camping gear

For those who have never been camping before, selecting from amongst all of the camping gear available in a sporting goods store such as the world famous Cabela's may prove to be intimidating at the outset. But simplification to the basic essentials, as well as staying within the allotted budget available, can bring things back into perspective in a hurry.

Seasoned veteran campers will tell you you need food, water, shelter, and a fuel source when you go camping. A fancy R.V. is pie-in-the-sky for most, and an unnecessary luxury to true outdoorsmen.

Pack in what you can pack out (in terms of supplies and the resulting waste products), and don’t participate in overkill by loading the car or S.U.V. so full you break the axle. The less you have to keep track of, the more enjoyable will be your experience.

Here is the short list of camping gear: a sleeping bag, a water-proof tent, food, water, a knife, utensils, and matches. Recognize that these items all relate to the basics (food, water, fuel, and shelter).

Bloggers speaking about camping gear can be found at sites like mycampgear.com and blog.cheaptents.com.

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• Journey Into Winter

  
  WinterCampers.com - Celebrating the winter camping experience. — Authority: 124
  Beep over at Hammock Forums had a great post on gear assessment as he was getting started winter camping.  I contacted him to allow the post to be duplicated here.  You can read the original post and commentary here . Beep’s post goes thus: “I want to set the record straight from the start. Though I live in ...
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• Compass Skills

  
  WinterCampers.com - Celebrating the winter camping experience. — Authority: 124
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• 5 Products to Keep You Warm during Fall Camping

  
  CampingBlogger — Authority: 110
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• REI Offers a Free Free Winter and Snow Camping Class

  
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• Winter Camping Poo: Pack it out

  
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• Snowshoe Magazine’s Snowshoeing 101

  
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• Staying hydrated while winter camping

  
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• The Gore-Tex Experience

  
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• Tipi Camping

  
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• Don’t Go Tenting without These Required Camping Items

  
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• Winter, and the sledding is easy

  
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• Waking up in the Tipi

  
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• Don’t Even Consider Proceeding on a Camping Holiday without These Items

  
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• SkiPulk’s Snow Clipper

  
  WinterCampers.com - Celebrating the winter camping experience. — Authority: 124
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• Large Camping Tents

  
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• Pop Up Camping Tent

  
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• Tubbs Flex Snowshoes

  
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