Camping with kids is one of the most rewarding things a family can do together, but it comes with real risks that every parent needs to understand. This category covers the safety topics that matter most when you’re taking children into the outdoors: wildlife encounters, weather hazards, first aid, navigation, water safety, and more.
The content here is written by a mom who has camped in bear country, navigated remote trails without cell service, and handled real emergencies in the field with children present. Every article draws on documented experience and where relevant, academic sources and expert guidance.
Understanding risk doesn’t mean being scared of the outdoors. It means being prepared so that when something unexpected happens, you know exactly what to do. From snake safety to carbon monoxide awareness to knowing when a child is showing signs of altitude sickness, this category gives families the knowledge they need to camp confidently.
To properly remove a tick that has bitten you, it is really important that you grasp it by the head and pull straight out with a steady motion. Otherwise, you risk the tick head getting left in your skin.
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The first time I tried dutch oven cooking at camp, I put way too many coals on top, burned the bottom of a peach cobbler, and served my family something that tasted like a campfire had personally attacked dessert. I almost gave up on the whole idea right there. I’m glad I didn’t, because once
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For years I used a rolled-up hoodie as a camping pillow, because a “real” pillow felt like an unnecessary luxury item for a weekend trip. Then I actually tried a proper camping pillow and immediately understood why my neck had been sore every single camping morning for a decade. It’s not a luxury item. It’s
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Half the reason I bring a hammock camping isn’t for sleeping in it, it’s for the ten minutes of actual quiet I get lying in it while my kids run around the campsite. Every family camping trip should have one, and after buying way too many cheap ones that either didn’t include straps or fell
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Knowing how to make a fire in the rain is one of my favorite camping skills – and honestly, one of the most rewarding. There’s something incredibly satisfying about getting a fire going in a downpour when everyone else has given up. It makes rainy camping trips actually enjoyable instead of miserable, and yeah, it’ll
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I’ve had a lot of ticks bite me over the years. You’d think I’d be used to it by now, but it still grosses me out to find a tick embedded in my skin. However, I have gotten better at removing ticks over the years.
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