Camping Tips

Essential camping equipment

Tents play a role in outdoor shelter from the wind and rain and shade, and are the most important equipment in camping. Choosing the right tent can make our safety index and enjoyable play index skyrocket. Generally speaking, you must choose a tent with a stable structure, light weight, wind and rain resistance for overnight stays.

Wild camping day and night temperature difference, a good sleeping bag can ensure that we sleep peacefully at night. The general camping environment can choose down or goose down, good warmth, and light and easy to carry. But if the camping environment is very wet, the two sleeping bags mentioned earlier may not be able to keep dry (also can not guarantee the warm effect), then this environment man-made vacuum cotton sleeping bag may be a better choice.

In the selection of sleeping bags, but also pay attention to the sleeping bag label marked on the comfort temperature standard, such as some sleeping bags for more than 15 ℃, some for more than 0 ℃ environment; in general, the daily camping choice of 0 ℃ to 5 ℃ sleeping bag, enough to cope with the ordinary camping environment. High-end sleeping bags will be marked with both "limit temperature standard" and "comfort temperature standard", non-professional camping we can refer to the temperature standard by comfort.

Outdoor camping can carry limited items, especially in the case of hiking into the mountains, picnic utensils only need to carry the most basic can be used or have a composite function, such as water bottles, multi-function picnic pots, multi-function folding knives, cutlery and so on.

If there is no guarantee of clean water in the wilderness, you can bring your own bucket of water or portable water purification equipment.

If it is a campground that cannot be reached by car, food is recommended to choose compressed, dehydrated food that is easier to carry, such as dehydrated vegetables, compressed dry food, energy bars and so on. If the conditions allow you to carry more ingredients, then barbecue, hot pot and stir fry can be arranged happily.

If the camping area is immature, the terrain is complicated or there are more days in the outdoors, you can bring professional tools for assistance, such as a compass, map (cell phone navigation may not have a signal), rope, folding spade, flashlight, fish hook and line, machete, etc.

Outdoor activities will inevitably be injured or sick, cold medicine, diarrhea medicine, Yunnan Baiyao, gauze, tape and other basic drugs can be carried with you to deal with unexpected situations.

How to choose the right campsite

Camping base priority is to choose a relatively high, flat, windproof, well-drained, sunny and close to water sources.

1.A high and flat location. You can avoid the danger of river floods or flash floods, but try to avoid cliffs, rocky outcrops or slopes where sand and soil erosion may occur, otherwise there may be the risk of falling rocks, earth avalanches or being struck by lightning.

2.Choose a place to avoid the wind. Although most tents have wind resistance, but directly facing the strong wind is still very dangerous, choose a place to avoid the wind, you need to look around the direction of plant growth and terrain, if you find that the plant branches and leaves to one side or a place where the terrain forms a ridge, there must be strong winds blowing through, pay attention to avoid this place.

3.Choose a place with good drainage. Try to avoid places where there is water flow or traces of stagnant water (being close to a water source does not require being next to a river or stagnant water). In addition, the mouth of the mountain leading to the water source is generally a necessary path for wild animals to drink, be careful to avoid these areas to camp.

4.Try to avoid areas with deep grass. There may be snakes, insects and rodents.

5.Camp as far as possible to choose in the sunshine time longer place. This will make the camp warmer, drier, cleaner and easier to dry clothes, items and equipment.

These are some simple basic camping tips to help you understand camping.