I have never gone camping before what are some things I should know?
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bring flip flops for the showers....they can be pretty disgusting...bring a flashlight for nighttime bathroom trips.  Bring layers of clothes for sleeping..it will be colder during the night, but when the sun comes up in the am..you will be sweltering.  Bring your sense of adventure, and be ok with looking a little scraggly for the duration of the trip.  Bring stuff for smores!!!!  You can go to the beach, take hikes, walk, have campfires, it is really fun..
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most camp beds are plastic i suggest keeping your arms and legs inside...cuz it might runn off the edge.
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Hi i am a boy scout and my best advice is to find a high place to pitch your tent also buy a tarp and set the tent up over the tarp for any more camping tips or help you can email me At efmc1101@yahoo.com
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Buy, borrow or rent a Winnebego.  That's the way we camped when I was in grade school.
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A pillow, a blanket, hygiene stuff, and some pajamas. Otherwise, just ask the host family what you should bring :)
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Food and clean water would be the first thing I would have to secure. I would go round supermarkets, shops, people's houses, to find tinned food, bottled water, things that will keep for a while. Fresh fruit and veg could be used while they're fresh. Vitamins would be useful otherwise I could get some kind of deficiency, like scurvy.\n\nShelter and fire would be next. I would find a place to stay, not on the ground floor. That's in case there are animals around that could hurt me. I would make sure the door is secure. There's a high chance I'm not the only person still around. If I survived, others could have too.\n\nThere will be plenty of matches and lighters around, as well as flammable materials. Furniture, etc, can be used to make a fire. \n\nRain can  be used to wash in, etc. Toilets - use a bucket. I'm the only person around, nothing to get embarrassed about!\n\nAfter sorting out my basic needs, I would go to a high place, like the top of an office block. There I would build a big bonfire. If there are any other survivors like me in the immediate area, they will see the fire and come to investigate. There is a chance they will be unfriendly but you deal with that hurdle when you come to it.\n\nIt would be hard to live in a world without people but you would cope. If there are animals around, perhaps an animal, like a dog, could be befriended and give some companionship. That would make life a bit more bearable. \n\nWhen I get more established, a vegetable garden could be made. That will give fresh food. It is possible to live without meat if you don't feel up to killing something, but if you're desperate enough, you will do it. Fire can be used to cook with.\n\nElectricity can be lived without. I would not have the knowledge to maintain a power station. It would just be like going back in time before we had such luxuries as running water and electricity. They coped for hundreds of years without it, we can do the same. Evenutally, the same discoveries would be made as they once were and society will slowly build itself back up.\n\nThat is, providing I am not the only person left in the entire world. In which case, I would live my life the best I could alone, then die in solitude, ending the human race once and for all because I would not be able to have children to continue the species.
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There are entire books devoted to tips for hiking/ backpacking (Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backpackin' Book is a favorite) so I will just focus an the 3 items you listed, food, shoes and dangers.  \n      \nFor food you don't want anything heavy (canned, ect.) or anything that takes to much fuel/time to cook.  Ramen and Lipton dinners are popular "boil and serve" options that dont cost much.  $0.10 for the ramen and less than a buck for the Lipton dinners.  You can try the link below if you want to spent a little more and buy prepackaged dehydrated meals.  Most are pricey but supprisingly good.  You want to make sure you filter and/or boil all of your water you drink AND use for cooking.  As far as eating things in the wilderness I dont recomend it.  That falls into the "If you have to ask you shouldn't put it into your mouth" catagory.  You can be a long way from a hospital in the woods.\n     \nThe terrain you  are covering and the amount your pack weigh are the 2 biggest things to consider when choosing footware.  The more your carying the more support your feet need.  Also if your hiking off trail in the wilderness you need more ankle support.  If you plan on hiking a well established trail, like the Appalachian Trail, you should be able to wear a light hiking boot made of canvas or leather and canvas.  Boots with Gore-tex have pluses and minuses.  On the plus side they are water proof but that means they dont breath as well.  Save your money if your hiking in a place that water doesn't matter.  For example, If your only crossing 1 to 2 streams a day your feet will be dryer over all by breathing without Gore-tex than if your feet were sweating all day.  Get fitted by a pro at a hiking shop and make sure to break them in before you go.  Make sure you have god socks too.  Cotton white athletic socks dont cut it.  If you are prone to blisters use a spray antiperspireant or ankle length nylons to help prevent them.  If you feel a "hot spot" on your foot while your hiking stop right away and fix it with mole skin or duct tape.  I also like to take flip flops or crocs as "camp shoes" to give my feet a break from my boots at night.\n     \nDanger depends on where you are hiking.  Wild animals want your food, not you, so you can reduce your unwanted interactions with them by not cooking by your tent, by hanging your food away from where your sleeping and by properly disposing of your scraps.  Another danger is lightining.  Stay away from ridge tops and tall trees during storms.  Speaking of tall trees you need to check for dead ones or even dead branches before you make camp.  If they come down in the night you might wake up dead.\n     \nIf you are backpacking you really want to go as light weight as you safely can.  You will be able to see more with less effort and pain.  I also highly recomend treking poles to help take the strain off of your knees and feet.\n     \nI swear I hike better than I spell.  The dag gum spell check is not working right now.  sorry.
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No food if you dint have enough space, tests have shown that a human can survive about 2 months with out food\nWater is essential (spend it wisely if you don't have a river near by)\nSomething to start a fire(matches,candle,magnifying glass,deodorant)\nKnife\nSmall flash light\nCompass (you don't really need it if your dad is 40 yards away)\nRope\nWorm Clothing (on you)\n2 Survivable blankets (something watter proof) and use rope for one to tie to trees above ground and second to put as a mattress on ground\nBook to not get bored ( something to so time passes faster)\nuse leaves as a mattress and pillow
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NOT ME\n\nLook up what the usual weather in MN and pick clothes accordingly.  Say you were going for 1 wk, try to monitor your usage at home now for a week and pack that amount of "personal" items.  Usually camps give you a list..Bring a flashlight and shoes to go quickly-camp always has something planned. And bring your private stash of goodies.\n2 outfits per day-nightwear that could be day wear-just in case.................
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Water\nSports drink\nTrailmix\nStuff to make fire\n\nFor fun, you can hike and walk on trails. \n\nAnd stay away from ALL ivy! You don't want posion ivy!\n\nGood luck and congrads!\n\nAlmost forgot! Bug / mosqito spray!
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If you're hiking, get the GPS locater thingy. Snow can come on fast and change a landscape completely. Always have something dry you can change into, hypothermia isn't your friend. Don't keep going in a storm ever ever ever, get shelter and wait or you're most likely to get lost. Know the terrain ahead of time and stay out of avalanche country especially as a novice. Layers are your friend, sweat isn't take it easy. Don't drink alcohol, you can't feel the cold and you get hypothermia faster. Take in everything, snow camping is beautiful and sparkly and fresh. It takes what you know and makes it alien, so have a camera or no one will believe you!
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I generally didn't camp right next to the water when my children where young.  For example a 4 year old is old enough and Mobile enough to unzip a tent and go out early in the morning and get to close to the water while your still asleep.  So if you are at a camp ground actually pick a site where the water is not directly in site and you have to walk a ways to get to it.\n\nIf you are going to be right next to the water be very, very aware at all times where the child is. It's amazingly easy to loose track for just a few minutes while getting dinner out of the cooler, or grabbing something from the Tent or RV.\n\nBeyond that what you need can greatly depend on what kind of camping and how long.  Our family does primitive/tent camping.  And we have learn, especial with young children along to pack the following (Started camping with them since first born was 3 month old, so far nothing really bad has even come close to happening.):\n\nExtra blankets, it seems you almost never can have to many of these.\n\nActually don't have to buy child expensive air mate. But a cheap swimming air mat will support a child very well and dry faster if it gets wet, like rain leaking in tent or people trialling water into tent.  Even if you don't use any kind of mate, it's good for the child because their internal thermostat is not as well developed as an adult.  So laying on the cold ground can rob them of body heat very easy.  And they can actually get hypothermia.  An air mate  or yoga or camping Mat help prevent this.\nAlso if the night temps cools make sure the child wears some form of shoe while walking about.  I have actually seen full grown adults develop hypothermia while camping because the nights cooled down so much and they where walking around long term bare foot. (Really an ambulance came and took them away.)  It's not going to happen on a quick run to the bathroom but if their up making smores (Best treat ever Chocolate, gramcracker, and toasted marshmellow) with the adults or something it could plus good shoes are always a good idea.\n\n!!!!!! extra socks!!!!! its' another thing you can't have to many of.  In fact I have at least one pair of wool socks for each person camping with us.  Wool will keep you warm even if it gets wet (thremo's socks from artifial fibers don't always).  But because people can be sinitive to wool I'd put on 1 thin sock and then the wool over that. If the nights is on the colder side it's a good idea to have the child sleep in the sock combo.  though don't over bundle the rest of the body.  You don't want them to sweat in their sleep. Generally is you can keep the Head and feet warm lighter cloths are all you need for the rest of the body in a sleeping bag.\n\nI usually go to the dollar store before any camping trip and buy little cheap coloring books, games and toys for the kid to play with.  Kites and bubble always go over well.  Kit's are especially a favorite on the beach even with adults. \n\nThink in terms of rain.  Yeah when it's nice and sunny there is plenty you can do with a child but nothing is worse then getting stuck in a tent on a rainy day with nothing for a small child to do.\n\nFinger and snack foods. Actually fresh vegs like carrots, apples and the like work better then alot of prepacked junk food.  They don't crush, or get stale or soggy and you have less trash to worry about.  My kids where often running here and there and didn't really want to sit around alot, so giving them a carrot stick they could take with them to do what ever worked well.\n\nAlso we tend to cook a good breakfast and a good dinner but made lunch light.  Actually found sliced meat and cheese worked great.  lay out meat put on cheese and rolled it up.  No plates, no silverware or other trash and quick prep time.  Didn't even bother with bread (again smashes and soggy and takes up alot of packing space.) plus the kid would only eat half of the
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Here's a list... hope it helps,, I live by the beach so I'm an expert\n\n1. towels\n2 sunscreen\n3 ice chest with drinks\n4 chairs and umbrella if you have one\n5 meat tenderizer (in case of jellyfish sting)\n6 book\n7 water toys\n8 food if you are staying all day ( put this in ice chest)\n9 sunglasses\n10. extra changes of clothes.\n11 bring a couple of jugs of room temp. water to keep in the car so you can rinse off sandy or dirty feet before getting in the car,.
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search the American Camping Association website at http://www.acacamps.com you can use their advance search feature and search by your choices you stated in your question
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go to the national geographic website they will tell you EVERYTHING you need to know
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You may want to check out the following resources on starting a campground:\n\nDarrell Hess & Associates (mostly buy and sell campgrounds but has lots of resources) http://www.campgroundsforsale.com/\nBook: Campground Management: How to Establish and Operate Your Campground by Rollin B. Cooper \n\nHere are some general resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n\nYou may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:\n\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp\n- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp\n- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/\n- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html \n-SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf\n- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid\n- Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html\n-\nSome recommended books are :\n\n- Business Plans Kit for Dummies \n- The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan \n- Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide \n- Business Plans For Dummies® \n- Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan \n\nHope that the above resources help
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Nah!! Camping is relaxing, sometimes it can get hectic, but I don't think I would describe it as intense..