tips you can make sure that all your camping trips will be a great experience.

The two most important things that will make or break your camping trip are preparing for the trip and your comfort level during the trip, with the preparation being the number one thing that controls how everything else goes.

Preparing For Your Camping Trip

Out of all the beginner camping tips, this one is the most important one. When preparing for your camping trip it is best to use a Camping Checklist, this will help you make sure that nothing is forgotten and left at home. What type of camping you will be doing?

If you will be camping in an RV, this one is not that important. But if you will be camping in a tent you want to get this one right. There is nothing worse then waking up in the middle of the night soaking wet.

Beginner camping tips when tent camping.

The first thing is to pick a good spot for your tent. The spot you choose should be as level as possible and not be in a low area of the camp site. I have seen some campgrounds that have their tent pads located in areas that can fill up with 2 or 3 inches of water during a heavy rain.

Be sure to place a tarp under your tent. This will prevent ground moisture from coming up through the bottom of your tent. The tarp should be just a little larger than your tent.

And you should always place a tarp over the top of your tent. Some tents come with a rain fly, but even these can let water through during a heavy rain. Tie the tarp off to some trees with one corner lower so any water has a place to run off.

And speaking of tarps

Keep this in mind whenever you are camping.

You will never have enough tarps.

This may seem like a little over kill but you will always find a need for another tarp. I place a tarp over just about everything. Here are just some of the things you could use a tarp to cover.

• tent

• table

• bikes

• firewood

• kid’s toys

• the dog

And just about anything else you can think of. I use one large tarp to cover the area where we eat and cook and run the tarp up to about 3 feet from the fire pit so we can sit close to the fire even if it is raining.

Beginner camping tips for bedding

While it isn’t necessary to have a sleeping bag that is rated to -20 degrees, it is a good idea to have one that will keep you warm during the night. Even during the summer it can get fairly chilly at night. It is also a good idea to bring along some extra blankets just in case.

You can place some blankets under your sleeping bag or pick up one of those self inflating pads for extra comfort, but I prefer a good size inflatable mattress. These are much more comfortable and you end up getting a better nights sleep and feeling great the next morning.

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