OK Mom says:
Seeing that the May Day holiday is coming, the epidemic is far from the meaning of leaving. Fortunately, the current hot camping has also brought us some hope in the epidemic era, and the friends around us are now all equipped with a set of equipment. As soon as the weekend comes, it doesn't matter if it's far or near, the most important thing is to toss it and change the atmosphere.
However, talking about lightness, saying and doing are never the same thing, and imagination and reality may be a world of difference.
(Ideal vs Reality)
Source of the picture on the left: Ruohan does not stay up late
My good friend Esther and his family of four have been camping for 3 years (both overnight and overnight), and having shared a list before (click here), she said that she had experienced when she first started playing camping, which was really sour.
So today she unveiled her old driver filter and told everyone about the funny and embarrassing pits she had stepped on. If you happen to have a camping plan in the near future, then be sure to check it out to avoid a lot of troubles.
Text: Esther
Once upon a time, I also brushed a lot of *red books* parent-child overnight camping, imagining falling asleep under the stars, waking up in the forest, and taking a large family portrait in nature.
However, the photos of our family's first parent-child camping did not dare to send the circle of friends. There are too many accidents, and there is no effort to pose for beautiful photos.
After practicing, I know that the real wilderness camping life is full of variables, especially when I am not experienced, I can encounter new problems almost every time.
For example, have you ever thought about how to solve the size number? Looking for a restroom? Don't look for it, open air, anywhere, please go your own way. Yes, no matter the large or small size, whether it is male or female, adults and children, all dew-heaven-solution-decision, very, very "wild".
Usually, two people are required to move, find hidden grass or woods, one person does a serious job, and one person lets the wind blow. Be careful to step on your feet, the last person may leave you a "gift". Also beware of mosquito flying insects, which love to sneak up on your exposed white flesh.
The most civilized and environmentally friendly way is to dig a pit near the camp, and everyone can bury it with soil when it is convenient. A toilet tent can be enclosed around the pit. Remember to bring a shovel!
(Toilet account)
1. For the first overnight stay, open your eyes until dawn
The first time we camped, we stayed in an undeveloped campground, very wild and primitive, very much in line with the wild beauty of camping that the public wants to see. However, living in such a primitive place, eating, drinking and sleeping, every little thing is "counter-common sense", especially challenging our living habits.
Just sleeping is not easy to get it right.
First of all, the "bed" is uncomfortable.
Because at the beginning we used ordinary moisture-proof mats, the ground we found was not very flat, so after lying down, we counted a few stones under the bed while sleeping.
At night, the cold air on the ground seeps in, and you can feel it through the mat.
Secondly, the sound insulation is not very good.
Although the appearance looks like a family and a tent, there is a private space, but the tent is also a layer of cloth, across the tent, you can hear all the movements of the neighbors, turn over, snor, grind your teeth, talk about dreams and smirk... So the first time I spent the night, I just opened my eyes until dawn.
It wasn't just me, when I got out of the tent the next morning, everyone was complaining that they hadn't slept well: they were kicked by children at night, the ground was too hard, the pillows were dropped, and the shoes outside the tent were soaked with dew.
· TIPS ·
1. Outdoor night temperature is relatively low, it is recommended to buy an inflatable moisture-proof mat, keep warm and warm better. 2. If space permits, the tents are spaced a little farther apart.
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2. The temperature difference is extremely large, 20 degrees during the day and 0 degrees at night
Our first camping chose the Qingming Festival, the average temperature is more than 20 degrees, so the change of clothes are very light, no thick down sleeping bags, warm water bags, I thought, how cold can it be cold?
Later, I really felt that my idea was really stupid.
As soon as it rained and the wind blew, the temperature by the reservoir returned to early winter. During the day, we put all our clothes on our bodies, even raincoats, and the image was completely empty but still trembling.
At night, it is polarized, because the mattress and sleeping bag are different, everyone's body temperature is different, the number of people in each family is also different, some people are frozen all night, and some people feel stuffy and wet.
I have to admit that I have been in the greenhouse of the city for a long time, and I really lack understanding of nature.
(Nature is beautiful and willful)
· TIPS ·
1. Check the weather forecast and prepare clothes and sleeping gear according to the temperature.
2. It is best to choose sunny days, rain and snow weather is more challenging.
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3. The "roof" I built collapsed!
Sometimes I walk in a hurry, and I lack a set of methods to check the equipment, so I leave things without them. Outdoor equipment itself is streamlined, everything has its own function, and sometimes it is really impossible to play without the same.
Once we forgot to bring a canopy, but there is no canopy, it is rainy and we can't start a fire to cook, and the sun will be very sunny.
There is no way to transform a tent into a canopy, without a suitable support pole, cut the bamboo to do it yourself! Adults and children are on the same page. The completed cottage "Canopy" flutters in the wind and rain, the rain ticks down, and is blown away by the wind from time to time.
Due to the overnight rain, the structure of the "canopy" was unscientific, and a large pool of rain accumulated on the top, and it collapsed the next day.
(Inexhaustible memories)
Don't say it's such a big thing, even if it's a small thing, it can kill people urgently if it is missing.
The first time I went camping in the field, I didn't expect the garbage bag to be just needed.
There is too much household garbage, and my second eldest still has to wear diapers at that time, he may not be accustomed to the stomach outside, he may also eat too much food, pull the rice several times a day, I change their clothes, change diapers, and have to be careful of them rolling into the mud. Used diapers cannot be discarded directly outdoors, they need to be packed in garbage bags and sealed, taken home and thrown away.
I didn't have enough garbage bags, so I had to use one bag to the end. Two days later, a large bag of heavy "biochemical weapons" was born, and every time the bag was opened and loaded into the diaper, the smell burst from the nasal cavity to the brain door, which was extreme.
· TIPS ·
1. Be sure to check your equipment before you go out, and check the pole nail rope of the tent and the canopy. 2. Bring enough garbage bags, take all the garbage away, "no trace camping". 3. Bring gastrointestinal medicines, antipyretic drugs, Band-Aids and other drugs.
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4. 5 sets of wash and change of clothes, not enough to wear in one day!
As soon as they get outdoors, the children are like putting them back in the flower and fruit mountain, not only rolling in the soil, but also in the water, playing and playing, and there are children who step into the small puddle with their whole legs. Go up the hill to dig bamboo shoots, because the ground is wet with dew, they come back and the whole army is destroyed, and the collective changes...
In short, I wet and soiled my clothes in a different way, and I have no place to wash them, and I can't dry them. I didn't think about changing 4-5 times a day, and there weren't enough clothes at all.
Still a friend witty, directly pulled a suitcase of spare clothes, we borrowed several clothes from others, only to barely finish two days.
· TIPS ·
1. Change your clothes and shoes, and wear 2 sets of clothes per day.
2. The jacket is the best material for the jacket, waterproof and stain-proof.
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5. One second playing, the next second hungry
We prepared a lot of food, meatballs, noodle vegetables.
But because they all need to be burned, and the stove fire is not as big as at home, barbecue, boiling water is very time-consuming, the first time did not quickly feed them, "mother mother" voice on the 3D stereo surround, but also with a la carte: "I want burgers." "I'm going to grill skewers." Make the hectic scene even more chaotic.
(Freshly dug bamboo shoots fried thin pork belly slices, cut chicken wings are better fried)
· TIPS ·
1. You can bring more dry food such as bread and nuts for emergency.
2. Bring your own meat and divide it into easy-to-cook flakes and small pieces.
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6. Camp selection is not good, and it is not safe to stay in the middle of the night
Camping chooses where to set the tent, there are generally two options, camping base and wild camp.
Wild camps are certainly more of a return to the essence of camping, but they are a test of experience.
A family of four friends went camping at the top of the hill, and their tent was a tent for 6 people, a bit big. In the middle of the night, the wind at the top of the mountain whistled, the tent was like a giant kite swinging badly, and the whole family shrank in the corner of the tent, fortunately, the family was crowded and calmed the field.
(Consequences of not fixing the tent)
A friend tried to live by the water's edge, and when it rained in the middle of the night, the water rose, almost drowned, and moved the tent in a panic.
For safety reasons, of course, the commercial operation of the camping base is more comfortable, but a friend has been to the camping base, but found that the holiday tents are piled up, losing the feeling of "wild", but also being charged, not cost-effective.
(Some camping sites are really dense)
· TIPS ·
1. Wild camps, especially at the top of the mountain and at the water's edge, need to be more offensive and not rushed to it.
2. Camping base, make an appointment by phone in advance, there may be intermittent closure during the epidemic period.
Here's a little bit of your own experience, if the preferences and ideas are closer, multiple families camping together is a plus.
A few of our families who often camp together figured out a trick to find a "wild camp": first lock in a camping base with good mountain water resources, a popular village, and then find a suitable place for overnight stay on the periphery.
We have been to the Xiaohangkeng Reservoir and Tonglu Yuanshe Village in Anji, Zhejiang Province, and camped in the small corners of the nearby search for people, and we felt good.
Last year vs this year, this year is more playable.
Whether it is the preparatory stage or the camping process, the adults work together and the children can play together, which is a great experience. In the wild environment, more people are safer.
It is best for 2-3 households, families with relatively close action patterns to travel together, share resources, and help each other with children.
The babies play together, and the fathers work together to bring the baby.
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7. Every family has a "homecoming" person
It is said that every time you come back from a game, it is easy to lose your temper, so what about camping back?
Maybe the temper will be particularly big!
A lot of mud-stained camping equipment, mud monkey-like children, mud bodhisattva-like teammates, not angry are sorry for themselves. Talk to friends, if you really have a "homecoming" person in every family, usually the one who loves to be clean at home. Because this person is not only the most worried about the whole camping activity, but also has a lot of dirty things waiting for him to clean up when he comes home.
It was supposed to be a fairly happy outing, with a very heavy end to the gunpowder.
So be sure not to fill the play itinerary, adults must let themselves rest, 1-2 hours in a daze, sleep, do nothing. After returning home, don't rush to deal with it, put aside the things that don't stink, and keep your emotions stable, which is happy ending~
Finally, I would like to say,
Spit back to complain, camping is a kind of magic, can let you ignore all the above embarrassment, the head as if into the water, every once in a while to forget the painful tossing process, but also want to go again.
In the end, it is camping that brings people a sense of complete relaxation, because nature makes people have a heartfelt love - the visible starry sky, no longer entangled with your children, the air is smelly fresh.
While the green code is still there, find a suburban green space, enjoy the free air, and enjoy time with your family.