Do you long for the outdoors? Are you sick and tired of the city’s commotion? Do you want to test your ability to take on new challenges?
A camping trip is the best way to accomplish all of that. However, you must have some prior understanding about camping to take in the natural environment while remaining secure, cozy, and warm.
The benefits of RVing are becoming more widely known. One of those pleasures is using their RV as a base camp for their preferred outdoor sport.
Ten survival tips to acquaint yourself
These outdoor experiences frequently take place in remote locations, necessitating the usage of off-grid camper survival skills. Here’s a guide with some survival tips for campers.
Learn Some Navigation Skills
To avoid getting lost in the wilderness and having to retrace your steps, learn some navigation skills before heading out. Carrying a physical map or campus may help if you find yourself at a destination that is off the grid. As a camper, go by the scouts’ motto, Be Prepared, to have the best experience amongst nature.
Purify Your Water
In an emergency, knowing how to make a solar still out of a plastic bag or filter water through silver can save your life. All campers should, at the very least, be aware of the importance of boiling water before drinking it.
Only two days or so are sufficient for humans to survive without access to clean water. You may determine the direction by drawing a spot on a shadow, waiting around ten minutes, and then re-marking the same point in the new place.
Drawing a line will allow you to determine east and west (the first point is west), and by positioning yourself so that the first mark is to your left and the second mark is to your right, you can determine north.
Review the Camping Ground Rules
In places where you have the “freedom to roam,” you can pitch your tent wherever you see fit, but in other nations, you can only do so on approved campgrounds.
Every campground has strict guidelines that you must review in advance. For example, you should know their solitude limit and quiet hours before your visit.
Build a Fire Without Matches
You will need a soft rock and sticks to rub together to start a fire without matches. In addition, a magnifying glass or polished aluminum can potentially start a fire.
Before your next camping trip, test your skills and ensure you know how to start and maintain a campfire. Fire is a vital tool for survival.
Try Out Your New Gear
You’ll waste a significant amount of time and effort if you wait to check out your new equipment until you arrive at your destination. So test your gear at home, and observe how long it takes to set things up.
You’ll be able to approach each equipment item and each setup operation precisely this way. Practice with your tent, backpacking stove, lanterns, and other equipment that you may not have used before.
Finding Shelter in Any Destination
You should be able to construct a simple shelter out of a tarp, leaves, pine needles, and anything else available because you might not always have a good tent.
Your body temperature can drop quickly in a chilly environment; therefore, you should prioritize finding shelter over all other options in an emergency.
Plan Every Meal
It’s common for new campers to believe they can easily wing their meals in the wild, but that is untrue.
Making a good meal plan that accounts for the number of guests, the number of meals and the food preferences of each guest is recommended. Then, do your grocery shopping accordingly one day before the trip.
Stay Warm
By any means necessary, you’ll need to keep yourself off the cold ground. However, don’t let the sunny days deceive you. Bring lots of warm clothing because nights in the wilderness can be frigid.
Additionally, keep in mind that there are no opportunities for laundry in the woods, so if you under-pack, you’ll have to walk around in filthy, stench-filled clothes.
Pack a water-resistant swimsuit and good head protection (a wool hat, a baseball cap, or a jacket with a hood) to keep warm.
Learn about the many sorts of clothing, and always dress for the situation. Understand where to obtain warmth and how to protect oneself from snow and ice.
Taking Stock and Adapting
Your best tool in the woods is your capacity for adaptation. Be aware of your surroundings, whether you’re going camping for two days or are stranded on a mountainside for a week.
Consider creative uses for your supplies as you rank your demands. You’ll be a better camper and survivor if you maintain composure and act rationally in unforeseen circumstances.
Manage Your Waste
After leaving your camp, you are only permitted to leave your footsteps behind. You won’t have a problem with human waste if your campground offers restrooms, but if you’re adventure camping somewhere without amenities, be sure to dig a hole and bury your waste.
Bring garbage bags, of course, so you can pack all the trash you make and take it with you home.
What Can Go Wrong on A Camping Trip?
Here are some things that tend to go wrong on a camping trip.
Poor Weather
While it is understandable that you would have thought to check the weather prediction before going outside, it is also true that mother nature may have other plans.
No matter how much sun the region often receives, you must bring rain gear for every person on the camping trip in your tent and some activities to do in case abysmal weather confines you all inside the tent. Perhaps a week of sunny weather is predicted in your weather report.
New Equipment
The acquisition of new camping gear is always exciting. However, the new camp equipment should not be packed if it has not been opened or tested. For example, when you get to the campsite and realize you don’t have the correct fuel for your portable stove, you may have packed it with the purpose of cooking.
Or perhaps you purchased a new tent but arrived at your campsite without the poles.
