Good Exercise!

Hiking can be a great and healthy exercise. You can bring a book to identify and teach yourself and your family about the surrounding wildlife. Remember to bring a camera though, you never know what you may encounter while you're walking around out there and to wear comfortable shoes! Hiking in uncomfortable boots and even flip flops can annoy and stress you out rather than take it away. If this is too much walking for you, there should be biking trails. Not many people bike these days, so it's a great opportunity to make you feel like when you were a kid.

Fun In The Dark

When it gets dark, that doesn't mean the fun has to stop. If you brought some graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows, then bring on the s'mores. Build a campfire and you can start cooking. If someone knows how to play the guitar and remembered to bring it, you can all sing songs and even make some of your own, or just sing acapella! If you and your kids are up for it, you can tell ghost stories that you learned as a kid or just some funny ones you know. Being out in the open is perfect for stargazing also. Put out the fire, and make sure it's all out, and look up at the stars. Try to name as many constellations as you can and create some yourself. Don't forget to watch out for shooting stars and make a wish!

Items to Bring On Your Next Camping Trip

Regardless of how you’ll be camping you’ll want to have the proper camping gear and accessories.

First off you want to have the best tent and sleeping bags you can possibly afford. Since your tent will be your “home away from home” on your trip and your sleeping bag will be the one to keep you warm and covered for those long cold nights under the stars, you’ll want to be sure that both these items keep you appropriately covered so to speak.

You'll also want to bring a camp stove, a lantern, flashlights, batteries, a first aid kit, tarp, cooking and eating utensils, a small ax, some rope and a cooler.

Why Camp?

Camping is a great way to save money and still be able to go on vacation. Getting out to nature can give you the stress free escape you want or even need from the everyday struggles and technologies. If you are new to camping or it has just been a while since your last trip, you may have a hard time trying to figure out what to do. It basically all depends on who you go camping with and and what you really want to do. Some may just want to spend time outside and relax with no phone calls and watch the stars at night while others may want to spend the time doing fun activities with your family and friends without the constant distractions of the Internet or other things that might steal their attention.

Green Way to Cook!

Solar cooking is the simplest, safest, most convenient way to cook food without consuming fuels or heating up the kitchen. Three most common types of solar cookers are heat-trap boxes, curved concentrators and panel cookers. Box cookers cook at moderate to high temperatures and can often accommodate multiple pots. Curved concentrator cookers, cook fast at high temperatures, but require frequent adjustment and supervision for safe operation. Panel cookers incorporate elements of box and curved concentrator cookers. They are simple and relatively inexpensive to buy or produce. Any one of these methods would be a great alternative to cooking on the road.