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Camping has its own thrills and is great fun when it is planned well. There are many tips which make camping, a successful and an enjoyable adventure. Factors such as the place where you are camping, the environment there, weather conditions and if you are camping with your family/infants make a lot of difference to your camping experience. Apart from paying attention to buying your tent, backpack and sleeping bag, there are still more important things that need to be carried along for a safe and a comfortable

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We give you some handy miscellaneous camping advice to make your camping venture an unforgettable one.

1. First aid kid

This is a common yet very important accessory which most campers forget to carry. Irrespective of whether you are traveling with your family or not, our camping advice is that you must keep your first aid kit in the back pack first. Before putting the kit into the bag, first make sure that it is not empty and has all the necessary medications.

An ideal camping first aid kit should have the following things:

* Antiseptic lotion or cream: This will come in handy when you have been scratched by a thorny bush or bitten by a weird bug. An antiseptic is the first thing you apply on the affected spot when faced with such a situation.

* Anti pyretic: These are medicines which will give you immediate relief from fever and can even act as a mild pain killer. Common names for antipyretics are panadol, remedol, crocin etc

* Digestive tablets: These tablets help ease your digestion process. Your stomach may not accept the camp cooked food. Such cases, digestive tablets like Digene and Riflux Forte help.

* Gauze and bandage: Make sure you have adequate supplies of these with you when you set out camping.

Before you pack the items into the first aid box, check for the expiry dates on the cover of each item. Consuming expired medicines can lead to unwanted complications and mar your time.

2. Carry a water heater or a heating kettle that can run on batteries or solar energy. When you are camping in the open for longer than three days, it is not possible to stock supplies of bottled water for so long. Natural spring water as fresh and crystal clear as it may look is not fully free from bacteria and other impurities too. Contaminated water can cause a host of diseases. So remember to carry a heater and heat the water before drinking it. This is an important camping advice for every camper.

3. Remember to carry powerful flashlights. Lanterns too are a good source of light. After the camp fire has been extinguished, a lantern can be lighted and hung outside your tent. If you are camping in an area where there is a chance of having uninvited animal visitors, the lantern could play a part in keeping these visitors away for animals fear fire. If you are using flashlights, make sure that there are enough spare batteries. The chance of finding electricity in a forest is very remote.

These are some basic camping advice given to amateur campers which are useful to enjoy a safe and a comfortable camp.

A camping site is an important part of your trip to the outdoors. Selection of the camping site should be foremost on a list of things to plan for before heading out. A badly planned camping trip is a damp cloth on all the spirit that goes with that perfect getaway trip. It is important that you keep a few things about the camping site in mind before you choose. Using a camping guide is a good idea!

The internet has opened up a plethora of options for a camper to choose from. It is increasingly simple to find that perfect piece of land to spend the weekend away from home. But it is important that you choose wisely, even after you think you have found a few great candidates for the same. Contact the agency that holds the most frequent camping trips to the place, and make enquiries about the best season to go there, the kind of food they allow, the water sources there, etc. Also check for availability and if they allow large groups or not.

Try and choose a campsite as close to Mother Nature as you can, while trying to preserve her wealth too. Choosing a low impact camping site is important. The ethics while camping dictate that you don’t litter at the campsite. Set up camp at the established camping site at any location. If there is a source of water, set up camp sufficiently far away as wild animals in the vicinity need the water hole for their needs as well. Always have a camping guide at hand to know the rules of the trade.

Keep in mind the fact that you are away at the camping trip to relax and get away from your hectic schedule, so reducing your hassles at the camp site can be done by planning well ahead. Study the kind of terrain and land patterns at the camping site. An established camping site will have clearings for tents and fires. Try and find out if there are marshes nearby, and if there are take sufficient precautions against insects and mosquitoes. Beware of rocky ledges where snakes might dwell, or rocky cliff sides where an avalanche is possible. Check the undergrowth at a camping site for poisonous plants.

Knowing the regulations at a camping site is the duty of any responsible camper. Find out if the camping site allows using trees for firewood. Always douse the fire after you are done, and leave no chance for forest fires. Do not camp near broken trees resting on each other, or loose boulders which can fall. When camping near water, set up camp at high altitudes where the ground is dry.

A camping guide is not just for beginners, even campers with loads of experience to boot carry a guide around just in case.