Whether you’re camping with young children or with old friends from college, safety is a top priority. Spending a weekend outdoors can lead to injury if proper safety precautions are not taken, so use our camping safety checklist to keep everyone safe and having fun on your next trip.
Camping Safety Checklist
- Pack a first-aid kit with essentials such as personal medications, aspirin, sunscreen, bug repellent, tweezers, bandages, tape, sterile gauze pads, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic cream, cotton balls, poison ivy cream, and aloe vera lotion.
- Bring flashlights or lanterns. Make sure you have extra batteries.
- Always hike with a buddy.
- Keep children within eyesight at all times.
- Be on the lookout for snakes, tics, poison ivy, bees, and leeches.
- Never eat berries you find in the wilderness; they might be poisonous.
- Wear protective clothing, sunscreen, and sunglasses to prevent sun damage.
- Leave wild animals alone and never feed them.
- Keep knives and other sharp kitchen supplies stored in your portable kitchen and out of the kids’ reach.
- Practice good fire safety and never leave your fire unattended.
- Store food after meals so you don’t attract bears and other wild animals.
- Check the weather forecast before leaving to prevent being caught in a bad storm.
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