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When you go for a camping trip it has to be expected that there is likely going to be a good chance that at some point you may get some rain. Make sure you are prepared for those rainy times on your camping trip. The rain though won’t spoil all your fun it can add some different experiences and elements to your camping trip.

Here are some tips to help with your camping trip when it’s raining and also to make sure you prepare for the situation when you plan your trip.

• Make sure you check your tent in wet conditions before leaving your home, you can do this by use a hose on it and checking for any leaks inside the tent.
• When you pitch your tent make sure its not at the bottom of a slope.
• Check the floor to see if it looks like an area where water may accumulate.
• Make sure your tent and tarp are held down well.
• Don’t use your stove in a tent as its very dangerous, instead have sandwiches and cold food when its raining.
• Take some dry wood in your car as it will be hard to find after a downpour.
• Make sure you take some boardgames for in the tent.
• Look out of the tent and enjoy the nature with the kids, viewing an animals or birds from the comfort of the dry tent.
• Make sure you pack plenty of dry clothes.
• An extra sleeping bag would be a good idea also.
• Take waterproof clothes.
• Keep your wet gear hanging away from your sleeping area.
• Don’t touch the sides of your tent inside as dew accumulates.
• Keep any gear you need stored in the tent so you don’t have to dash out to get something in the rain.
• Keep warm and dry as much as possible.

Remember the rain need not ruin your trip, use the time to spend some quality time with the family and do some other activities you may not do in the sunny weather.

Wi-Fi also know as wireless fidelity is the technology that enables you to receive an wireless internet connection through your laptop. It is coming ever more popular now in many US and worldwide campsites.

You may think, whats the point? You go camping to get away from it all and get back to basics but there has shown to be quite a few people that would welcome the service. Recent statistics have shown that about 6% of campsites in the USA have either free or pay per use Wi-Fi service. These stats are taken from a recent USA today survey. Another interesting find is that out of 28 states at least 1 park in each has wireless internet services.

I bet you will most likely find this technology to be available in most campsites in the coming years, obviously it will not be in all as some sites may be just so remote that the expense would be too much.

I personally think you should leave your work and laptop at home and spend the time enjoying your camping trip relaxing, exploring and enjoying the time with the family. Obviously the wireless option could be useful in terms of emergencies.

Could this bring about a new wave of outdoor wear? A quick drying wool which claims to be completely dry in under 2 hours.

Japanese suit manufacturers Konaka & Co. have been working with the woolmark company and developed a wool suit made from merino wool. The pictures show that you can wash the suit in a shower it will then hang dry in under 2 hours and there is no need to iron the suit. The suit is being called “Shower Clean Suit”.

The suit has a hollow fabric structure allowing air to pass through it easily and has water repellents added to the suit and the machine washable interlinings.