Camping Gear Lights

Series Summary

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity in which the participants, known as campers, leave civilization behind and enjoy nature while spending one or more nights at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, a primitive structure, or no shelter at all. Camping as a recreational activity became popular in the early 20th century, and many campers frequent national parks, other publicly owned natural areas, and privately owned campgrounds. Camping may be its own activity, but it's commonly done in conjunction with other activities, such as hiking, swimming, and fishing.

Camping can involve using a lot of camping gear, particularly if the camper plans on long hikes or primitive camping. In this free video series, our expert will teach you all about camping gear and what you may need to bring on your next camping trip. You will learn how to pick out and use camping gear lights, hiking poles, a first aid kit and insect repellent. You will also learn how to use a map and compass for off trail hiking, how to use a a GPS and a personal locater beacon. Finally, get tips on setting up camping areas and hiking trail sanitation. If you love camping, let our expert show you everything you need to know about camping gear to keep your next trip safe and fun.

Video Transcript

"Let's talk a little about lighting. Lighting is an essential item, you really need to have something to see, when you?re out there at night. You just can't walk over to the wall, and flip on a switch. So, there's a number of items, that you could use, some of the more quaint ones, will be candle lanterns. You pull these up, and you just light it. Downside of these I would say, is that there often kind of heavy for the amount of light they put out. Nice thing about them is that you have some fire starting materials. I'm going to warn people away from the tub candles, unless you have a real nice, well made tub. What I find with these is that the wick actually will fall over into the wax. What's a little bit better is this one, it has a little spring in the bottom of it, that pushes the candle up, and you always have a nice flame right there. My preference, I like headlamps. There's a couple of different kinds, one is a halogen bulb lamp. Downside of these is the battery life. These are LED's, this one being, of course smaller, but you can get quite a bit of light coming out of one of these. Nice thing, great battery life. Since the LED's don't take much, you can have fifty some odd hours on batteries as opposed to having maybe two or three with an incandescent. If you have any questions, give your local outfitter a holler."