Top 10 Backpacking Tips 1 —Pick your backpacking location

I traveled a lot and done most of my camping in Minnesota. There are 10 tips for you based on my experience. I hope these tips can help you when you go camping with your camping tents and your pop up canopies and when you go backpacking. This is the first tip I give to you, and I will continue to give you all the 10 tips. Hope you enjoy your trip!

Tip 1 – Plan your trip in advance and get permission to go backpacking on the desired property

The United States is packed with tons of great backpacking opportunities and locations where you can pitch your backpacking tents. All of these areas are available to you but you should always check ahead to make sure you have permission to backpack in the desired area. Some wilderness areas or national forests may require a permit. You may have to reserve a campsite or pay a small fee depending on where you are going. Don’t be caught off guard and not be prepared. There is nothing more depressing than arriving at your final destination and learning you can’t do what you wanted to do.

Make sure the location where you are going to camp has available sites for you to pitch your camping tent or pop up canopies. If you are going with friends, inquire as to whether or not the campgrounds allow two tents on one site. If you reserve your site in December or January for the following spring or summer, you are likely to get a good site. However, if you wait until later than March, you may find the more popular campgrounds are filled up.

July 22, 2012Permalink