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Hi there,     Today, at a glance: 5 Tips for Pitching Your Tent 3 Helpful Camping Apps 1 Camping Quote   Before we get stuck in, Derek, our CEO and Founder has started a free weekly outdoors industry deep-dive newsletter for anyone with a professional or personal interest in the outdoors industry. Sign Up Here.

5 Tips for Pitching Your Tent 5. Make Sure It's Flat!  This may seem like a ridiculously obvious piece of advice - but it isn't! Common sense isn't all that common… If you do not find a flat piece of ground to pitch on, you will have an awful night's sleep. Period. Rolling into one side or even corner of a tent, with others rolling into the same coroner, simply sucks. Keep it flat. If you're on a vehicle remember the levelling blocks. If on a trailer make sure it has adjustable stabilizers. And, bring a small spirit level for that 'top notch' rest…

4. Safety First Especially when wild camping. There are a few things to consider: Look Up - any hanging branches or even unstable trees that could fall your way? Local wildlife - do you need to hang food away from the tent? Water - if there is heavy rainfall, can you end up in a river? Have you brought along first aid and a fire blanket or even an extinguisher and carbon monoxide alarm? Sun protection and insect repellent? Get to know your campgrounds' rules and procedures. Practice food safety - both packing and preparing  Use the vents - they're there for a reason koa.com give loads of tips on camp safety.

3.   Exact Weather Forecast for the Area - and Check More Than One Source Not all weather Apps are equal. This is probably the biggest factor in pitching properly. Need rain clothes, and a second flysheet? Need a mobile A/C for your insulated tent? What kind of bugs will the weather bring? A separate tarp? Size of tent? The weather affects it all. Know what to expect.

2.  Use a Footprint and Close Doors Before Staking Your Tent Out The former is an extra groundsheet layer that helps prevent your floor getting punctured by rocks, twigs and the like. It also adds another layer against dampness which helps here in Ireland! The latter is so that the next is in its proper and natural shape before it gets fully staked out. If you don't you may well find yourself unable to close the door after a pristine pitching.  PS; stake out properly using all stake points and guy lines, even when it's not windy. You never know when wind speed can rise unexpectedly. And you don't want to be the one that takes off…  PPSS; face your door away from the prevailing wind.

1. Practice Makes Perfect Don't be that guy that arrives at the site, with his tent still unopened in the box. Make sure it's tested at home first. And, if you're not using a new tent, you should also make sure to pitch it at home first - you don't want any unwelcome historical tears or dampness that you may have missed when packing up last time. Mold is a big no-no. Check first. It's always better.

3 Helpful Camping Apps 3. Roadtrippers Personally, I absolutely love this. We've all heard it's about the journey, not the destination. And I completely agree. And Roadtrippers is built for exactly that. Turning the journey itself into an adventure by finding treasures along the way.  "You're always a short detour from an Extraordinary Place"  Find out more >>>

2. Maps.me Brilliant because it can be used offline. And haven't we all been in that spot, especially now as we depend on our phone more and more. Maps.me has been around for a while, and others have caught up, but that simple offline functionality can prove invaluable. More info >>>

1. Geocaching This is reputed to be the world's biggest treasure hunt, and perfect for little imaginations. It's community run and managed, so you never know what treasure awaits…this is a super initiative, and can bring many hours of excitement. Check it out >>>

1 Camping Quote "What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?" –E.M. Forster Until next week, Derek

Please note - everything above is for useful information purposes. We do NOT receive any commission for recommending products, locations or videos. We just hope you find this informative.  Credits:   1. Roadtrippers 2. Wikipedia-Maps.me

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