If you are ever trying to start a fire (in a protected, fire safe environment of course!) but are lacking newspaper, find a LOT of pine needles! They work very well!
Try not to use aerosols (spray can) sunscreen or bug spray. You probably shouldn't use them at home either, because they're bad for the environment, but at the very least, don't use it out in the middle of no where. That is the equivalent of marching up to Mother Earth, pulling out a can of bug spray, and spraying it into her eyes! It's a bad thing.
When faced with bug bites that feel like they are burning your foot off, do NOT pour rubbing alcohol on them to soothe them! It's not going to work!! Rubbing alcohol burns!! If you want something soothing, maybe aloe would be better??
Remember: even if that log looks like it will support your weight and not flip, the chances are, it's gonna flip anyways. Therefore, you will end up with a shoe full of water.
Don't burn your marshmallow stick before you're done eating marshmallows. If ya do, your marshmallows of the future will have a lot of soot in the center!
Burnt marshmallows are delicious.
Marshmallow is a really weird word!! Wouldn't you think to spell it marshmellow? I guess not.
If you are camping in bear territory, it's a good thing to have watch dogs around in your campsite! That way, when they bear comes, the barking dogs and clanking of the doggie cage will scare them away!
Try not to worry about how you look when you go camping. Of course your hair is greasy and gross, and you probably have dirt almost everywhere. So what? It's camping! Just remember to avoid places where cute boys/boys you know may be lurking, and jump in the shower when you get home!
Lastly, don't bring technology with you camping. When you go camping, it is a time to enjoy and appreciate nature, and it's time to take a break from modern connections. If you are zoned into your phone the entire time of camping experience, you might miss some really neat things! So get out there and explore them darn ya!
Maybe you aren't the camping type, but even if you're not, just go out there and try it, just this once. You might have a great time! And if you are a camper extraordinaire, then enjoy your time, follow my, err, tips, and comment with some of your own!! :) Sierra
Awesome post! I like the: Don't worry about how you look and the no technology! Yes! Camping is about enjoying the outdoors! Not texting! It helps if you literally go out in the middle of nowhere where there's no service :D Also Fritos (the chips) are excellent fire starters and marshmallow is a funny word. It's spelled the way you'd pronounce it if you had a mouth full of marshmallows :D
ReplyDeleteFritos? Uhm okay :) haha
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