Camping Lanterns - Avoid Camping Trip Disasters

Scenes that are perfect for funniest video shows sometimes ruin wonderful camping trips and turn them into one that a family does not want to remember anymore. Camping trip disasters are never funny and can result in serious injuries. To prevent these, here are important camping safety guidelines to remember:

Since your tent is your home away from home, it is imperative that you know all the safety precautions to keep in mind while using a tent.

• Never light up candles, matches, or any other source of flame inside your tent.

• Do not light up camping lanterns to light up your tent. Use a flashlight instead.

• Avoid eating inside the tent for this can attract insects such as ants that can feast on your skin.

• Never smoke or cook inside or near your tent.

• Do not use any equipment that burns fuel or consumes oxygen when inside the tent. Inhaling carbon monoxide is extremely dangerous.

• It is never a good idea to spray the tent interior with insecticides or anything that emits flammable chemicals.

• Keep camp kitchen or cooking area a good distance away from the tent.

• Limit the number of tent occupants to the number recommended by the tent manufacturer. Exceeding this number can result in the tent collapsing.

• Choose a safe spot to pitch your tent. Avoid slopes or hills and opt for level and dry grounds that are far from stagnant waters.

Bringing camping first aid kits is one of the things you should never forget for any camping trip. This is because you never really know what can happen and even if you practice utmost safety precautions, accidents are sometimes inevitable so it is best that you always have a first aid kit handy.

Always keep children under close supervision. Children do not yet have the ability to distinguish safe things from dangerous ones. And because their curiosity will always drive them to explore and experiment with whatever they could come up with, it is always a good idea never to let them out of your sight. Keep them away from the kitchen area. If they must help, delegate only child-friendly tasks that do not have anything to do with fire or handling sharp objects such as knives.

If they are going for a dip on the lake, have them wear floatation devices even if they know how to swim. There should be a responsible adult to accompany these little swimmers. When going for a hike, make sure they bring all the right camping gear and that an adult will guide them through the hike.

• Avoid building a campfire. Although it is an American tradition to sing songs or tell spooky stories around a campfire, it is better to skip the fire and go on with the activities without it.

• Protect yourself from harmful UV rays of the sun by applying sunscreen 30 minutes before going out into the sun.

Safety is not all difficult to practice. All it requires it careful thought and some common sense for you to have a safe camping experience.