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Camp Etiquette If you don’t have a hammer to help peg in your tent,

Tents
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Keep the1 and
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You will have less to clean up waterproofing
when you leave and will also
help to minimise
3 seasonthe impact
– Most on the camping
popular, area and
comfortable year round and
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Respect the wildlife
If the outer shell of your tent is wet, you can store it in
Watch any wildlife from a distance, make sure not to disturb
your tarp
the animals, or in
just like youa separate bag to
wouldn’t want avoid
to be getting the rest
distributed.
of your
Be friendly gear
too wetcampers.
other while waiting for a chance to let it dry.
everyone is out there to have a good time so respect one
another. If you pitch your tent facing east, you will be able to Wilderness Equipment I-Shadow Tent
watch the sunrise from inside of your tent.
Don’ts :
Leave rubbish at the campsite. Set up, Pack Down,
As a Leader:
You are not only polluting the environment but also making
the campsite less desirable to other campers.
 much
Make too As a leader,
noise it is important to make sure you can Choosing a Campsite,
Campsites are a shared space, others may be sleeping or
set up and pack down your tent quickly so that you
trying to enjoy the natural sounds of the environment
canother
help others setcamps
up theirs correctly.
Camp Etiquette and
Walk through people’s
Commoncourtesy, if you example
Set a good don’t wantbypeople walking
showing through
proper camp
your campsite don’t walk through theirs. Many Tips and Tricks!
etiquette.
Feed the wildlife
You mayaccidently
Make sure
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something knowledge
that is poisonous to
them, and if they get fed too much the begin to reply on the
about camping, ask questions, get everyone
public for food.
involved

Tent Set Up Tent
Set Up
Before leaving on any trip make sure you check
you tent to ensure you have everything you
need!
Lay out the ground tarp.
Unpack and roll out the base and fly on top of the
tarp.
Peg each corner of the tent into the ground,
ensuring to stretch it out.
Assemble the tent pole.
Thread through the tent.
Walk around the tent to make sure all of pegs are
in correctly and that no tarp is showing from
underneath the tent.
For more tips and to watch an example of how
to set a tent up check out the link below:
Tent Pack Down
1. Make sure you have taken out all of your
belongings and that the tent is cleaned.
2. Make sure any doors or windows are unrolled. The
tent can be zipped up but not fully, always leave a
slight gap.
3. Unpeg and fold up the guy ropes.
4. Pull out the remainder of the pegs, ensuring they
go straight into the bag.
5. Remove the pole from the tent, fold up pole and
put it away.
6. Fold up tent, both tent base and fly together, by
folding it in half and half again, with the fly on the
inside.
7. Roll the tent up as tight as you can.
8. Place tent, poles, pegs and anything else that came
with your tent away into the tent bag.
9. Finally, clean and fold the tarp.
Here’s how we do it, with a few extra tips:
Choosing a
Campsite
Choosing a campsite is one of the most important parts of any
camping trip as the campsite you pick will largely impact the
amount of fun you have on the trip. Picking a less than ideal
campsite may lead to some problems or annoyances during the
trip.
Here are some things to do and look out for to ensure that you
pick a good campsite.
1) Scan for hazards in the area
Hazards can include overhead branches (especially
gum trees), mud, rocky terrain, flash flooding zones,
roads, etc.
2) Look for helpful terrain.
Look for natural things around you that could be used
during the camp for example a small tree for hanging
wet clothes on, or possibly even rocks to sit on.
3) Look where you will be placing your tent.
When placing your tent, you don’t want to be on top of
lots of rocks, at an incline, or positioned in a spot
where water will collect.
4) Check what the weather will be like.
If it’s going to be hot you may want to pick somewhere
with some shade, if it’s going to be windy make sure
you check the direction the wind is coming from and
pitch the tent with the smallest, lowest end facing into
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