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I’m not a camper personally, I like the outdoors but I prefer to see it from behind a big wall of glass in a cozy air conditioned compartment AKA a hotel room, BUT I know that millions upon millions of families all over the world are ga ga for camping.
It is for you silly ducks who are brave enough to fight off cougars and bears and bugs the size of my head that I write this post. I’m here to help you keep your camping experience fun while also keeping it as green and nature friendly as possible.
Here are some great green camping tips you can use to protect the environment while you enjoy it to the fullest:
1. Buy used camping supplies
If you are only starting to get into the true spirit of staying outdoors, you will no doubt be tempted to pick up the essentials to take along with you, like sleeping bags, camping stoves, lamps, tents and so forth and so on. Well, why buy new when there is plenty of used camping gear for you to buy cheap? It’s the ultimate in recycling.
2. Choose a previously established campsite
This is something I would never have thought of but it’s a fantastic tip. Assuming you are not going to stay at one of the main campgrounds, where you pay for space, choose a spot where others have spent the night. By picking your spot this way you will disturb less wildlife. Don’t go into the forest and start tearing up the ground and disturbing plants, keep the damage to nature down and try your best to leave the forest or lakeside camping spot exactly the way you found it.
3. Use rechargeable lamps or those with hand cranks
Flashlights and lamps are a vital part of your camping experience. You don’t want to start losing your people as the night wears on. It’s easy to get lost when it’s pitch black out and chances are you’re gonna have to pee sometime. Use lamps that take rechargeable batteries or those flashlights where you crank or shake them to power them. Solar lamps are another great eco friendly camping option as well.
4. Don’t force a trail
When you are out there soaking up nature hiking, stay on established trails, it disturbs less wildlife and keeps nature balanced the way it needs to.
5. Choose Environmentally Friendly ways to keep bugs at bay
Lots of bug sprays and creams are pretty toxic to you and the environment, so this green camping tip is important. Use natural bug deterrents like citronella candles and patches.
These important camping tips will help you enjoy your vacation in nature without wreaking havoc at the same time. Yay!
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Hey nice tips you have provided in this post.Like you,even i am not much of a camping person but the post was interesting.thanks.
I do enjoy camping; it’s a good way to get in touch with nature and with yourself. But the worse part when camping are bugs! I did try with sprays but the effect was not brilliant. A friend of mine told me to try with basil – the results are better than I thought.
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Yes, i enjoy camping. Thank you so much for sharing this.
How wonderful! immediately makes me want to leave and go away! I love camping because I can take with me the dog!
the picture is really inviting … like a beautiful place, and what a sea!
Thank you so much for giving good tips. I love the nature very much and the picture is also very nice.
I wish I had found this site before because it is great!
i’ve used buzz away and it works!
very interesting this post! holiday greens are a good opportunity to combine love of nature with holidays
Buying the use of tents and sleeping bags to be sure they are made of natural material they!
Its also useful to remember that you can still recycle as much as your rubbish as possible when on holiday by separating your rubbish and using local recycling bins or separate bins provided by the campsite. Never leave your rubbish outside the tent over night or in the day when your not there as unlike a house, animals share your environment when your outside and they will rip your bins open for food.
Simple citronella essential oil works great for keeping mosquitos away.
Also, the biggest green tip of all, make sure to thoroughly douse your campfire with water before leaving your campground. So many huge forest fires are caused by careless campfires.
yes indeed the key to a successful camping activity is being prepared and picking up equipments and gears greatly affects the total outcome of the activity. Aside from always having a bright and positive mind.Proper wilderness training is a must before setting out and warm up exercises must not be disregarded. consider best buy quality but cheap equipment would greatly increase the fun meter with this activity.
Some other important tips for staying green while camping is to bring trash bags, so you keep waste where it belongs. And, bring a portable water filter so you don’t have to buy bottles of water.
One nice thing about used equipment is that it is often of better quality. Tents especially were often made of sturdier material than the current plastics.
Those hand crank lights are awesome. I want one!
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Great tips! And I would just like to reiterate what you said, leave the camping spot exactly the way you found it. Some campers leave their trash, they also damage the surroundings and it’s not how it’s suppose to be. We should be responsible and eco-friendly campers. There are others after us, let them enjoy the beauty we have enjoyed by leaving the campgrounds just the way we found it.
yes the key to a successful camping or caravan holidays is being prepared and choosing correct equipment – being green is an obvious added bonus
These are fantastic tips. It is so important to take care of our environment, and I think that buying used products is something that we can all do to stop waste.
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