Camping

[Foldered]

I hope this is the best place to put this, but I was wondering if anyone has some camping advice. I haven't been out in ages and figured some general advice (plus advice on supplies or tips and tricks) would be beneficial for myself, and for others.

[Mumbles]

Grab a boy scout handbook, or there might even be a copy online somewhere. It gives the basic overview of a lot of stuff to remember and do while camping.

[mikelepore]

Watch out for ticks. My home is in a wooded area in New York State, and I have been treated for Lyme disease three times, my wife twice, our daughter one time, and our labrador retriever one time.

[Ovi]

Make sure you get plenty of liquor. Driving out of the woods just to buy some booze spoils all the fun.

[Foldered]

Make sure you get plenty of liquor. Driving out of the woods just to buy some booze spoils all the fun.
Of course. That's the first thing on the list!

[Bitter Ashes]

If you insist on taking a disposable barbeque, then take a small bag of charcoal and some firelighters too so you can reuse it.

Watch out for the wildlife too. We didnt pack away our food well enough and woke up in the morning to see a fox skipping around our camp with a string of sausages hanging from its mouth lol.

[ellipsis]

Watch out for the wildlife too. We didnt pack away our food well enough and woke up in the morning to see a fox skipping around our camp with a string of sausages hanging from its mouth lol.

LOL seems like foxes abound in the UK.

I would cook with some sort of chemical fuel stove. I use a light weight one that is just a little burner that screws onto a little tank/base. Also since this is the DIY forum, maybe think about making a Soda/Pop can stove. (http://zenstoves.net/LinksGeneral-DIY.htm#HomeMadeStoves)

[Bitter Ashes]

The foxes are adorable, beautiful animals. I recognise that they are a problem for farmers and some kind of action to prevent them killing chickens is required, but my blood boils when I see these upper class twats on horseback with thier dogs going after them. Sadistic twats.

Personaly, what I always did was to build a fire around some big stones and put a grate on top of it so you could put your pan on top. If the ground's soft enough then it's easy to sink the stones into the earth enough so they're all level when you put the grill on top. You can then clean away the ashes when you're done, or build another one to make a BBQ by replacing the sticks and stuff with charcoal. Be careful moving the grill though because it'll be red hot for ages and not even oven gloves will protect you from that.

Another interesting thing is that a friend of mine once demonstrated how you could make a pot out of tree bark. Amazingly, it will never burn so long as the flames are never higher than the water inside.

If you're camping in the mountains or anything too, always remember that it's going to take longer to boil anything and you're going to have to keep refilling the water. The air pressure is lower so water boils off at below 100 degrees. Some foods like chicken I would not advise taking at all if you're camping at high altitudes because it's a real risk of food poisioning.

[Bitter Ashes]

I would cook with some sort of chemical fuel stove. I use a light weight one that is just a little burner that screws onto a little tank/base. Also since this is the DIY forum, maybe think about making a Soda/Pop can stove. (http://zenstoves.net/LinksGeneral-DIY.htm#HomeMadeStoves)
Ooh! Do it! Do it! :D
You know where to put it when you know it works ^^

btw, CAREFUL buying hexmine tablets for your porta-stove. If you want MI5 and Special Branch swooping down on you, that's the way to go about it lol. Can't go into too much detail about the exact reasons due to board rules, but trust me on this one, they won't believe you in a thousand years when you say that you intend to cook with it.

[Dr Mindbender]

I suppose it depends what country you live in or plant to visit. If you're in a more remote locale like the rockies, northern canada or alaska its sensible to be on the lookout for bears, cougars etc. In warmer climates its probably sensible to prepare for poisonous snakes, spiders, scorpions, ants etc.

Where i live the wildlife is fairly boring so i cant be of much help there. Although if you live in a rainy climate a groundsheet and an inflatable bed is a wise investment.

[Red Saxon]

I've gone camping in the Negev Desert in Israel before, and I sat there in the middle of that desert with my cousins for a week. Too bloody hot, I don't know how the bedouins handle it.

[Mendax]

Check the weather - Don't go camping if a hurricanes coming.

[Delirium]

water-food-shelter!

[Pavlov's House Party]

bring water, some dry firewood (it's often hard to find good, dry firewood on the ground), toilet paper, an extra tarp for if it rains really hard (some tents aren't very waterproof), some rope, a hatchet and waterproof matches.

if you're going out into the wild, try to camp out uphill if it's going to be rainy and hoist your garbage and food onto a tree branch at night because of bears (i see you're from northern BC, ive heard the grizzlies are a nuisance). always remember that your biggest enemy in the woods is water: even if you leave something out at night the morning dew will soak it. it's going to get cold at night so bring warm stuff too. also in the summer, mosquitos are awful so you might want to consider buying some bug repellent unless you want to spend the whole time scratching yourself.

i say this as a seasoned camper of the canadian wilderness:D

EDIT: bring some fucking hotdogs, nothing like roasting hotdogs on a campfire :)

[Bitter Ashes]

bring water, some dry firewood (it's often hard to find good, dry firewood on the ground), toilet paper, an extra tarp for if it rains really hard (some tents aren't very waterproof), some rope, a hatchet and waterproof matches.

if you're going out into the wild, try to camp out uphill if it's going to be rainy and hoist your garbage and food onto a tree branch at night because of bears (i see you're from northern BC, ive heard the grizzlies are a nuisance). always remember that your biggest enemy in the woods is water: even if you leave something out at night the morning dew will soak it. it's going to get cold at night so bring warm stuff too. also in the summer, mosquitos are awful so you might want to consider buying some bug repellent unless you want to spend the whole time scratching yourself.

i say this as a seasoned camper of the canadian wilderness:D

EDIT: bring some fucking hotdogs, nothing like roasting hotdogs on a campfire :)
Oh good reminder about the loo roll. Very good bit of advice for you. Get hold of a plastic sealie bag and take a tonne of paper off the roll and fold it up inside the bag. Then keep the bag in easy to access pocket.

If it rains or you get an upset tummy, you'll be so thankful that you did it :)

[Fictional]

I love camping, so take it from me - if you're going somewhere and the temp. drops at night, get a good sleeping bag, some joke bags from a cheap place just won't do, I had to spend £120 on a sleeping bag for all weather occasions.. very snug though!