While living outdoors camping, you can not help but be surrounded by wildlife. Viewing birds, squirrels, deer, opossum, and other animals are a great blessing and can add to your fun. Of course there are certain things to do when camping to make the experience more enjoyable.

Never approach wildlife. Wild animals can be strong and fast. They especially get agitated when defending themselves or when they feel their offspring are threatened. Cornering a wild animal will definately increase their feelings of vunerability so back away slowly. If you’ve got young children along, make sure you keep an eye on them and teach them to call for help if necessary. (more…)

Bringing along a pair of work gloves can help you in several ways while camping as they serve many purposes. First for protection when gathering tinder for your campfires. Once the fire is started, wearing gloves while moving or adjusting your wood will protect you further. You may also want to wear them when cooking to touch the cookware. Lastly they could serve as potholders when done cooking.