Camping in Malindi

Camping is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home with or without a shelter, such as a tent or a recreational vehicle. Typically participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more natural ones in pursuit of activities providing them enjoyment. The night (or more) spent outdoors distinguishes camping from day-tripping, picnicking, and other similarly short-term recreational activities.

Some little history

Camping as a recreational activity became popular among elites in the early 20th century. With time, it grew in popularity among other socioeconomic classes. Modern campers frequent publicly owned natural resources such as national and state parks, wilderness areas, and commercial campgrounds. Camping is a key part of many youth organizations around the world, such as Scouting, which use it to teach both self-reliance and teamwork.

10 TIPS FOR TENT CAMPING

Tent camping is an escape from the busyness of our lives that takes us on adventures in the beautiful outdoors where we can disconnect from technology and reconnect with Mother Nature.

However, to make your camping trip comfortable, and thus, enjoyable, you need to know what you’re doing and have the right gear. Otherwise, your vision of the perfect camping trip may, in reality, be a nightmare.

To make sure you get to experience the summer camping of your dreams, here are10 tips for tent camping.

Practice setting up the tent at home

Sure, it may look easy to set up. “The box claims set-up only takes 5 minutes,” you say. Well, not everyone is a camping pro, and when you’re out in the woods with just a few minutes of sunlight left, you are not going to want to be testing out your camping skills.

Instead, set up the tent in your living room or backyard a couple of times before heading out. Not only will that help you get the hang of what goes where it will also help you speed up the process of setting up the tent so that you aren’t wasting your precious camping time fussing with tent poles.

Pick your campsite ahead of time

Few things feel more stressful than that panicky feeling you get as the sun is setting, and you have no idea where you’re going to park your tent for the night.

Search the areas you’re interested in exploring, and find the nearest campsite, see more information about each individual site including amenities, activities, photos/videos, and more. you can also reserve your camping spot before you leave for your trip so that you don’t end up spending your camping trip sleeping in your car.

Make campfire friendly meals ahead of time

Just because you’re camping and don’t have access to a big kitchen doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have good food. If you’re not feeling excited about a can of baked beans and some burgers for dinner while camping, then plan ahead and make some meals that are easy to cook over the campfire.

Here are a few suggestions; scrambled eggs, sandwiches, pasta, bread, fries, and hot dogs.

Bring extra padding

No, camping in a tent does not have to be uncomfortable. There is great gear out there that was made to help you get a good night’s sleep while in your tent.

The key to a restful night is a sleeping pad of some sort, or maybe even an inflatable mattress. Whatever your extra padding is, be sure not to forget it.

Bring games

You will likely go hiking while camping, and possibly swimming if near water, but one thing people seem to forget is that there is quite a bit of downtime while camping.

But that’s the whole point, isn’t it? To get away from our busy lives and just relax? And downtime is a great opportunity to pull out some card or board games and have some good old-fashioned fun.

Pack good games

And just because you’re camping doesn’t mean you can’t have coffee that tastes just as good as the cup from your favorite cafe. You can bring or buy yourself some instant coffee that is more on the fancy side. It will be worth it to you to have that good fuel first thing in the morning.

Go during the week, rather than the weekend

If your schedule allows, go camping during the week. Campsites on any weekend are typically jam-packed with people everyone is looking for a little escape.

So, if you’re looking for a more quiet and relaxing camping trip, see if you can work a mid-week stay into your schedule.

Take advantage of campsite amenities

Level ground to pitch your tent; Picnic tables, water spouts, and fire pits; Clean restrooms; Hot showers and WiFi, and much more.

Knowing that you’ve got these and other great amenities waiting for you will take a lot of stress (and likely extra packing) off of you.

Leave the campsite as you found it

This is a very important rule to follow not only out of respect for those that come after you but also to protect our beautiful outdoors. Bring out any trash you brought in, and make sure your fire is completely out.

Also, be sure you’ve packed up all your gear and haven’t left anything behind.

Camping sites in Malindi metropolitan include; Barefoot Beach Camp Malindi and Moonlight Banda and Campsite.