| It will soon dawn on you that camping equipment | | | | necessary items you need to include in your |
| can cost you your first born, and this is especially | | | | home made camping gear. Most of the items you |
| true if you are a first timer to the activity. This is | | | | will probably be able to find around the house. |
| because you will be inexperienced when it comes | | | | Using these items instead of purchasing them |
| to deciding on the equipment you need and the | | | | from the market will save you a huge amount of |
| salesman at the store will take full advantage of | | | | cash. |
| this fact. | | | | You should try to make your own tent or shelter, |
| In the end you will end up buying things you | | | | using easily available plastic material or lightweight |
| never really needed for the trip. The first thing | | | | canvas. A few poles, string and some pegs will |
| you need to consider is your very basic needs, | | | | complete the tent. A little indigenous work and |
| such as; sleeping equipment (preferably a sleeping | | | | effort and you will be able to put together |
| bag), tent, maps, perhaps a few cooking utensils | | | | collapsible poles that you can pack away in your |
| and a backpack to carry it all in. All of these you | | | | backpack. |
| can put together yourself without much difficulty. | | | | Then comes the cooking part of the gear, which |
| As far as the sleeping bag is concerned a little | | | | includes some sort of fire power (to cook your |
| practice and you can make one yourself out of | | | | grub, I mean), an old aluminum lined cardboard |
| material readily available at the local stores. Making | | | | box will do just fine to keep the wind from |
| a tent is possible with the help of a few | | | | blowing out the fire. Placing this around the fire will |
| do-it-yourself kits that will cost a fraction of the | | | | keep the flames going quite strong. A few metal |
| amount it will to get yourself a ready made | | | | coat hangers will suffice to roast some canned |
| camping kit. There are many online portals as well | | | | food and a small kettle to make a warm drink. |
| as books that can teach you all you need to | | | | Whatever your preparations, you should try to |
| know about camping, theoretically I mean. | | | | camp somewhere near your home just in case |
| The actual knowledge will come from practical | | | | you need to get back in a hurry. A couple of |
| experience. These online tutorials and books will | | | | camping trips done and you will be experienced |
| guide you in a definite way about making your | | | | enough to rearrange your homemade camping |
| own home made camping gear. If you are a | | | | gear in a way to go on overnight camping trips to |
| first-timer you will get first hand knowledge from | | | | places you have never been before. |
| experienced campers about the particular | | | | |