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MariannaK
I am going camping for the first time in my life this saturday. Do you have any tips you can give like how many clothes should I take or what should I take. The weather will be around 3oC -5oC tops at night...
Please help since I have no idea about this... if you know a website that can help I will really appreciate it!
Answer
Ok, think about this..
Daywear: A good hat like a toboggan, beanie, or tuque. I like the ones with earflaps. They're fun, festive, and they keep your head and ears really warm. Layers are best for general wear. Jeans, t-shirt, sweatshirt, and big coat, thick socks, and hiking boots. Hiking boots are preferred to tennis shoes as tennis shoes can let a lot more air and moisture through. Cold, wet feet will make you miserable. Sweat-shirt and sweat-pants can also be sleepwear. If you tend to get cold easily, a thermal under-shirt and long johns will really help out. As for how much, you really just need to change your t-shirt, socks, and underclothes. It won't be necessary to bring extra jeans or sweatshirts unless you want to. Sweat pants can also be worn if you get your jeans wet or messed up.
At this point, I'm assuming that you have a tent, sleeping bag, and lantern or light of some kind. I like head lamps. They leave your hands free and most of them run on LED's which are really bright and last a long time. Glow sticks from the party favor section of Wal-mart make great night lights in the tent. I would also suggest a sleeping mat or pad. The thicker, the better. The cheap blue foam ones from wal-mart are better than nothing. One layer between your sleeping bag and the ground and can make all the difference.
Double check the food and food preparation situation. Prepackaged snacks or actual cooked meals?
If you're cooking, what food are you cooking? What are you cooking ON (open fire or camp stove)? Cooking IN (pots, pans, camping mess tins)? Cooking WITH (utensils, spoon, spatula, spork, sharpened sticks?)?
Here's some other stuff:
a usable pocket knife like a good, lock-blade style or swiss army knife. A big knife can do anything that a little knife can do, but not the other way around.
2 kinds of fire starters; each one kept in a separate place; like a cigarrette lighter in your coat pocket and matches in your bag or backpack.
Handwarmer packets or a Thermacare wrap from the drugstore can break the chill very nicely.
Emergency blanket and emergency poncho. Each one takes up about the same space as wallet or deck of cards. You'll want something to pull over you if it starts raining.
If you look carefully in the sporting goods section, you can find camping toilet paper that's rolled up a special way so that it takes up less space.
Don't forget about toiletries and whatnot. You can get small, prefilled travel bags at wal-mart and most drugstores that are sort of like a shaving kit. Travel sizes are more than enough. You can get
a great product called "Wisps" from Colgate. They're like a miniature toothbrush. They freshen your breath, clean your teeth, and don't need any water. I also encourage the single dose packets of Tylenol, or Advil like you get at the convenience store. You can often find small first-aid kits that have all of those and more. They're inexpensive and good to have on hand in the car, backpack, or office desk. Benadryl, Immodium, and Pepto Bismol tablets are a very good idea, as well as "feminine products" and any meds that you take regularly.
Of, course all of this can change depending on what you're actually doing while you're out. If you hike 5 miles out and make it completely primitive, then this is nowhere near enough. But, if you're "camping out" in someone's back yard or pasture (as we're known to do here in Oklahoma) then just add a few food items and you're set.
www.rei.com has some good lists and information as well as some other places here, in Yahoo answers.
Remember to have fun and be open to new experiences.
If you're not getting dirty, you're not doing it right.
Ok, think about this..
Daywear: A good hat like a toboggan, beanie, or tuque. I like the ones with earflaps. They're fun, festive, and they keep your head and ears really warm. Layers are best for general wear. Jeans, t-shirt, sweatshirt, and big coat, thick socks, and hiking boots. Hiking boots are preferred to tennis shoes as tennis shoes can let a lot more air and moisture through. Cold, wet feet will make you miserable. Sweat-shirt and sweat-pants can also be sleepwear. If you tend to get cold easily, a thermal under-shirt and long johns will really help out. As for how much, you really just need to change your t-shirt, socks, and underclothes. It won't be necessary to bring extra jeans or sweatshirts unless you want to. Sweat pants can also be worn if you get your jeans wet or messed up.
At this point, I'm assuming that you have a tent, sleeping bag, and lantern or light of some kind. I like head lamps. They leave your hands free and most of them run on LED's which are really bright and last a long time. Glow sticks from the party favor section of Wal-mart make great night lights in the tent. I would also suggest a sleeping mat or pad. The thicker, the better. The cheap blue foam ones from wal-mart are better than nothing. One layer between your sleeping bag and the ground and can make all the difference.
Double check the food and food preparation situation. Prepackaged snacks or actual cooked meals?
If you're cooking, what food are you cooking? What are you cooking ON (open fire or camp stove)? Cooking IN (pots, pans, camping mess tins)? Cooking WITH (utensils, spoon, spatula, spork, sharpened sticks?)?
Here's some other stuff:
a usable pocket knife like a good, lock-blade style or swiss army knife. A big knife can do anything that a little knife can do, but not the other way around.
2 kinds of fire starters; each one kept in a separate place; like a cigarrette lighter in your coat pocket and matches in your bag or backpack.
Handwarmer packets or a Thermacare wrap from the drugstore can break the chill very nicely.
Emergency blanket and emergency poncho. Each one takes up about the same space as wallet or deck of cards. You'll want something to pull over you if it starts raining.
If you look carefully in the sporting goods section, you can find camping toilet paper that's rolled up a special way so that it takes up less space.
Don't forget about toiletries and whatnot. You can get small, prefilled travel bags at wal-mart and most drugstores that are sort of like a shaving kit. Travel sizes are more than enough. You can get
a great product called "Wisps" from Colgate. They're like a miniature toothbrush. They freshen your breath, clean your teeth, and don't need any water. I also encourage the single dose packets of Tylenol, or Advil like you get at the convenience store. You can often find small first-aid kits that have all of those and more. They're inexpensive and good to have on hand in the car, backpack, or office desk. Benadryl, Immodium, and Pepto Bismol tablets are a very good idea, as well as "feminine products" and any meds that you take regularly.
Of, course all of this can change depending on what you're actually doing while you're out. If you hike 5 miles out and make it completely primitive, then this is nowhere near enough. But, if you're "camping out" in someone's back yard or pasture (as we're known to do here in Oklahoma) then just add a few food items and you're set.
www.rei.com has some good lists and information as well as some other places here, in Yahoo answers.
Remember to have fun and be open to new experiences.
If you're not getting dirty, you're not doing it right.
What's a good place to go camping in the northeast oklahoma/western arkansas area?
porkstar3
Answer
I from Tulsa Oklahoma And I go camping in northeast
Oklahoma, SW Missouri and W Arkansass at least once a month if not more. I've been to almost every place imaginable.
One of favorites is Beaver lake in NW Arkansa, the water is Crystal clear and the scenery is amazing. Another great place is seqouia state park- http://www.oklahomaparks.com/detail.asp?id=1%2B5U%2B3610 this place has more wildlife than any state park I've ever been to. Another great place is in West Arkansas, its called Devils den state park, it has wonderfull backpack trails.
I you could please repost what you want to be doing when your there, fishing, boating, ect., then I could tell you wich park(s) are best for you.
I from Tulsa Oklahoma And I go camping in northeast
Oklahoma, SW Missouri and W Arkansass at least once a month if not more. I've been to almost every place imaginable.
One of favorites is Beaver lake in NW Arkansa, the water is Crystal clear and the scenery is amazing. Another great place is seqouia state park- http://www.oklahomaparks.com/detail.asp?id=1%2B5U%2B3610 this place has more wildlife than any state park I've ever been to. Another great place is in West Arkansas, its called Devils den state park, it has wonderfull backpack trails.
I you could please repost what you want to be doing when your there, fishing, boating, ect., then I could tell you wich park(s) are best for you.
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