Camping with Kids: Complete Guide to Car Tent and RV Camping

by Goldie Gendler Silverman

Book Overview

Camping--the perfect family vacation

On your next family trip, enjoy learning about nature, roasting marshmallows on the campfire, and finally curl up for the night in a cozy sleeping bag. This step-by-step guide covers everything you need to know to take your family camping; how to prepare, where to go, what to pack, what to do in camp, and how to handle things that go awry. In this book, longtime outdoorswoman Goldie Gendler Silverman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899973612
• ISBN13: 9780899973616
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Wilderness Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great encouraging camping book for newbies.

This book makes camping with kids sound doable and fun. A lot of the info is pretty basic but it would be great for those new to camping with kids. It covers both tent and camper camping.

Helping the kids and grandkids

This book, written by a Smith college fellow graduate (class of 1954), is a great birthday gift for our kids who go camping, to help them in their camping with their own kids, our grandchildren.

A wealth of innovative ideas making it perfect for all parent/child camping adventures

Very highly recommended reading for all parents wishing to instill an appreciation of the out-of-doors in their children, Camping With Kids: The Complete Guide To Car, Tent, And RV Camping by Goldie Gendler Silverman is an informative commentary and compendium of valued and helpful tips for parents hoping to indulge their children in an outdoor camping expedition. Introducing dozens of concepts and ideas for a fun and active time camping, Camping With Kids provides readers with expert advice, quick quizzes for decisive camping particulars, helping hands for getting kids involved, imaginary camping for preparation, and checklists for assistance in organization. Camping With Kids is a superbly authored and deftly compiled with wisdom drawn from more then 100 expert campers, as well as offering a wealth of innovative ideas making it perfect for all parent/child camping adventures.