All,
My name is Jason. I am in my 30's and have two young boys who are coming into the camping age. We live in the northern VA area. We have done some tent camping in the Shenandoah national parks but that's it.
Here's the deal. My boys are 10 and 11. At the age of 13 I want to take them hiking/camping one at a time. The type of camping I would like to do is be able to hike 1-5 miles to a camp ground, pitch a tent and then teach my boy the joys of camping. I want to be able to gather our own firewood and make our own fires. I want to take him fishing and eat the catch for dinner. Kind of a "welcome to the man stage of your life, you may need these skills one day" scenario.
My biggest issues:
Location:
Somewhere we can hike 1-10 miles to setup camp. Somewhere far enough away from traffic, housing developments, and civilization, but close enough for help to arrive
I would prefer VA/MD/WV/NC East coast but will travel all the way to California if need be.
Things to do:
I would like there to be fishing, orienteering (which just by hiking with a map and compass would be fine), building campfires, and anything else associated with camping.
Things to take:
When it comes time for this list I think I will post a separate post. There are so many things that I can think of and I am sure there are things I haven't thought of.
Right now I am about 1 1/2 years from doing the first camping trip with my oldest. This is my first fact finding mission. Any help from any of you that have done something like this would be great. Even if it is just some links to other helpful sites.
My name is Jason. I am in my 30's and have two young boys who are coming into the camping age. We live in the northern VA area. We have done some tent camping in the Shenandoah national parks but that's it.
Here's the deal. My boys are 10 and 11. At the age of 13 I want to take them hiking/camping one at a time. The type of camping I would like to do is be able to hike 1-5 miles to a camp ground, pitch a tent and then teach my boy the joys of camping. I want to be able to gather our own firewood and make our own fires. I want to take him fishing and eat the catch for dinner. Kind of a "welcome to the man stage of your life, you may need these skills one day" scenario.
My biggest issues:
Location:
Somewhere we can hike 1-10 miles to setup camp. Somewhere far enough away from traffic, housing developments, and civilization, but close enough for help to arrive
I would prefer VA/MD/WV/NC East coast but will travel all the way to California if need be.
Things to do:
I would like there to be fishing, orienteering (which just by hiking with a map and compass would be fine), building campfires, and anything else associated with camping.
Things to take:
When it comes time for this list I think I will post a separate post. There are so many things that I can think of and I am sure there are things I haven't thought of.
Right now I am about 1 1/2 years from doing the first camping trip with my oldest. This is my first fact finding mission. Any help from any of you that have done something like this would be great. Even if it is just some links to other helpful sites.
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