A little forethought and organization will reward in an excellent memorable experience for that next outdoors excursion you might have prepared.
Always allow for the worst thing that might happen since in some cases it will; freezing cold, sick kids, pouring rain, insect pests, strong winds can all ruin a great time if you are not prepared for the worst and always take along the sunscreen/hat and bug repellent.
* If you need to travel light you might be much better off carrying food types that do not need to be cooked; the midday meal ought to be easy and fast for everybody especially with canoeing activities and so on and keep the cooking for around the campfire or portable stove at night; attempt to decrease the eco effect and keep to the recognized cooking locations. [know fire bans]
* Make sure you have all the requisites for a good nights sleep like a mosquito net, mosquito coils and a quick fill air mattress or pad, nothing worse than a bad nights sleep.
* Be eco friendly and take your garbage away with you unless there are garbage facilities offered and when going to the toilet if you require to dig a hole, make it nice and deep and far from the beaten track; consider your fellow campers.
* Always be considerate of fellow campers, do not smoke out your neighbours with your camp fire or camp too close and keep the sound down to a minimum as all of us enjoy a peaceful nights sleep and a little personal privacy, if you must use a generator for electrical power bear in mind the eco impact of both sound and spillage of oils and fuels.
* At packup time your camp site need to look as if you were never there; make certain your equipment is jam-packed correctly, dry and nice, otherwise you will require to dry it out when you get home, due to the fact that any moist product gear will get stinky and mouldy and possibly rot away.
*Brand new travel trailers are very affordable like these:
* Obviously these notes are just a very broad overview … however you need to start somewhere …
