| The first thing you need before heading out on a | | | | are not heavy to carry or pack. These can also |
| camping trip is a tent. There are a multitude of | | | | be used at sporting events, fishing or when you |
| selections available and you should have no trouble | | | | are out in the woods hunting. |
| finding one that is right for you and your family or | | | | Sleeping bags can be another difficult purchase. |
| friends. They make them with multiple rooms, | | | | With the enormous selection of styles and |
| vestibules and various sizes that make it easy to | | | | designs, it is difficult to know what you actually |
| find the one you need. Make sure to check out | | | | need. One thing to consider when choosing a |
| the reviews on each product to help you | | | | sleeping bag is if it will be used only in warm |
| determine whether it is what you are looking for. | | | | weather. Today they make sleeping bags that will |
| The next thing you will need is a cook stove. | | | | keep you warm down to |
| Many people do want to depend on a campfire to | | | | -20�. This would be |
| cook their food. Many things can go wrong | | | | great for ice fishing or winter mountain climbing |
| including rain and cooking in the rain is not fun. | | | | but for summer or fall camping you only need |
| There are various styles and models of cook | | | | one that will keep you warm if the temperature |
| stoves that you can purchase, from free standing | | | | drops below about fifty degrees. Many of the |
| to ones you sit on a table and use. Most are | | | | new ones are filled with goose down. |
| propane but there are a small selection of stoves | | | | One final necessity is a lantern. Again, there are a |
| that still use fuel or unleaded gas. You can choose | | | | great number of lanterns today are propane. |
| from a single large burner to a double burner | | | | Many are designed like the retro or vintage |
| stove that would allow you to make breakfast | | | | lanterns like you parents used. There are some |
| and coffee at the same time. | | | | manufacturers that make emergency lanterns |
| Another important part of camping is your chairs. | | | | and battery operated lanterns. The thing to |
| Many people are choosing to carry stadium chairs | | | | remember is to get one that gives you enough |
| with them camping but these can be | | | | light to maneuver around either in your tent or |
| cumbersome to carry and some are rather | | | | around your campsite at night. |
| heavy. You need a chair that you can sleep in as | | | | Each of these necessities can be purchased at a |
| well as sit and relax in. The camping chairs that | | | | local retailer or online. If you shop online don't |
| are on the market today allow you to sit upright | | | | forget to look at the reviews of each item to |
| or lounge in them as well as sleep in them. These | | | | see what others think about the products and to |
| are made of very lightweight aluminum so they | | | | get a good idea of how it functions. |