6 MISTAKES New Campers Make (and how to avoid them!)
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- When it comes to camping, I know it can feel like there's a lot to learn. I'm hoping this video will help ease some of that overwhelm. These are some common mistakes I see new campers make, and most importantly - how to avoid them. SEE BELOW for more camping tips and resources...
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Amanda Outside: Sharing camping and hiking tips and food ideas so you can get outside more... and eat great food while you're at it!
0:00 #1 gear
1:06 #2 bad campsites
4:44 #3 weather and packing
7:13 #4 food storage
9:41 #5 campfires
10:42 #6 planning and organizing
Amanda, I hope one day you'll write a book(s) on camping etc. With Nick as the photographer I'm sure it would be a success. Love your channel!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I appreciate that! I would love to write a book someday! Thank you so much for watching 😊
Also agree with this comment. Get a book out girl. Amazon can print it!
I agree.
@@amanda.outside I just had an aha moment. I was reading Tony Northrup's photography book and what he did was marry the many videos him and his wife Chelsea did and connected them via a QR code to the topics in his book. Some people learn better by video, others on the written word and people like myself lean on both. This way, your many wonderful videos will be showcases inside your soon to be written outdoor encyclopedia for beginners or dummies like me. Oh, just one more thought. I had my van full of my camping gear in the hopes I can practice and become familiar with set up and food preparation. Some low life broke into my van and stole some gear and a very cherished sleeping bag that was with me for years. I can't tell you how violating that was. So, how about doing a video on car camping security where you are at a designated campground where there are a lot of people around. Just a thought.
Just recently found your channel. Loving your content. I 150% agree with your statement about knowing how to use your gear BEFORE going out with it, especially setting up your tent. For example - my husband and I went backpacking one year. No rain in the forecast, great weather for the whole long weekend. We get to our campsite, assess the location, pick out our spot, and we notice that it's about to start raining. Because we were VERY familiar with how to set up our tent, we had it set up in just minutes. Right as we were finishing the setup, the rain just poured down on us. We hurriedly got our clothing and other stuff in our tent and we also had a dry spot to get out of the rain. If we hadn't known how to set up our tent - and practiced before this trip - we would have been soaked and had no dry clothing to change into. So follow Amanda's advice - KNOW HOW TO USE YOUR GEAR AND PRACTICE!! Another lesson learned from this trip - always pack at least 1 change of clothing in a dry bag.
I’m preparing to set out on a hiking and camping road trip with my 1 year old.
I’m about 30% excited and 70% terrified, but your videos are helping calm my anxiety a bit
More on Good Campsite, please!❤
Great video Amanda. I always learn at least one new something, on every video!🙏
Happy to hear it!! Thank you for watching!
Yes please
Idk about you but I have PEAK camping fashion. Looking like I came from under the bridge is the look 😎
yup, that's the look I go for 😂
Excellent tips Amanda. I want to commend you for being so organized and for consistently producing great content. I enjoy all your videos. Keep it up! ❤️
You covered them really well. Some thing I have witness on trips I have arraigned.
One canoe trip we got down river and found a nice campsite. One guy went to pitch his tent ( still in the box ). After about an hour the rest of us pitched it for him. He insistent on the spot he picked out and refused our suggestions for a different spot. It was in the lowest sloped portion of a water run off or commonly called a depression. YEP , it rained that night. He got flooded both inside and outside , he never seamed sealed his tent , thought the manufacture automatically did that. Always try everything ( YES , EVERYTHING ) at home in the back yard or a local park before going.
A different trip in the Okefenokee Swamp one person keep his food in his tent. During the night a Racoon or Raccoons chewed through the corner of his tent to get his loaf of bread. One other trip , Florida Beaches , the Raccoons opened a cooler ( unlatched it ) and took all of the persons T Bone Steaks and Shrimp. In the Everglades National Parks 100 mile canoe trail , nothing is safe , hang your food and hang it out on a limb and high. Better yet use a Bear Vault which works really well if you don't want to hang your food. The Raccoons will give it the old collage try and eventually give up. Watched one try for over a half hour and finally call it quits. I swear he had a really disgusting look on his little masked face.
So, how was the gnat and mosquito situation at Okeefenokee?
Here in the north east we have a lot of black bears. I even put the clothes I cooked in into the bear box just to make sure there is no scent of food in the tent. All such great advice you've given for a successful camping trip. 👍⛺🥘
Tent talk was a good one
Good campsites please! Love your videos 💕
Good campsite! Especially for when you’re looking at a campsite map to reserve for a place you’ve never been.
I love your videos, they talk about car camping, most videos are gram counting, boiling water timing and honestly I think there are more car campers than backpackers in this world, needles to say I subbed. Personally I make a written list beforehand adding more as I go, that makes it easier for me not to forget, as far as clothes go every T-shirt etc that’s already ruined or even a little torn goes in my camping pile and as you mentioned I overpack because honestly you just never know, using compression bags reduces the space tremendously in your car. I camp mostly in bear country for several consecutive weeks at a time and I absolutely agree about food in the tent, not even toothpaste. I’ve been camping for 40+ years I’m a 66 year old woman camping mostly solo with my dogs (pick up dog feces please everyone and leave no trace). Just one more thing I find some people don’t put out their fires properly and that’s extremely important to do, always carry a shovel, extra water specifically to put out your fire and is never a bad idea to have a fire extinguisher as well, in California if you start a wildlife it can even land you doing time in jail.
Good campsite! I'd love to be more confident in dispersed camping
Would love to see more on good campsite.
Great tips as always Amanda
yes please good camp site video
It's officially on my list of videos to film!
Thank you for your help!
Great advice!!!
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Good Campsite. Love your informative videos.
Big fan of good campsite. Appreciate the advice! Much better than learning through trial and error lol
Love all your tips! One thing we didn’t think about storing when away from Camp was the dog bowl! We had a swarm of birds when we got back!!!
Sharing your camping experience and great knowledge is very helpful to new campers. This video is full of great tips. Thank you and keep posting new videos.
Good campsite loved this video, would love more as I’m a new camper ❤️
Hello Amanda, very good information. I always overpack when car camping. LOL!
Wow. Those were really good tips.
Good Campsite I like these tent talks. Thank you
Always informative. Good campsite - the 5 W’s
luv camping and love ur videos!!!!!
Good campsites for backpacking/ hiking!
I love tent talks! 🙌😍
I just discovered your channel and instantly subscribed. You’ve got some great, informative content that is incredibly helpful, so thank you! I went to college in Utah and went dispersed camping with my roommates a lot in Southern Utah! Such an awesome area to go and explore!
You are awesome. Excellent videos thank you
Good campsite sure make the video. Have fun stay safe.
Good camp sites are important. I always "over pack". I have clothes for everyday and keep that bag in the truck. Too much has gotten wet. Such a great video. We camp close to home but these videos are always good to watch. Thank you!
I’m planning me and my moms first camping trip in about 18 years!! More on Good Campsite please!
Good campsite please! I'm trying to get started with car camping and your videos have been so helpful!
Most definitely interested in more on choosing a good campsite. Thanks for another great video.
You're so welcome! I'm definitely planning to film a campsite video!
Just listening to this for the first 5 minutes, i already felt like I learnt a lot from the unexpected! Love your content. Thank you so much for sharing. Subbed.
Good campsite.
great video your so down to earth
Glad you enjoyed it! 🤗
Very informative and always great content and keep them coming,,, thanks Amanda
Thank you! Will do! 😊
All great advise…..
Good Camp sights
Is anyone else here getting advise for this summer's adventures? haha - thanks for the content, very helpful! 🏕
I love watching your videos. So informative!
So glad you enjoy them! Thank for you commenting! 😁
Hi 👋 from Australia 🇦🇺 just fell into your video on cooler box and subscribed, great info and easy to watch you as you articulate so well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 😊
This is the second video that I've watched on your channel. I'm a new car camper, and I have found your information is so useful and timely. Thanks for the thoughts, time and efforts that you've put into them. Subscribed.
I’d really like to see a full good campsite video. I’m new to watching your channel and have kind of been binge watching it today. I subscribed because I’m so impressed. Thank you for the great videos. God bless you and your family. Duane
more on good campsite!! planning a trip to yellowstone area and im starting to get really stressed about it bc I've never camped that far from home or in bear country 😬
Good Campsite!
It would be great to see those good campsites!
Love your videos and lessons I’ve learned from watching your videos. We live and camp in Michigan and learned the hard way about critters in your stuff. Had a raccoon get into a tote that snapped in the middle of the night. It had our cooking pots and pans in it. Little turds are very cleaver at opening things up. It was definitely not even scared that my hubby went out to shoo it away. Lesson learned. Everything food related goes in the truck at night.
They are so clever! It's crazy what they can get into!
Good campsite! Would also love if you made a list of all the campsites you've visited and really liked :)
I'd love to go camping more especially dispersed camping but I unfortunately live in Connecticut and there are so many rules and restrictions on camping here. Free dispersed camping is pretty much non existent when it comes to public land which really sucks cause I dont want to get fined for setting up a tent.
Good campsite!
Tent talks 😂 love it!
Dear Amanda thank you so much for sharing. I used to go camping as a little girl but have not been forever. I am now a single mother I want to make a great camping trip for my boy's. Thank you again for all your amazing insight.
All good points 👌 love your videos 💕
Glad you like them! Thank you for commenting!
I love your videos!
Happy to hear it!!
Excellent ! GI Jane Airborne Ranger Here !
Good video and information.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting!
Good campsite love the chanel would be nice to see good and bad choices Thank you
Yes, Good Campsite please😊
Great advice about fireside clothing. I would like to see a video on critters. How to keep.them away, what do you do if they are bold. I've seen racoons as big as dogs and they aren't scared of humans. Tips for dealing with unwanted visitors.
Love the videos so much. New camper here and now I feel totally capable 😄. Have you visited a dark sky preserve?? Would love to see that!
A video on good campsites would be great! Thank you!
So many great tips thanks for being awesome. Joe especially putting up a tent the day after you bought it I’ve done this so many times. Huge oops ..
Good campsite. Please mention to new campers not to set up right next to someone who's already set up camp.
Truth!
Yesssss!!! Hate when people do that!
Great video. Would love to see a "good camp sites" video
GOOD CAMPSITE + Three Season clothing advice/selection, PLEASE! I can't understand the trendy base layers/mids/("tops?").
You're so lucky to be in Utah!!
A bit of advice I liked was to do a one night trip close to home to test out and get familiar with your gear. That had been my plan when I began camping in 2019 but mechanical issues meant my motorcycle (only vehicle at the time) wasn't ready until 2 days before I was to leave for the 2 week trip. Fortunately, running through setup and take-down at my apartment and using guidance from others who did motorcycle camping helped me a lot and I had no problem. I didn't even have any "gear I took that I wouldn't again" - the only unused non-emergency gear was a small folding table and it wasn't used because each campsite had a picnic table.
The preparation also paid off last year when my wife and I went to Davis Mountains State Park. Not even a vehicle breakdown was able to put a damper on it - our car ended up towed to Odessa for the warranty repair and I was able to get a rental to continue the trip. I definitely second your point about the wildlife in such places, one I noticed growing up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania and how animals that stayed near the barn and houses reacted to human presence differently than the ones that stayed in the wooded hills even a few minutes walk away. My wife was disturbed by the lack of fear displayed by the skunks, raccoons and javalinas - they kept their distance but weren't in a huge hurry to get out of there when they realized we were present because they are accustom to human activity.
Good camps sites!!!
As with pretty much all your other topics, GOOD CAMPSITE would be awesome!!! Thank you!
I set up the tent (my parents tent so like 20+ year old tent 🥹) in our living room with air mattress and daughters sleeping bag to see if everything fit. She then napped on it on the floor and I now know she DID NOT sleep well, but it will fit in the tent with us. So gotta get a foam pad or something. Good lessons 😊
I’d love to hear about good campsites!
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'Good campsite' would be a GREAT video!
Yes, please do a good campsite video. 😁
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Good Campsites, please make a video. Thanks
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When choosing a camp site here in Kansas where we can have a heavy dew in the morning, I try to find a site where the sun will hit my tent in the morning to dry the dew. But I want shade in the afternoon to avoid getting my tent hot when I get ready for bed.
As always, lots of great tips! We live and camp in bear country and I am always amazed at how many people do not store their food properly. I nice had a deer try to jump in my trailer. Thank you for sharing and have a great week. ~Shary~
Do you cook at your campsite in bear country?
@@ivybrooks7963 Yes definitely, I cook at camp all the time but you need to clean up everything when you are done and properly store all your food and trash. All of our Forest Service campground’s have Bear Boxes that lock and you can store food in.
@@BlackDogDesigns thank you so much! We are going on a trip soon and have never camped in bear country so it’s been a confusing process.
I will be car camping in some bear country soon. I will have some various food items in the locked car with me overnight. Should this be ok if there are no bear lockers?
its austounding to me that there are people who try setting up a tent for the first time at the campgrounds. like do they not get anxiety about that? i set my tent up twice in my back yard before camping with it just to be sure i could do it even without a youtube tutorial since i might not have internet access out in the wood.
Hi Amanda, when Me and my husband go camping, we keep the cooler outside the tent under a canopy; but next to the tent. Dry food is in a tote; but in the tent. Our is a big tent for ten people, so we have enough room to read specially when raining. Do you still advise maybe to leave the food and cooler in the truck? We normally like dry camping. thank you for your advise. Like your videos very much.😊
GOOD Campsites. I would love to know how you find car campsites when on BLM and WMA
lands. I haven't done that yet but my goal is to try it this year. I'm in NE Florida, so there
are plenty to choose from. Great job on sharing your knowledge and your experiences.
Thank you!!!
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You said no food in the tent but what if you’re sleeping in the car? Is plastic container food storage in the car ok?
I'm looking for the reusable plastic bags that you use... I saw them just the other day in a video with delicious recipies.
Good campsite video would be 👌
Lots of requests so far! It's definitely on my list of videos to film now!
@@amanda.outsideexcited for this content! I have my boondocking faves at places I go regularly but am always a bit intimidated when I go car camping someplace I haven't been before!
So true. I bought a new sleeping pad and when I arrived at my site for the night, I set everything up. I pulled out my pad and blew it up. When I came back to tent later, it was flat. So I blew it up again (at that point I should have inspected it). Later it was flat again but dark. So I figured it had a hole so I slept on a flat pad. When I got home I inspected it and discovered another valve at other end with a small built in pump box. I felt like an idiot but I should have looked at it before going out and I would have known that.
Have you tried packit gourmet Roman rescue?
I move on if there is recent scat. Also at night i walk around to see if i am pitching on or near an ant hill.
Could you cover what to do with trash when not camping at a campground?
Being a novice this is purely a question. If ice was put into a freezer bag would that prevent the cooler from becoming soaked