Poisonous Plants to Beware of on Hikes

Beware poisonous plants while hiking

By Stephanie McHugh

You may think that having proper hydration, broken-in hiking boots, some nature, and perhaps bug repellant is all a hiker really needs. But an encounter with one of many poisonous plants is all it may take to learn how things really are. Some knowledge about poisonous plant life is important when hiking in untamed areas. Without such information, hikers can suffer such misery as eye and skin irritation, extreme fatigue, and nausea experienced as a result of a brush against the read more

Understanding Mechanics: Stay out of Trouble

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By Janessa Tice Miller

What is better for any camper than rolling down a back road somewhere in the boondocks, knowing your next big adventure is just around the bend? It’s exhilarating, a giddy anticipation of every adventure that is to come!

But in order to experience all of those adventures, understanding your transportation is vital – particularly when heading out alone into the boondocks. It is important to educate yourself on how to handle your vehicle and understanding things that affect read more

A Week In The Life of A Full Time Camper

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By Janessa Tice Miller

What does it look and feel like to live life as a full time camper? It’s difficult to narrow this down and express because one of the great joys of road life is that every person can mould it to fit their own adventurous spirit! So with that in mind, here is a glimpse into what life looks like for me.

Being a Full Time Camper

I have been living on the road with my husband for a year and a half now in our little 17 foot Casita Travel Trailer. At different phases our daily life can take on a different read more

Hiking with kids – Making it fun for all

Hiking with Kids

By Lynley Joyce

Camping and hiking with kids can be rewarding for everyone. Here are some things you should consider to make the experience a really good one to enjoy and remember.

Keep the long-term in mind

Is the goal to climb that mountain this weekend, or to encourage a life-long love of hiking? The world is full of passionate campers and hikers introduced to the great outdoors by their parents or others. Sadly, there are others put off by bad experiences.

Keep it well within their abilities

Healthy kids can walk a good distance in a day but, when pushed read more

How to Build a Campfire for Cooking

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By Mitra Cazaubon

Camping just isn’t camping without a fire. Whether to roast marshmallows or keep you warm; you got to have one. Better yet, a campfire you can use to cook is ideal. In this article, I will give you the step by step process to build a campfire specially designed for cooking.

Safety Tips

1)    Before you start your fire ensure you are allowed to light a fire in your location. If your area is dry and hot, be extremely careful or don’t light a fire at all.

2)    Your tent should be at read more

Happy First Birthday Camping for Women!

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Camping for Women is now officially 1!

Camping for Women and its website www.campingforwomen.com went live with its first blog post on 23 May 2015 and so much has happened since then.

In our first year, we have chalked up a few milestones…

Top 10 achievements include:

  • Commenced the website with a global theme focussed on women’s needs
  • Launched free blog subscription
  • Introduced ‘Knowledge Sharing’ between women to benefit all
  • Coordinated significant contributions of multiple women across 8 countries from 5 regions
  • Commissioned and published a free beginners ebook available on website
  • Compiled (so far) 91 specialist women outdoor articles (and counting…)
  • Commissioned a specialist camping cookbook to cater to hikers, campers and glampers
  • Developed the free ‘Planned Itinerary Notification’ (P.I.N.) safety resource
  • Commissioned and published the Camping First Aid Guide
  • Launched the Camping for Women Channel for videos on YouTube

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Build a Simple Shelter to ensure your survival

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Survival skills – build a simple shelter

By Mitra Cazaubon

Waiting till building a shelter is your only option, isn’t a wise idea. If you are a camper, hiker or just an outdoor enthusiast, make shelter building one of your skills. In a survival situation time is of the essence and having to rebuild a shelter because it wasn’t done well, is not the best use of your time and energy.

In this article, you will learn the general principles of building a shelter and detailed instructions on build read more

Brand New Camping for Women Channel Launched!

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Video has come to Camping for Women through the creation of a Camping for Women Channel!

The development of the Camping for Women Channel has been in response to the growing popularity of video and comments of many people who say they prefer watching presentations on a screen instead of scrolling through information on their screens.

Hosted on the massive YouTube platform the Camping for Women Channel will contain specialist information for women campers from the website as well as videos made & shared by fellow campers in the wild on a variety of topics geared to maximising read more

New Camping First Aid Guide Available Now

Camping First Aid Guide

Camping for Women has just released a brand new publication: The Camping First Aid Guide.

The Camping First Aid Guide is an exciting new resource that women outdoor adventurers, in particular, have stated was needed to address all the emergency and health issues that can often arise while out enjoying nature.

Written by French camper and experienced outdoors woman, Amanda Parent, the guide has been specifically designed and developed to suit all outdoor environments and activities.

These activities include things such as camping, caravanning, hiking, trekking, campfire cooking, canyoning, read more

Planned Itinerary Notification is a key survival tool

Planned Itinerary Notification

Don’t Leave Home Without Lodging A Planned Itinerary Notification!

By Oceana Setaysha

Most people, even passionate outdoors people, believe that survival in the wild during an emergency situation is all about your wilderness skills. But did you know that one of the best things you can do to ensure your survival if something goes wrong is actually done in the preparation stage?

We call it the P.I.N. It means Planned Itinerary Notification, and it’s a document that you can fill out prior to your read more

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