Camping Field Guide – Site Map
The following is the list of content pages for the Camping Field Guide. We are constantly adding new content pages based on experiences and gear tests. So please check back often as this site will continue to expand!
Camping Checklist
Need a packing list for your next camping trip or hike? Here’s everything you need to have a fun and safe trip with different considerations for kids, weather, and climates…
Camping Checklist
Camping Food Checklist
Camping Clothes Checklist
Camping Comforts Checklist
Camping Hygiene Checklist
Camping Gear
These pages have everything from sleeping bags, tents, stoves, and walking sticks. Check out these product reviews and buying tips to help you get the right camping gear for you.
Camping Gear
Buying Tips for Camping Sleeping Bags
Camping Tips
Before you set out for the great outdoors, check out these tips! They are sure to save you some time and frustration. From setting up your tent to picking out a campsite, tap into the experiences of others for your next campout.
Camping Tips
Tent Tips
Campsite Setup Tips
Campfire Cooking Tips
Packing Tips
Cold Weather Camping Tips
Camping with Kids
Camping is a great family vacation and get-away from the hustle and bustle of our routines. Here are some considerations to keep the little campers entertained, safe, and occupied!
Camping with Kids
Camping Activities
Are you going into the woods with a group of scouts or a multiple-family trip? These craft and activities are loads of fun and will keep your campers talking about the trip for the rest of the year.
Camping Activities
Pinecone Birdfeeder
Bug Lab - Kid's Craft
Leaf Rubbing Craft
Build a Camping Diorama!
Camping Scavenger Hunt
Plaster of Paris Animal Tracks
Camping Games
Like the activities above, these games can keep your group so busy and laughing that they’ll forget all about the video games and TV that they left behind.
Camping Games
Campfire Songs
Camping Treasure Hunt
Geocaching
Flashlight Tag
Capture the Flag
Kick the Can
Tent Shadow Puppets
First Aid
From blisters to poison ivy to ticks…how do you deal with nature’s little nuisances? These pages are a good introduction on how to treat minor injuries and avoid some of the dangers of the outdoors.
Camping First Aid
Basic First Aid
First Aid Kit – Kid’s Craft
Signs of Shock
Poisonous Plants
Heat Related Injuries
Cold Related Injuries
Treating Bug Bites
Safely Removing Ticks
Camping Recipes
Impress your group with a few simple tricks that can make meal times a real treat! Here are some ideas, recipes, and cooking methods to get you started…
Camping Recipes
Cooking with Tinfoil
Camping Desserts
Campfire Dinner Rolls
Survival
If your trip in beyond the KOA campgrounds, you may want to brush up on these survival skills and tips to help you stay safe and alive. From clean drinking water to building a shelter, these pages have everything that you need to know.
Wilderness Survival
Build a Survival Kit
Distress Signals
How to Find Clean Water
Wilderness Navigation Basics
Navigating without a Compass
How to Start a Fire
Making a Shelter
Knot Tying
Here are some basic knots, an application guide as to when to use them, and a step-by-step guide of how to tie each one...
Knot Tying Guide
Bowline Knot
Lineman's Loop Knot
Figure Eight Knot
Overhand Knot
Clove Hitch Knot
Prusik Knot
Loop Knot
Timber Hitch Knot
Square Knot
Trees
Learn about the many specicies of trees that make up our woods and the countless benefits that they provide.
Types of Trees Benefits of Trees
Animal Tracks
Discover the many types of animal tracks around us. From the wild turkey to the mighty bear...everyone leaves a footprint!
Animal Tracks
The Black Bear
White-tailed Deer
Wild Turkey
Skunk
Cottontail Rabbit
Red Fox
Opossum
Raccoon
Coyote
Gray Squirrel
Gray Wolf
Beaver
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