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wilderness survival tips
Hints/tips for survival in the Scottish wilderness?What to eat?How to build shelter?How to live?
The most important thing is to avoid soaking through your clothes, especially if you only have one set (more easily said than done). Due to the scottish climate there are MANY streams to drink from with little health risk (filter and purify if these facilities are avaliable). Shelter can be constructed in pine forested areas at the base of a sheltered tree: low branches can be pegged down to form the ribs of a roof and small branches can be added to insulate from the ground and waterproof the sides. In open areas with little or no tree cover, a natural ditch or should be found (not in a location where it can easily fill up with water and preferably not facing into the wind) this should then be lned with heather and then if possible sticks/logs should be lain accross with an oening at one end and heather thatched intbetween them.
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Wilderness Survival Tips : Wilderness Survival Shelter Tips
Camping with an infant?
My wife and I are going camping in a few weeks and would like some advice on camping with an infant. During the day the temperatures will reach 80F but at night they could (possibly) drop as low as 30F. I want to make sure my 7month old is plenty warm at night. I have found I am warmer when wearing minimal clothes in my sleeping bag than when all bundled up. Should I bundle up my baby or strip him to just minimal clothing like myself? (Baby will be sleeping in the same bag as mommy)
Also any infant camping tips you can share would be great.
Note:
We have all the proper gear for camping (not the cheap Wal-Mart stuff) and years of experience camping and even teaching wilderness survival, but the whole "family camping" thing where you can still see your truck is new to us.
Extra details: Oh, and if it does get to cold we will head home as this trip is only a 30min drive so don't worry, our baby will be warm one way or another.
I don't think you need to be worrying as much as you are, especially since you have lots of camping experience. The family camping thing is really a piece of cake.
My daughter has been camping since she was less than six months old and has grown up loving it.
As far as the nights are concerned, you are on the right track by having your baby sleeping with your wife...or both of you. On cold nights sometimes I would have my daughter in my sleeping bag...sometimes we would zip two sleeping bags together and the three of us would sleep in there with baby in between us all snuggled up. I would always cuddle her close for the body heat though. The warm sleeper pajamas are ideal..again, that is what I used. The covered feet are important.
This should be warm enough, but just in case, bring an extra blanket or comforter with you in the tent and put it in a handy spot. If your wife wakes up in the middle of the night and feels cold or feels the baby is cold she can just grab it and put it on top of the sleeping bag for a little extra warmth.
As far as keeping your baby occupied, bring a portable crib for daytime naps and containment. Whatever his favorite toys are at home are perfect to bring along for camping, of course not including the big bulky ones. If it does not get too hot in the daytime, an empty tent with a few toys makes a great playhouse. A screen house that closes, if you have one, also works well, especially if it is too warm to be in a tent during the day.
We used to have a little chair that attaches to the side of the table and sort of hangs off the table. When camping the chair worked fine with the picnic table and we used this instead of a high chair.
Have a great time....you know what to do and what to bring...you will be fine. You really shouldn't need to cut your trip short and head home in the middle of the cold night!
