The Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day starts off the peak season for camping. With its the arrival of camping season, it is important for parents to be aware of potential dangers to avoid becoming a camping statistic.

Studies show that a little over 10,000 people each year are injured while camping. Camp fires are the cause of nearly 74% of children’s camping injuries; nearly 50% that have burns are under 4 years old. It is important to note that it takes 24 hours for fire coals of a fire to cool. Fire coals that are eight hours old have the potential to cause first degree burns. In fact, 70% of burn incidents occur this way.
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One way to enjoy camping is by having a tent powered by solar electricity and furnished with king sized beds and persian rugs. It’s the outdoors on a silver platter and it’s commonly known as glamping (presumably a combination of glamour and camping. You get the chance to be in touch with nature but still live like a king. If you have the money, then why not? The outdoors can be a refreshing experience for everyone.

Being in the depths of nature does not have to mean you have to be without what you’re used to in the modern world. Most “glamping sites” have internet and telephone connections.

Among the other perks of glamping are:

• Housekeepers to fix and turn down your bed
• Camp butler to build fires
• Hot bath/shower
• Cook to whip up delicious bison ribeye
• Maid to crank up a heated down comforter

See how luxurious it is: