Aiden+Mocicka-Camping

__**What is Camping?**__ Camping is usually seen as a temporary escape for people who want to experience something other than their normal life. Camping gives people the ability to retreat from their busy modern lives to a place where modernism is far from seen. Camping also gives people space to see and do things they would not do at home, such as exploring areas like bush land, forests and deserts. It is also known to be a time where you reprive in a place that would be uncomfortable to home.

__**Where are good locations to camp?**__ In every country around the world, there are fantastic spots to camp. In Australia, we have our lower populated coastlines, the outback and the desert. All areas offer their own sense of beauty where people admire the scenery, such as the areas in Central Australia like Uluru or the Daintree rainforests which bestow tranquility in far northern Queensland. Internationally, every continent has its own fascinating locations for campers like the forests in South America, the jungles in Africa, the deserts of the Middle East and for a far bigger challenge the snowy climate of Siberia or mountainous ranges around the world. If you decide to camp in any place you must make sure you bring appropriate gear and if anything, bring more because its better to be safe than sorry. Another factor to consider is the country you are in. In South America and/or Africa, there would be foreign animals and creatures of all kinds that could harm you.

__**Who can camp?**__ The beauty of camping is that everybody can do it. You can go as a family, with friends, as a couple or even by yourself. It is not recommended for young children or disabled people to camp in a rather dangerous, challenging or rough spot as it may be harmful.

__**When is it good to camp?**__ If you want a pleasent camp, you should research the climate you are thinking of staying in and then assessing the right season to go. For example, if you want to camp in the Australian desert but want to be in a cooler climate, then ensure you do not camp during summer/heat season. The same goes for camping in a rainforest, if you want to camp in a warmer climate with less rain, then avoid camping during wet season as humidity and the rain could make your camp unpleasing. If you are seeking a challenge, then go camping in a climate where the season would make camping rather difficult. Other than that, if you know what you are doing then you can practically camp when ever you want!

__**Why should //you// camp?**__ Camping can be very beneficial as it can broaden your senses and give you new experiences. It can also be a good stress reliever from everyday life at home as it gets you away from the irritations home posess' and it displays a more tranquil part of life, depending on where you go.

__**How do you camp?**__ Camping is a skill. In order to camp, you must bring the basics, these include a tent (for cover), sleeping bags, pillows and padding (to sleep), cooking supplies such as an esky, bag of charcoal, cooking and eating utensils, lights (torches and lamps), watches, compass', maps, a trailer (if going by a vehicle a trailer can hold most of your camping equipment) etc. The next step is to find good camping ground which should be flat. It is advised that you set up your tent near an electrical source as you can then power all your electronics such as heaters and lights. As you should expect, you then set up the tent in the desired location using pegs to hold the tent down in the ground. In addition to this, you need to set up the roof and columns of the tent so that it can stand up. When the tent is set up, you should unquestionably set up your bed using your sleeping gear and then set up the accessories you posses.

__**History of Camping in Australia**__ For thousands of years, the aboriginal people of Australia have been living here, way before the first white man discovered Australia. Aboriginals today still live like they used to where they practically camp, not with the high tech tents and lights but using nature. When foreigners came to Australia in the 19th century they could not bring their industries straight away so they began setting up camps instead. Every explorer camped when they walked and tracked/mapped out Australia in order to survive. When the British began bringing their convicts over from Britain, they set up camps to contain the convicts. Camps were also extensively used when the gold rush epidemic began.

To this day camping is still undergone by many in Australia. Foreigners see Australia as a land that is perfect for outback camping and they are not spurious. Camping today is also known to exist in schools as camping tours (such as yearly camps) have become commonplace. Along with yearly camps, some schools hold a domestic road trip/camp such as a central Australia tour where students enlist to go on a camping tour for a number of weeks. This is a fantastic oppertunity for students and teachers to bond together and to get away from the stress of modern life.

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