BP4 RJ U12B

Reading Journey Unit 12B

Camping for beginners

Camping trips are a fantastic experience if you enjoy spending time and exploring the outdoors. You can camp in the woods, near a lake, in the mountains, or your backyard. There’s always something new and beautiful to discover. However, if you are planning to go camping for the first time, you will find some valuable recommendations here:

• Don’t go camping alone. If you go camping with your friends, you will feel safer (and have more fun!). • Always be prepared for bad weather. • Use a weather app to check what the conditions will be. It will give you a good idea of what to wear.

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Reading Journey Unit 12B

Camping for beginners

• If you go camping, you will need a tent. But you don’t have to buy one. You can save some money if you borrow one from a friend.
• Everybody knows you need a sleeping bag, but not many people know you also need a sleeping pad. You don’t have to buy something expensive. A regular yoga mat makes a good sleeping pad.
• Get some no-cook backpacking or camping meals if you don’t know how to cook at a campsite.
• You will need light to get around camp at night if you are camping in the wild. We recommend you get a headlamp and a lantern.

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Reading Journey Unit 12B

Camping for beginners

• If it is your first time camping outside, it’ll be nice to have some mini card games to get entertained when the sun comes down.
• Find a way to keep your food away from animals (especially bears).
• Finally, be prepared for whatever comes your way and invest in a small first aid kit. If you don’t know what to put in it, we will share some ideas: antiseptic, ibuprofen, gauze, and band-aids.

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Exercise

Instructions:

Answer the questions.