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Thanks for the warm welcomes.

I never camp unless I have a tarp over and under my tent,regardless if the tent is brand new.I'm not taking the manufacturers word that their tent is waterproof.

Dana, It's a habit because I am a light sleeper and suffer from insomnia.I usually leave one ear plug not pushed into the ear canal as far as the other so I can hear a little sound.I love laying in my tent and listening to the night sounds but when I am ready for sleep,the earplugs are a must...

I do disperse camping,if there is a central water pump I get it from there,other wise I pack in my own water.For showering,I use 1 gallon milk jugs.I pour the water in 2 pots and heat them on my Coleman stove then transfer them back to jugs.I have a shower tent and just put the jugs in the...

Just throwing in my hello to the forum.I have recently got back into tent camping after many years of roughing it in luxury cabins(lol).I look forward to contributing to the site if I can remember to drop in.

I now prefer winter camping over summer.The trees are bare thus giving you amazing star gazing at night.There are no skeeters to deal with and I have my pick of campsites(disperse camping).When I went camping last winter there was only 1 other person there out of 24 campsites.

I have a bad habit of wearing earplugs(to bed) when camping,so I guess all my fears(if any)are drowned out.

I recently did some winter camping last year(first time)and bought a Mr Buddy Heater and a carbon detector.I had thought about running the heater all night but was leery of doing so.I did how ever use it before turning in just to warm the tent up.If you have enough ventilation in your tent,there...