June 10, 2009
Camping in Your Backyard
Kids love camping in the backyard at least as much as parents do. You can camp in your backyard anytime you want to but the official date for the Great American Backyard Campout is June 27, 2009.
Anyone who wants to go camping in their backyard can register at www.nwf.org (National Wildlife Federation) even though it’s not exactly at that date.
The reason for the existence of the Great American Backyard Campout is to connect with nature in the hopes that as kids and adults spend more time outside, they’ll want to protect nature and wildlife. Now that’s a noble cause.
While I like to go hiking, not having to carry a backpack and just focus on enjoying the night of camping can sometimes feel like a blessing.
There are no restrictions on how you camp, whether you want to sleep unders the stars in your sleeping bag or with a bivvy or dome tent or whatever. It doesn’t really matter. The important thing is for you and your kids to get outside.
Filed under Camping News by Jonsky
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Camping in the backyard always leads to the best times! I always make a habit of doing it when my nephews come down from Winnipeg, they LOVE IT!
I just got this new tent: MSR Hubba Hubba 2 Person Tent its really amazing how lightweight these things are getting! It was a bit pricey but easy to setup, my nephew Alex got it up it 5 minutes flat! After that it was marshmellows on the fire
have a great day,
The Far Out Woodsman