INTO THE WOODS

Have you ever wanted to sleep in the forests or? If it appeal to your taste then

camping might be an activity for you. You might be thinking that “I don’t want to sleep in

a tent in freezing weather overnight”, but that is just scratching the surface of what

camping has to offer. 

I will be researching the different types of camping and the different things that

you could use on that camping trip. There are many types of camping that can satisfy

you as a person or your family and that is fun for everyone, according to my experience

I believe that camping in a recreational vehicle with a group of people preferably people

that you like either at a campground or a start park that has activities to do outside of

the camper. Although I have found out that something I am quite intrigued by is the art

of camping out in a lean to next to the fire with a sleeping bag and bringing something to

read, eat, or play on and just let the time go by watching and listening to the nature

around you.

Do you prefer to be outside in the woods or do you prefer to sleep inside with the

heat or AC on? If you said yes to any of the two questions i just asked then camping

might be an activity that suits you. The definition of camping is the activity of spending a

vacation living in a camp, tent, or camper. camp is online.

In order to camp you need a shelter, there are many different shelters that can be

used when camping. For example a camper could be your shelter, a lean-too could be

your shelter or even a tent could be used as a shelter for camping. At the campground
my family and I go to we are seasonals so we pay for our campsite all year round. We

have been going there before i was born. On our site we have a fifth wheel camper with

a deck and a room on our deck that we call the shelter because it has our bar, fridge,

and oven because we don't use our campers kitchen. This is one of the many shelters

that you can camp in. Another shelter that I camp in is a lean-too. A lean-too is a ridge

pole that is about two feet longer than your height tied to two solid trees about shoulder

level with a Canadian jam knot. After the ridge pole is placed you get a bunch inch think

trees or sticks and just place the top on the ridge pole and stick the other end in the

ground. Another shelter is even as simple as setting up a tent and placing it in your back

yard or the woods.

The tools that one uses whilst camping is almost as important the camping itself.

The tools depend on the type of camping that one performs for example I could be

camping out in a camper or a cabin in a campground or state park that I rented and all I

would need is food drinks and bedding, but on the other hand if you are building a Lean-

to then you need a sleeping bad, sleeping pad, an axe, a saw, food, fire started, extra

pair of clothes depending on the climate of the area, and even something as simple as

scissors or rope. During the recent camp that we had i went camping in Grafton and i

used a sleeping bag, a sleeping bad, a thermal sheet, a wool blanket, snow pants,

jacket, boots, matches, fire wood, an axe, a saw, a knife, many lanterns, and means of

self-defense. From the examples i listed it is obvious that the supplies and tools that you

use during a campout are almost as important or even as important as the campout

itself because without these things you won't be able to survive and have fun. It also can

be more fun and safer if you camp out with another person.
 Out of the many of times i have been camping not once have i been alone, i have

camped in a camper, tent, cabin, and out in the woods and not one of them was alone.

There is many tragic things that could occur when one camps alone there is also good

things but few. If you were to get injured when camping alone there's not much for you

to do once injured but if you camp with other people then there is a better chance that

you can return to safety and mend to your wounds because the other person could help

you or call someone to help you. If there was a predator it might be more scared of two

people than one. But on the other hand If you camp alone it could be like a type of

therapy and you could develop a survivalist mindset form it. Animals can play a big part

in camping too especial if you are with another person or a group. 

  Some people might think that animals have none too little to do with camping

but there might be more reasons that meet the eye. The animals present in a certain

location could be either good or bad, if there was squirrels and rabbits and other critters

it would be a good thing because they cannot harm you and that means that there are

nuts and berries in the area but if you’re a great shot your even better. On the other

hand the presence of a bear or a wolf would be a bad thing, most people would run if

they saw a bear or a wolf or even heard a story about it but on the other hand if you

didn't get scared off you could use the knowledge of there being a bear to try and find

berry’s or a stream with lots of salmon in it. But in order to stay safe you should bring

another person or persons with you on your camping trip. But only certain animals are in

certain areas at certain times 

 The temperature outside can determine how your camp out goes, that is unless

you’re in a camper. The last three campouts were all in the freezing moths of January

outside in a lean to with a campfire by your side if the sleeping bag you’re in doesn’t do

the job quite well enough through the long night. The only camping during the summer

months I’ve done was either outside in a tent or inside a camper at a campground, but

that doesn't mean that you cannot camp out in the woods in a lean to during the

summer the only difference would be that you wouldn't have to worry about staying

warm. The climate of an area is different compared to another area as well. The animals

they have can vary as well as the temperature and natural resources.