First Time Camping With A Tent Some Of The Basics

I f you have never gone           home if you are having some        tent camping, try to take       problems on your camping trip.     someone with you who has at     Also choose a location that is     least some experience, it is not      safe to stay, you are away from    that difficult but there are some     the safety and comfort of your     things you should be aware of         home and you should try to make    before you go. For example, it is     your camping trip as safe and      essential that you know how to        comfortable as possible, this way  build your tent, if you want your     you can enjoy your camping trip    camping trip to be an enjoyable       to the full extent.                experience you should make                                               yourself knowledgeable about all      Building your tent on a slope is   kind of camping techniques. In        not a save place, but that is      this article we will give you         just common sense. Most novice     some tips to start tent camping.      campers would pick a nice spot in                                        a valley near a little creek when  Before you even leave your home,      they would have the opportunity    you should build your tent at         to choose. However that is not     least one time in your yard or a      always the safest place to build   park in the neighbourhood. This       your tent. You should always try   way you can be sure that you have     to build your tent on high land,   everything you need to set up         especially when you are camping    your tent and you know how to do      in the rainy season. The land      it.                                   where you built your tent, should                                        also be even, and you should       Choose a safe location                remove all rocks, sticks and                                             other hard stuff, it should be     As a novice, for your first           comfortable to sleep on, you are   camping trip choose a location        going to need all the rest you     close to home. So you can drive       can get.                                                                 ditch leading down and away from   Protect your tent                     your tent.                                                                                                  When you have cleared the ground      Hammer those stacks                from all hard matters and other                                          stuff that could damage the tent,     Most tents come with stacks, some  you should use a ground cloth. A      are wood, other aluminium or       ground cloth is an essential          steel but they are the stuff that  peace of camping gear you can't       keeps your tent in place and you   do without. During all kind of        cant do without them, so check     weather and especially in the         and double check if you have       rainy season this cloth will          packed your stacks. The stacks     protect the ground floor of your      fix your tent to the ground and    tent from any kind of damage.         you should use a hammer to secure  little sticks and rocks can't         them in the right way. By placing  penetrate the floor and because       first the back stacks, then the    of that water can't come in. A        front and after that the stacks    ground cloth is a cheap way to        in between you can tighten the     protect your expensive tent. You      tent in to shape, there will be    can buy it in different sizes in      no dents in the canvas and water   any local camping store and most      will just run down the tent. The   gas stations. When it is              stacks also will keep your tent    extremely rainy you can dig some      from being blown away in case of   ditches around your tent with a       heavy wind.                        About the Author: From childhood on Melissa Thornton has always been an outdoor person. Having seen a lot of camping spots around the world she gives tips to newcomers and die-hards about camping at www.campingcrowd.com Published At: www.Isnare.com