Camping and RV Guides for Beginners

Camping isn't difficult. It's just full of small things nobody mentions until you've already got one wrong. Where the water goes when it rains at two in the morning. Why the cold wakes you from underneath rather than around you. What a booking page doesn't tell you about the site you just paid for. This site is for the stage before you know what you don't know. Pick a topic above and we'll get you sorted, so the only thing you remember about your first trip is the good part.
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My first camping trip almost didn’t survive its first hour. I arrived late, pitched the tent on a “flat” spot that was secretly a gentle slide, and discovered I’d forgotten a mallet — so I hammered…