Starting to Think About Going Camping?

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Hi, While it may seem like a little early to a lot of you, in my camping world it is time to begin preperation for spring camping. It is around this time every year that I go out to the garage and spend one of my Saturdays cleaning the garage and checking my camping equipment.

I always start with the Camping Tent. I have a son that borrows my tents from time to time so I actually have to get it out and set it up. I will check everything.  There is nothing worse than waking up wet because it rained and your tent has a leak. Recent years this has not been a problem. When I was younger I bought inexpensive tents with the thinking that I would not use them very much and to my displeasure often had water in the tent. Buying an inexpensive camping tent is ok if you haven't decided whether or not the camping world is for you but they don't last very long as they tend to rip easily. Now if I have to buy a tent I go ahead and spend the money to get a high quality camping tent. It saves money in the long run.

Next comes what for me is the second most important thing in my camping equipment list. Cooking utensils, cookware, and camp stove. I truley love to cook outdoors. If I forget any of these it would make my camping world a little less bright. I will actually use some of them on this Saturday to insure they all are in working order.

Next comes all the miscellaneous camping gear. First aid kit, flashlights, lanterns, air mattresses and bedding. I inspect and test every one of these things. I do not want to arrive at my campsite only to find that something doesn't work and then have to go to the nearest town for camping gear.

Now I have one last thing to do. Check my camping hammock. I have two trees in my backyard that my camping hammock spans very nicely. I will put it up as my last task. You know what I will do then.