What to Bring for Camping
My friends called me last Monday to know if I would willing to join them for outdoor camping this weekend somewhere in upstate NY. This offer is just to tempting to be skipped. Moreover, after I checked the camping site location. It is a small island in the middle of wide lake. We are supposed to canoe across the lake to get to the camping site. Sounds like a lot of fun there. How would want to I miss this one? Not in this life. The next big question would be what to bring for this outdoor camping vacation? I loaded my duffel bag with swimming gear, bathing gear and thick hoodie with thermal gloves. Here is why I bring those stuffs.
Bathing and swimming equipment are important since the camping site lies in the middle of a lake. I would expect to spend most of the time enjoying fresh water. Well, since it will be in the middle of nowhere, I may swim naked. Nobody would mind anyway. However as a civilized person, I choose to wear my jammer-style suit and goggles. Not to mention that it might be cold and dangerous to swim without proper swim wear. Things might happen.
Hoodie and thermal gloves will keep me warm during the night because the weather report says it will be cold there. Since camping is almost literally translated as staying over night in a tent, I would expect even colder than I thought by reading the weather report. Because I used to intepret the report from what I feel inside building, I might have different idea of how cold would 60 degrees are. Thus, suitable warm cloth is really important to survive during the night in the tent.
Be prepared is a key to enjoy the trip. I can’t wait until I warm my self in front of wooden campfire in the site. Hoodie and swim wear warrant a joyful but comfortable moment in the campsite. Because my swim wear will allow me to enjoy the fresh water, while my hoodie will keep me warm during the night. What else could make me worry? none.
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