CAMPING

GROUP 1
ACGAO
TULAY
TAWARAN
ITAY
ALUNDAY
MEIJIA
COLUMA
CAMPING
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. Participants,
called campers, spend a few days out of the urban life,
away from civilization, and enjoy nature by living a few
nights at a campsite. To distinguish it from other short-
term recreational activities such as picnicking and
trekking, a minimum of one night should be spent
outdoors for the activity to be considered as camping
Campers may use a tent, a caravan, or a primitive
shelter made of wood and leaves as temporary shelter.
Campers may even camp out in the open air.

The term camping has no universal definition. It is

comprised of a range of outdoor activities, often
involving hiking, backpacking, mountain climbing
and fishing, among many others
THERE ARE TWO VARIATIONS OF CAMPING
WHICH PEOPLE USUALLY ENGAGE IN:

a. Survivalist camping wherein campers set off and

rely completely on resources found in nature.

b. Recreational camping wherein campers bring

their own resources of electricity and heat, and
other equipment to spend their nights comfortably
in a campsite.
 HISTORY OF RECREATIONAL CAMPING
Camping as a recreational activity became popular in the 19th century.
One of the widely accepted proponents of recreational camping is
Thomas Hiram Holding, a British traveling tailor. He wrote the
Camper's Handbook in 1908 to share with the world his enthusiasm
for outdoor activities. The book described the basics of camping for
the first time. The information and knowledge Holding imparted in his
book were mostly based on his personal experiences traveling with his
family across the American prairies. He often considered as the father
of modern camping in the United Kingdom.
 Holding was also responsible for developing a different form of
camping which became popular in the early 20th century. He
went cycling and camping with four friends across the Ireland.
Then he wrote a book titled Cycle and Camp in Connemara
based on this experience. The book included an open invitation
for other outdoor enthusiasts to contact him. This event led to the
formation of the first camping group, the Association of Cycle
Campers in 1901. The name of the group was later replaced to
Camping and Caravanning Club.
The association opened its own camping site in 1906. In
1910, the association merged with the National Camping
Club. Camping activities waned during World War I.
However, the association was quickly revived after the world
war when the founder of the Boy Scouts Movement, Robert
Baden-Powell, hecame its president.
Over the next decades, several national camping clubs
were founded all over the world. In 1932, the
International Federation of Camping Clubs was
established
CAMPING & HISTORY
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