[PE] Camping

• Frontcountry or car camping

• Backcountry camping

Types of camping (2)

Frontcountry or car camping

Type of camping that is done on planned campgrounds close to a vehicle with certain amenities and emergency aid.

Backcountry camping

no amenities and motorized vehicles cannot reach the camping site quickly

Thomas Hiram Holding

is considered the father of modern camping (Ryalls, A. & Petrin, R.L., 2016). He was a British traveling tailor whose passion for camping was developed as a child.

• Clothes

• Sleeping Bag and Pad

• Tents

• Cooking and eating utensils

• Camping water source

• Food

Essential Things to Bring when Camping (6)

Mountain guide

is a professional mountaineer who coordinates the activity of a group of individuals.

Hypothermia

is a condition where the body temperature is below 35°C.

Tepee

Typically built for warmth or social reasons on a larger scale it can still be used for the purposes of cooking. The intense flames it creates are good for boiling in a gypsy, tripod or so similar suspended cooking method. After the time it also burns down well leaving a good bed of coals.

Camping

Used by Native Americans, armed forces, considered as recreational in the last 100 years

• Research, weather checks, and route planning

• Backpack, footwear, trekking poles, and first-aid kit

Trip Planning and Essentials

Tent

is a collapsible shelter that provides protection against the wind, rain, and insects. It also provides comfort, warmth, and privacy.