You have made a great decision to go on an\nadventure and let the stars be your guide. But you have no clue on where to\nstart or how to prepare yourself, this is where we come in with our handy tips\nfor first-time campers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether you are camping in a tent or using a campervan<\/a> we are going to give you 7 tips to make your first camping experience go without a hitch. Even if you go camping in the beautiful Island of Sardinia<\/a> or the harshness of the Australian outback, these tips will help any first-time camper find their feet and be ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is very important to check that everything\nis in working order before your trip away. Even if you are going for only one\nnight, it is important to make sure you are prepared and ready for your night\nunder the stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have bought a new tent, get it out in\nyour garden and put it up. Make sure you have all of the pieces and that you\nknow how to put up the tent and pack it away afterwards. This will save you a\nlot of headaches, especially in the time it takes you to get up and running\nwhen you are at your destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The same goes with your equipment, if you\nbought a flashlight, make sure you put batteries in it and it works as it is\nsupposed to. You have a new all purpose knife? Make sure it is sharp enough to\ncut your food and to do work around the campfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It pays to be organized, put your most used\nequipment at the top of your bag or in easy to reach places. Use see through\ncontainers for both food and equipment so that you can identify things quickly\nand efficiently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If something can go wrong, it certainly will.\nBringing things like gaffer tape and plastic bags can be invaluable. Your tent\nwas ripped? Patch it up to stop the rain coming in. Wanting to make your own\ncanopy from the natural materials around you? Go ahead, but it will make it\nquicker, more secure and waterproof with a bit of ingenuity and some tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are two of your main essentials for a\ncamping trip, so you need to get them right. We suggest doubling up on your\ntent, so if you are one person, get a two person tent. If you are two people,\nthen get a 4 person tent and so on. You want to be comfortable on your camping\ntrip and there is nothing worse than being squashed into your fabric home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sleeping bag will keep you warm and cosy\nat night, so you need to treat it like your best friend. You also should treat\nyourself, especially if you are thinking of camping a few times a year. Buy a\ngood quality sleeping bag, made from good quality materials that will both keep\nyou warm and comfortable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A cooler bag is your faithful servant, invest\nwell and your food and drink will be kept fresh and cool for a long period of\ntime. For longer trips you can also freeze some foods like chicken which will\nthaw out slowly over time in your cooler bag. The same sort of freezing can be\ndone for drinks to keep them cooler for longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, just a mention to take plenty of water\nwith you on your trip, you always want to keep hydrated when you are out\ncamping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is very important to take a variety of\nfoods with you. You won\u2019t always be able to cook your food (or have the energy\nto cook) so it is imperative that you take some canned\/packaged foods that can\nstay fresh, but can be eaten quickly and easily. Also things like fruits and\nnuts can be good to keep on you in order to keep your energy levels up and keep\nhunger away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, also take things like rice,\ncouscous and meats that you can cook over a fire or stove in the evenings. Make\nsure you get at least one good cooked meal inside you to keep you raring to go\nfor the adventures of the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is all well and good to make your own fire\nfrom sticks and pretend you are in the wild west. But sometimes reality bites\nand you just want to rustle up some food asap. Take a small gas stove with you,\nyou will thank us later. Even just for making a nice cup of tea or coffee, you\nwill benefit from the ease of making things hot quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Invest in durable sealed containers to keep\nyour food in. When you explore away from camp or are sleeping at night, there\nare a whole host of animals that want to get their hands on your scrumptious\nfood. So make sure they can\u2019t get it, everything needs to be sealed and strong\nenough that it keeps the smell inside and that an animal can\u2019t rip it open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are going to take it for granted that you\nare going to take a tent, sleeping bag and some food, these are obvious and if\nyou are forgetting these things, then you might want to reconsider going\ncamping at all. Below are some of the other things you have to take, if these\nare the only things you take, you can get along and survive any camping trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1.Camping equipment – Full\nitinerary check<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Check your new camping equipment <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Organize your things for\ntravelling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Fixing things<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2. Size of tent and quality of\nthe sleeping bag.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. Food preparation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cooler bag\/container<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Uncooked and cooked food.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Take a gas stove.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Store food in sealed containers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
4. Pack the essential camping\nequipment.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Lighting\/fire equipment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n