Family Camping


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The ultimate camping handbook—whether you’re with family or friends, camping or in your backyard—Family Camping has everything you need for a perfect experience. Part inspiration, part practical knowledge, this book is a whole lot of fun. Family Camping offers up food and drink recipes, family activities, nature hacks, expert know-how, and more for the outdoor lover looking for a memorable weekend with the family. Each chapter opens with a first-person story from expert author, Charlie Ess, who has been camping and exploring the beautiful outdoors of his native Alaska for 40 years. With aspriational photos supplied by Cheryl Ess, Family Camping is a gorgeous, treasured keepsake for campers everywhere.




The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids


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Plan your family camping adventure! Whether you’re a first-time camper or a veteran backpacker befuddled by the challenges of carting a brood—and all the requisite gear—into the great outdoors, here you’ll find all the tips and tools you need to plan the perfect nature adventure with your family. Humorous and irreverent, yet always authoritative, this guide to camping with kids, from babies through pre-teens, is filled with checklists, smart tips, recipes, games, activities, and art projects. Helen Olsson, a seasoned camper and mother of three, shares lessons learned over the years of nature outings with her own family. Learn the basics of family camping, from choosing a destination and packing gear to setting up a campsite and keeping little ones safe. Create the perfect camp menu with simple and tasty recipe ideas. Discover foolproof tips and tactics for keeping kids happy and entertained while hiking. Explore nature through clever and creative camp arts and craft projects. This guide is your game plan to unplugging from the digital world and connecting your kids to nature. Whether it’s roasting marshmallows around a crackling campfire or stretching out on a camp mat to gaze at the stars, the memories you’ll be making will last a lifetime.




Minimalist Family Camping


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AS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR! Are you exhausted by the thought of camping with kids? Has your gear got the better of you? Would you rather stay home than face the packing frenzy for a short family camping trip? If you would like to get your children off tech and out into nature more often, if you are daunted by taking babies or toddlers camping or if you have never camped before and are wondering what you really need, this book is for you. If you are an overwhelmed over-packer, sick of the stress of car tetris and stuck at home with cupboards of barely-used camping kit, this book will help you find a lighter, easier way to camp.With simple advice on what to pack and how to pack it, minimalist camping hacks and inspiration, this book shows how getting your family outdoors can be relaxed and stress-free. In no time at all you’ll be up and away on wild overnight adventures with your own easy Grab’n’Go camping kit. Life is about to get beautifully easy. So leave the lanterns, chuck out the chairs, kiss goodbye to the gadgets and let’s go Mini Camping. Featuring:• How to keep warm at night in a tent without endless duvets and bedding• How to fit your family camping kit easily into your car without a roofbox or trailer • How to choose the perfect simple family tent • How to feed hangry toddlers a hot meal in a field in only 5 minutes • Top tips for happy camping with children • How to re-wild your children • How to pack: The 3 Box System • Simple steps to downsize, pack small and pack once for the whole season • Camping journal to record your amazing new adventures • How to feel happier, calmer and reconnect with your kids and yourself. • How to transform your family travel forever Available as an ebook or print copy.










The Real Family Camping Cookbook


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Field & Stream: Total Camping Manual (Outdoor Skills, Family Camping)


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"Featuring helpful resources, definitive lists, and informative illustrations, photos, and charts, 'Field & Stream The Total Camping Manual' is the ultimate reference companion for campers at any level, from novice day hikers to experienced backcountry adventurers. This comprehensive, officially licensed guide provides hundreds of tips and techniques for first-time campers and veteran outdoor enthusiasts alike. Created by Field & Stream and Audubon Magazine editor-at-large T. Edward Nickens, this essential manual instructs campers on topics including planning your trip, setting up camp, cooking large meals in the woods, and preparation for the inevitable unexpected circumstances"--.




The Family Camp Cookbook


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From quick snacks to meals you can savor around the campfire, The Family Camp Cookbook helps families plan, pack, and cook great food in the great outdoors.




Camping Activity Book for Families


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Winner of the 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award in the Children's Interactive category! Camping Activity Book for Families offers up a wide variety of activities, games, crafts, songs, and good old-fashioned fun for parents and children to share in the wonders of the outdoors. Whether it’s creating pinecone art and giant nests or going on nature-themed scavenger hunts, observing the night sky, or playing flashlight tag at the campground, this book gets the whole family engaged in everything outdoors. With age-specific recommendations, activity suggestions for parents, family conversation starter sidebars, and kids-only tips, this book has fun activities for every minute and every age group.




How to Have Happy Camping Vacation


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Taking the whole family out for camping is lot of fun. As a kid, my parents took me for camping throughout the length of the Eastern Seaboard. Spending time on the huge Atlantic Ocean as well as innumerable little water bodies, and even on the St. Lawrence Seaway was great fun. Not only this, we also paid a visit to many of the states in the U.S. and provinces of Canada. My family is not that rich to afford all the luxuries but if we could go out for this exotic vacation, we owe that to camping. For all those who haven't given camping a thought, these reasons should be sufficient for you to consider it once.The sole purpose why family camping is becoming popular by the day is that it is very cheap. Camping can bring down expenses on food and lodging by a big margin. To add to it, many camping grounds provide free or cheap means of recreation and entertainment facilities.For those busy with the hectic life at home, camping is a time to relish as it brings the entire family together to spend quality time with. Most of the family holiday plans by the tourism industry offers destinations with targets the kids and parents mainly, so the entire family is barred from being close to each other. A primary reason for families to venture out together is to enjoy by burying their actual busy life for the time being, and camping is a better way to do it than most of the so-called family plans.Also, camping will generate innumerable memories in the child's mind that he will carry with him till old-age. The experience of it on account of games, adventures, etc. will help you understand yourself and your child, and besides bringing the two closer, it will give birth to memories that can be cherished for life. Location for camping with the family may either be close to the home or at a distant place, but spending quality time with the family without any modern distractions will help develop the bond of the family.