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I was in the process of packing

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This video is a guide for anyone who is interested in camping for the first time or those who enjoy camping. It provides campers with helpful tips and advice for a safe camping experience.

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Our Two day trip to Jalori Pass Day 1 : Started our journey from Shimla with a camping tent this time. Had planned to camp at Jalori for the night but we couldn’t reach Jalori because of some landslides, so we pitched our tents about 4-6 kms before Jalori near a water stream. The wood was all wet because of continues rainfall for the past three days. We tried to burn some wet wood but we failed. So at around 11pm we stole some wood from a nearby village (successfully). Managed to put on some fire at around 2am and cook maggie noodles.

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There is a lot of room with rectangular sleeping bags. Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of rectangular sleeping bags for camping in this free video on camping gear and the great outdoors. Expert: Brant Bowers Bio: Brant Bowers has worked in the Camping Department at Bill Jackson’s sporting goods store since 2004. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

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This game is great. I’ll definitely be making videos for this when the game comes out.

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Tents come in many different styles, shapes and  sizes, from one- person designs that fit in a rucksack, to eight berth frame tents that you can furnish like a second home. Between these two extremes you have numerous styles offering a variety of different options.

It is important to choose the correct equipment for your intention. So first of all, you need to be sure of what you require from your tent…

• How much standing room do you need? It may be essential that you can stand in the living area but not in the sleeping area, or it may be necessary to stand wherever you are inside the tent. Smaller tents do not provide for standing room, but they will be tall enough when sitting. So it’s important to always check the height specifications on your tent.

* How many people will be sleeping in the tent? Tents vary in size considerably. Consider how many people are using it and whether they require one large sleeping area or separate compartments. The tents are usually labelled ‘two person’ or ‘three person’, etc, and this is based on average-size adults. Also, consider what equipment (tables, chairs, packs, etc) will be stored alongside the sleepers. You don’t want anything (or anyone!) being left outside.
Types of tents

Dome tents- These tents are, as the name suggests, dome shaped. They are very simple to erect, using lightweight flexible poles that thread through a sleeve in the fabric crossing at the top. This type of tent, in the smaller size, is a great choice for the backpacker or motorbiker and they range in size up to family-size and beyond. The dome tent is our best selling family tent. They offer great value for money with their generous sizes, ease of erection and ease of transport. But remember that the higher the dome the more vulnerable they are in windy conditions.
Example- Woodworm Scott 2 Man Tent

Vis-A-Vis- This term applies to tents with sleeping compartments on either side of a living area. The basic tent can be either ridge or dome style. Most are made in lightweight nylon or polyester. Remember that the higher the tent the more vulnerable it is in windy conditions.

Example- Woodworm Deluxe 8 Man Tent
Finally
Camping is fun and if you choose the right tent for your intentions and the right size to accommodate your party, it will make your holiday. Most if not all of our tents will come with details on the construction of their tents and this will guide you to the correct choice. Remember to take adequate pegs, a peg remover and a mallet, and together this will ensure a trouble- free pitching. All you have to do then is relax and enjoy yourself.

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Camping is one of the best exercises that a person can carry out, either with family, friends or loved ones. It is the perfect way to gel with nature as well as to spend some constructive and positive time with people who matter to you. There are several camping sites all over the world, and rarely will you be in a place where there are no camping sites available. If you are in Kent and looking for camping site, you are in luck. The picturesque locales of Kent offer many a camping locations to people. These camping sites cater to all kinds of requirements and finances. Here are two of the most famous Kent Campsites: Yew Tree Park The Yew Tree Park is located around four miles to the south of Canterbury. This is one of the most historic places in the whole of East Kent, and offers a touring opportunity to tourists that cater to every need, right from camping, sightseeing, nature gazing as well as outdoor activities. The Yew Tree Park has all the amenities that one might expect from a modern camping site, beginning from the heated outdoor pool and continuing with shower blocks, dry cleaning and laundry areas, dishwashing area, a WiFi area and a freeze facility. The freezer facility comes handy because of the simple reason that a person goes camping during the summer vacations, and some cool beverage is a welcome respite from the sizzling heat. Apart from the modern amenities and appliances, Yew Tree Park also has quaint amenities like static caravans, a Timber Lodge and apartments. The Tree Park also has apartments near their pools, which are centrally heated and double glazed. All apartments and caravans are fitted with colour televisions. The Yew Tree Park has something for everyone – for people who would rather laze indoors and take a dip in the pool, they have the pools, and for people who would like to take a stroll, it offers a long enough garden path that should keep one busy for quite a while. The lanes especially beckon cyclists and there are other added attractions like golf courses, horse riding and fishing quite nearby. Then again, for the people who are looking for a watering hole, there are some pubs and restaurants that offer drinks and a quick snack quite readily. Broadhembury Caravan and Camping Park: The Broadhembury Caravan and Camping Park is another camp site that one should not miss if they are looking for best camping sites in and around Kent. Located just two miles away from the junction 10 of the M20, one needs to take the second roundabout and follow signs for Kingsnorth. Once that is done, one then needs to take a left at the scond crossroad into the ‘Steeds Lane’. The Broadhembury offers two separate venues, one for adults only and one for adults with kids. This allows people to have a more satisfactory holiday if they so wish. Broadhembury is perfect for long or short stays, and one can either rent their caravans or bring their own caravan and tents. The tents are available for yearly lease as well as short leases. The park has all the modern amenities that one might expect from a quality camping site, right from shower, the family bathrooms that cater to families with their children as well as the private bathing areas. The Broadhembury takes special care for people with any degree of immobility, with none of the amenities having a steep slope or a difficult climb. The kitchens are perfect self contained units that offer a wide range of possibilities for the campers when it comes to cooking. From a quiet dinner to a rambling barbeque everything is possible at the Broadhembury.

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Family camping tent selection is very important. You want the best tent to serve the needs of you and your whole family so that they are safe, comfortable, and will enjoy the camping vacation as your home away from home

There are several parents who will say the most memorable part of their childhood was their family camping vacations. Whether the camp out happened in the backyard or one week vacation at their favourite camping site, camping is near and dear to a many peoples’ hearts. It makes sense that as those kids grew up and started families of their own that they would like to continue the tradition and take their own kids to an exciting camping trips also. Of course to make this dream come true, the most important piece of equipment is definitely the family camping tent. These tents have changed over the years into real paradises of home like comfort.

Family camping tents are now available in a big selection of styles, sizes, and colours. Almost every version could be found to accommodate the family’s size and needs. With the advancement of technology, family camping tents are created better than ever and are constructed of the best durable and weatherproof materials. While it might not be the optimal experience to camp in bad weather, these tents help to ensure that it does not have to be a bad thing either. There are certain criteria to remember when shopping  for the perfect tent for your family.

It is important to get one of the best made family camping tents on the market before considering style. When you locate a tent that might be the one, check online message boards for honest reviews of the products performance. There are many websites designed to provide consumer opinions. Check your local sporting goods store to see the tent up close and personal. Have a good look at the zippers, fastenings, and how easy or difficult the tent is to assemble.This is the time to check the type of material used in its construction and quality of the attachments.A good family camping tent should be made to last a very long time and hold up to the conditions of the great outdoors.

Once you have locate the family camping tents you like, scale down your selection according to your personal preferences. Many family camping tents are large one room design, while others are equipped with a tunnel between two rooms that kids find a lot of fun. Also consider the size and space available in the car that will be used for camping vacationsSeveral models are made to be compact and space saving for smaller automobiles and vans.

Family camping vacations are a great experience. Be sure to be properly prepared with a high quality family camping tent.

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Larsens Tented Camp Samburu is situated on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River in the ruggedly beautiful Samburu National Game Reserve Kenya, features safari-chic style luxury tented camp in the midst of Kenya’s untamed wilderness. Unquestionably one of Kenya’s pre-eminent safari destinations, Larsens camp Hotel Samburu is named after Erik Ole Larsen, a legendary Dane credited with defining the Kenya luxury safari under a tented camp and Mobile camping. Designed in contemporary safari style, luxury is blended with the stunning surroundings of the spectacular Samburu Game Reserve.

Samburu Larsens Camp was opened in 1987, and is 320 km north of Nairobi, Kenya, on the border of the old Northern Frontier Province. Tranquility and nature embrace you the minute you enter Larsens Lodge Hotel with the river being the perfect stage for an endless pageant of wildlife – elephants rolling and trumpeting in the shallows, timid impala nervously drinking, baboons and vervet monkeys swinging through the canopy of trees. The only man made noise is that of the young Samburu flutist as he slowly makes his way along the river front. He unobtrusively doubles as a palm nut thrower when the monkeys become too bold. Larsens Tented Hotel is located in Samburu Game Reserve. It is a fifteen minute drive from the Samburu Airstrip.

Larsen’s Tented Camp has undergone a recent refurbishment and although it has changed a bit from its original rustic bush image, it is still a pleasant and now more comfortable place and fills a niche between the small exclusive tented camps and the bigger hotels & Lodges in Samburu. Large tents on raised platforms overlook the Euaso Nyiro and guests can enjoy fully kitted-out en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold running water. The decor in Larsens Camp Samburu has retained it’s 1920’s feel and there are old trunks and pith helmets for authenticity.

A new pool and open air jacuzzi adds a little luxury and is a nice feature for the hot afternoons, although some may find it a little incongruous in the dry bush of Samburu. Larsen’s camp provides quite a good alternative if guests are looking for something a bit more affordable than the exclusive camps but would prefer a smaller, more intimate option. The leopard is the big attraction and other big cats are fairly common, but you should also look for Grevy’s zebra and the reticulated giraffe. Both species are particularly finely marked and can only be seen in Samburu.

You can also expect to see elephants, greater kudu, gerenuk, oryx, Somali ostrich and the vulturine guinea fowl among many others. Many a tale is exchanged around the fire each evening. Amidst the glow from the embers, the calls of the African night, a waft of cigar smoke and the kick of a White Mischief liqueur, game drives are relived and personal histories exchanged – it’s a wonderful venue for making new friends and imbibing the essence of Africa as did the safari pioneers so many years ago. An animal viewing platform in a tree lets you scan the vast Samburu plain.

There are game drives, champagne breakfasts on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro river, sunset cocktails in the wild, bird walks and black tie dinner in the dining tent. The hotel dining options are an integral part of the Camp Larsens experience and are designed to pleasantly surprise: from a champagne breakfast by the river to a five-course dinner served by the campfire.

The weather at Camp Larsens is great and the camp is a true delight. The tents are large and recently renovated, beds and furnishings are excellent and the bathroom is huge. Tents are old time safari decorations and gave you the feel of being on a classic safari.

The food at all meals is excellent and the service from all of the staff is superb and friendly. Monkeys join you at your tents and at outdoor lunches but they never get overly friendly and they are fun to watch. The grounds are beautifully set on the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River with a lovely deck where you can eat lunch outdoors.

The entire camp is very well maintained – including a beautiful swimming pool with a gorgeous view. The staff is incredibly helpful and goes out of their way to accommodate anything you may need. They even bring you coffee or hot chocolate with some cookies every morning as your wake up call in your tent. At Camp Larsens you also feel very safe as the grounds are surrounded by an electric fence and there are guards patrolling round the clock. Larsen’s also offers the opportunity to tour the local Samburu tribe and we would highly recommend this. It was an amazing experience to see how the Samburu tribe lives and to meet the people and the children!

Larsens tented Camp is by far the smallest with only 20 tents; the others Camps Lodges and hotels in Samburu are much larger some with over 100 rooms, the smaller safari camp means a very personalised service, something which you would not get at the larger safari camps. The management Mike and Sue are incredibly helpful and goes out of their way to accommodate anything you may need and one of them was always around when you came back from a game drive.

When you arrive back from your morning drive breakfast is cooked especially for you, apparently in the other lodges they are mainly buffet and if you are late back there is nothing left. The tents are very large with extremely comfortable king size beds and large showers with Molten Brown toiletries. There are bath robes and slippers and a hair dryer if you wanted to use it. Laundry service is available but at a cost.

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