Why Outdoor Camping can be Fun

The main advantage to camping for me is the cost. Once you have bought the tent, the equipment and have your spending money, it will last for years and will cost less than a weeks family holiday in a hotel.

You can comfortably fit a large family into the bigger style tents in separate 'rooms'. In some hotels the family sometimes have to split up and sleep in other rooms. That’s hardly a family holiday is it! Then again some parents idea of a holiday is to get away from the kids!
 You can make as much noise as you like when camping, although some camping sites are now banning children and loud noise. Each to their own I suppose!

Camping is its own amusement park. Camp sites are usually set in or near the woods, near lakes or streams. Campers can hike, fish, bird-watch or simply run around and play tag. Such activities are not possible inside. We will live in a culture where we are afraid to let the kids outside unsupervised. Camping is a great way for the kids to let off steam.
You don’t always have to use a sleeping bag either, sometimes I use a blow up air bed with a nice sheet on the bottom and thick blanket on top. This is normally a better option for those who have to keep going to the toilet - especially the young kids!

If there is one thing I hate, its wet boots or shoes. A solution to this is to push sticks into the ground and place your boots over the top of the stick. It has the added bonus of keeping them insect free as well!

I always find that other campers are really friendly. There is always a couples and families drinking beer, some get the BBQ out and others pretend to have walked miles when really they have just walked from the local pub!

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