We, like many others, are looking forward to escaping to the great outdoors this summer. When we read these green camping tips in Canadian Living, we were reminded to tread lightly upon the beautiful places we visit on camping trips. Read our favorite tips and follow through to the original article after the jump...
Bring reusables. Washable camping dishes, cutlery and food-storage containers are always preferable to disposables, as they eliminate a ton of waste. Check your local camping store or Mountain Equipment Coop's for easy-to-tote lightweight, collapsible and nesting products. They take up little room in your pack.
Set up tents in designated areas. Don't go all Man vs. Wild and pick a sheltering spot at random. Vegetation is damaged when we set up camp overtop, and many native plant species take years to grow. Keep this in mind when choosing a place to set up camp.
See more good tips in How To Be a Green Camper from Canadian Living.
Image: The Kitchn's Good Question: Best Meals to Cook On Camping Trips?
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a great way to learn about eco-friendly camping is to check out the Leave No Trace site at http://www.lnt.org/
It covers all the basics of leaving everything as good or better than you found it.
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caiti just what I was going to say. And keep the boom boxes and other loud sources of music at home. Respect the wildlife lock up your food, coolers so there will be no incidents.
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In Boys Scouts, each campout would end with "policing up the area." We'd line up an arms length apart and walk back & forth over our campsite & pick up every bit of trash - ours or anyone else's. The scoutmaster would walk behind us, and if he found anything we'd missed, we would have to do it again. And again. And again. A little authoritarian, but it sure taught you to pick up as you go along....
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