Taking A Baby Camping

We car camped with our one year old and now are using a camper to camp with.

Taking a baby camping.

We are going for 5 days 4 nights. The general recommendation is to not apply bug repellent or sunscreen on babies younger than 6 months old. I was often asked can you camp with a baby. When taking your kids camping for the first time you should follow these simple tips to ensure it s all smiles the whole trip.

I ve been thinking about having a camping night in our living room where we sleep in out sleeping bags. In fact my preemie twins went camping when they were on supplemental oxygen. The answer is yes. After all where i live in colorado it s common to see kids less than a year old bopping along the trail in a backpack being towed in sleds behind their parents cross country skis and even bouncing down rivers in inflatable rafts plus my husband and i are former wilderness guides with years of experience.

A few tips for camping with groms. 10 tips for camping with a baby 1. My wife and i decided that solitude and relatively unsullied wilderness were higher priorities than needing to sleep in a soft sided triangular structure. Go for a test drive.

Taking a baby will require compromises and adjusting your expectations so it s important to figure out which aspects of camping matter most to you. We are taking our 4 y o 2 5 y o and 3 month old camping next month and i m kinda nervious. By jessica leigh mattern. Camping with a baby may seem like a ludicrous idea to some parents.

Before i became a parent i thought taking a baby camping would be no big deal. How to protect your baby from bugs and sun while camping. Logan is now 7 delaney is 4 and she says she s just reserved their favorite lake tahoe nv campsite for logan s camping birthday party his idea. Jul 26 2017 going on an outdoor adventure with baby in tow.

After our night under the stars with the baby i had a few requests for a write up from other parents wondering how we pulled it off. We are not doing much hiking we will be doing a lot of walking and historical site seeing. Here are our top tips. Our goal is to take the wee one on a backpacking trip this summer and to hike into some campsites.

Time for baby s first adventure. Taking a baby camping can be a great experience with some essential must have camping gear. After you ve gathered all the best camping basics and essentials for grown ups you ll need to make sure you pack these camping items for your baby or toddler. 10 essential pieces of baby camping gear.