Traditional Backcountry Camping (awesome when it's sunny)Įnjoyment of traditional backcountry camping aside, I can't get past the fears below to make it a regular occurrence. (enough that we're going backcountry camping this weekend in fact) I enjoy the occasional backcountry camping trip where you follow a more traditional style of camping, setting up the tent beside a scenic alpine lake for a night or two, cooking outside over your backcountry stove, filtering water at a nearby stream, hanging the food at night. Playing on the log pile outside the Elk Lakes Cabin, Elk Lakes Provincial Park, BCīackground Intro to Traditional Backcountry Camping Welcome to hut or cabin camping (yes for the tent purists - I'm calling it camping) and we have been doing this since our son was just a toddler. And, it's not as hard as it sounds! There's an easy peasy way to introduce the family to backcountry camping in complete comfort, with beds to sleep on, a propane stove to cook over (that you won't carry in with you,) and tables to eat at - inside if it's raining or cold out. If solitude is what you're after, backcountry camping could be the next step for your family. Maybe you enjoy camping but don't enjoy some of the things that go along with the traditional "car camping" experience (loud neighbors who stay up late drinking and partying, generators that ruin your dinner time peace and quiet, crowded campgrounds where you feel like you're sharing a site with the trailer beside you.?)Ĭamping can look a lot like this. You like vehicle-accessed camping, you've mastered sleeping in a tent with the kids, enjoy eating and cooking outside, don't freak out at the thought of using a pit toilet, can handle a few bugs and creepy crawlies, don't mind getting dirty (and can survive without showering for a few days,) enjoy an easy hike as a family, and generally like being outside.
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