| Before setting out on your camping expedition check | | | | the maps, so do not risk getting the maps washed |
| and then double check your camping gear for the | | | | or smudged by rain or moisture. Carry a good deal of |
| most relevant items you will need on the trip. It is | | | | clothing too you never know when the weather may |
| important not to over load your back pack with | | | | change. Some extra food and water is just as |
| unnecessary items you do not actually need. These | | | | important so stock up before you leave and replenish |
| items only add to the weight of the backpack and | | | | your stock at every point of civilization. Make sure |
| tire you out. So, check for the basic necessities and | | | | that you have a good first aid kit too. Snake bites |
| do away with the oddities. | | | | are not a rarity on camping trips, neither are falls and |
| Irrespective of the duration of your trip, you should | | | | bruises. Also make sure you undertake a first-aid |
| ensure that your camping gear has the following | | | | course when you have the time before setting out |
| items packed away and easily accessible during the | | | | on your camping adventure. |
| trip. | | | | Water purification tablets are a must on any camping |
| 1. A few geographical maps stored in a waterproof | | | | trips. It is alright to think that the water from a |
| container. | | | | spring or stream is ok to drink, there is nothing |
| 2. A magnetic compass if not a GPS gadget. | | | | wrong with taking some precautions. A tiny pill mixed |
| 3. Adequate clothing. | | | | in a container of water filed from one of these |
| 4. Adequate food. | | | | natural sources will only prevent disease and a whole |
| 5. Proper water container. | | | | lot of suffering. |
| 6. A well equipped medical kit. | | | | If you are planning a camping trip where wild animals |
| 7. Emergency battery operated flashlight. | | | | such as bears are known to visit places seeking food, |
| 8. Fire lighting equipment such as a lighter. | | | | it is advisable to keep your food in a proper storage |
| 9. Compact stove. | | | | container where the smell of food is trapped inside. |
| 10. A multi-knife set. | | | | Also keep a whistle or other alarming device with |
| 11. Camping tent and associated equipment such as | | | | you, this can help you raise an alarm someone at a |
| rope and pegs. | | | | distant place can hear in case you are trapped or lost. |
| 12. Sleeping bag. | | | | Apart from these simple gadgets such as whistles |
| 13. Chlorine tablets for water purification. | | | | and fragrance proof containers for food there are |
| Carrying your maps and compass in water proof | | | | many items you might want to check out at the local |
| containers is very essential while on a camping trip. | | | | sports store or general market. However, select |
| Most camping trips are best enjoyed in places that | | | | them wisely and take what you really need and not |
| have never been visited before by you. However, | | | | something for its novelty value. Keep your back pack |
| even in familiar areas you could just as easily get lost | | | | as light as possible and enjoy your trip. |
| and you never know the quality of the printing on | | | | |