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Family Tent Shop: Camping in the Wilds

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larryjo

Personally, I prefer the use of campgrounds belonging to the National Park Service to pitching a tent on personal owned property, because they generally offer amenities that are not available on private property. The convenience of public restrooms and fire pits are much better than some alternatives. Using a designed fire pit is safer, as it makes control and extinguishing of fire an easy job. Digging a shallow hole in the ground and lumping wood on the fire may sound like a lot of fun, but having to ensure that embers have not spread out into a bunch of leaves, and having to observe that the fire and embers are completely extinguished, can be time consuming. However, it is necessary for the prevention of an uncontrollable fire that may damage property and spread out of control. I won’t comment on the public restrooms as anyone who has camped out where these are not available, will know what I am talking about.

Let’s discuss another option for our family camping trip. We can choose to camp on private land, which has its own obligations. First, we must ensure that we receive permission from the land owner or designate. Trespassing Laws in some states are very stringent, making permission of utmost importance. Next, we need to know if a campfire is permitted, as some landowners will not allow you to have a campfire. Animals belonging to the landowner must be not interfered with or disturbed. If you are camping on private land, always remember that we are guests and should not leave litter, ensure that campfire and ashes or completely extinguished (if allowed) before we retire for the evening or leave the campsite.

As a youngster, things were a lot different. We lived in a rural area and would go camping, without having to get permission, because everyone knew everyone and reciprocated favors. Today, you cannot do this. The one thing we did then, that we still do today, is follow the rules in extinguishing a campfire.

With the loss of private land ownership due to the building of huge shopping plazas and enormous subdivisions, finding a place to camp in the wilds in this area is disappearing. We are grateful that we do, however, still have many state and national parks that can be utilized for family camping expeditions. Our children can still appreciate the outdoors and get some of the enjoyment we had as children. In this fast moving world, a family camping trip, helps keep everyone’s feet on the ground. The experiences children have while on a family camping trip, will forever be in their memories. Even at my age, memories from my youth were revisited yesterday when we had our family over for an outdoor cook-out.

I hope this article has been informative and enjoyed. It is based it on personal experiences and hope it is of some assistance in planning the next Family Expedition. Until the next time Happy Trails and go out and create some family history.

If there are any questions that I may assist you with please feel free to contact me at http://familytentspro.com

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