The Internet Base Camp

   

Base Camp January 1, 1999



This Base Camp Web Site is basically for campers, backpackers and hikers in the Golden State of California. But all are welcome to use this as a Base Camp of information for camping sites and hiking trails of California State and Federal Parks, and related information on environmental low impact camping and training. This web site also has a link to the "Environmental Web Directory" the "Earth's Biggest Environmental Search Engine".
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The Internet Base Camp Guide

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This web site will be greatly improved as time goes on. Please enjoy your visit !

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Back Packing and Tent Information

For those of you who are not familier with camping and back packing the following information will be helpful:

First of all, back packing is when you walk ~ hike to the camping sites from the parking lot. Back packing ~ hiking to the camping sites may vary from 3/4 of a mile which will probably take about 1/2 an hour ~ but some people may take up to a week of back packing ~ hiking from one camping site to another in the wilderness. When a person goes back packing they take a backpack, and inside the backpack contains the following items; a change of clothing, bags of dried food, first aid kit, a snake bit kit is also advisable, a servivel blanket which is very light, a Coleman backpack single burning stove and a Coleman backpack lantern - both are very light, and a backpack container that holds fluid for the backpack stove and lantern. Also whats placed in the backpack are light weight backpack cooking pots and pans to cook in, and a mess kit to eat from with knife, fork and spoon. Under the backpack is placed a sleeping bag and on top of the backpack a light weight backpack tent. Camping manufacturers produces back packing equipment to be light. Remember, the key word for back packing is "light". While you are back packing you want to travel light.

About Tents:

A regular tent is heavier than a backpack tent. For example a regular two man tent is a little heavier than a two man backpack tent. Tents are made in various sizes. Single man tents, two man tents, three man tents and four man tents, and these tents are made as regular tents and as back packing tents. Remember that back packing tents are much lighter than regular tents and thats way when people go back packing they utilize the back packing tents because they are much lighter then regular tents. And of course tents are made to take up to eight or more people but these type of tents are inappropriate for back packing because they are to large and to heavy for back packing.

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Remember, this is your Internet Base Camp. If you are new to camping you will find this web site very useful. Iwill try to make this an enjoyable place for you to explore and discover the wonderful world of camping and the great out doors. There are many wonderful links to other web sites as well that you will find helpful and informative!

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