| Family camping trips can be great fun and I often | | | | for activities and places of interest. Ideally, you |
| like to have weekends away at different | | | | should be able to identify some that don't depend |
| campsites. Friends often ask how I go about | | | | on the weather being good. |
| finding campsites that are right for the entire | | | | It's vital that a family campsite should have plenty |
| family. | | | | of things to see and do nearby. |
| The reality is that this is a task that I don't find to | | | | Another important aspect of preparing is about |
| be particularly difficult. In fact, I'm a great believer | | | | making sure that you and your family are ready |
| that most sites are suitable for kids to some | | | | for everything. In order to do so, you may want |
| extent. This may make me sound quite mad! | | | | to write down a list of potential problems. By |
| Fortunately, I've not had too many bad camping | | | | doing so, you can then think about how you're |
| experiences, despite the fact that I've stayed at | | | | going to solve them. |
| numerous different sites. The biggest problems | | | | A good example would be the weather. If you |
| that I tend to encounter surround the weather - | | | | think that there's a chance that it may spoil your |
| that's something that's obviously hard to control. | | | | holiday then you might prepare by packing plenty |
| The key to dealing with poor weather conditions | | | | of waterproof clothes, towels and umbrellas. |
| is the same as what's important when it comes | | | | Concerned about toilet facilities? Take your own |
| to dealing with poor quality campsite facilities - it's | | | | camping loo and remove that worry. |
| all about preparation. | | | | By taking care to prepare properly, you'll soon |
| If you prepare properly then you can easily find | | | | find that almost any campsite can be perfect for |
| campsites that are perfect for the whole family. | | | | your family. |
| So what should such preparations entail? | | | | There's no doubt that it's that degree of |
| Firstly, it's always worth investigating the location | | | | preparation that will help you to find the very |
| of a site before you arrive. You should be looking | | | | best campsites for you and your family. |