Camping

:For other uses, see camping (disambiguation)

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Camping is an outdoor recreational activity involving the spending of one or more nights in a tent, primitive structure, a travel trailer or recreational vehicle at a campsite with the purpose of getting away from civilization and enjoying nature. Camping describes a whole range of activities, from survivalist campers who set off with little more than their boots to those who arrive in large recreational vehicles equipped with their own electricity, heat, and patio furniture.

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Camping as a recreational activity did not become popular until the early 20th century. It continues to be a response to the increasing urbanization and isolation of Western society. Camping is often associated with a sense of nostalgia or of romanticism for 'the times of our fathers'. It simultaneously evokes images of 'oneness with nature' and 'man against nature' - independence and self-sufficiency. Camping may be referred to colloquially as roughing it.

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Camping may be an end unto itself, but often it is in conjunction with other activities, such as hiking, swimming or fishing. (It may be combined with hiking either as backpacking or as a series of day hikes from a central location.) National parks and other publicly owned natural areas of interest are popular venues for camping. Camping is often restricted by law to designated sites in order to prevent campers from damaging the environment.

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Recreation: Recreation is the employment of time in a non-profitable way, in many ways also a therapeutic refreshment of one's body or mind....

Tent: A tent is a shelter, consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles. It is fairly easy to assemble (pitch) or disassemble, and is usually portable. Tents may be attached to the ground with stakes and guy lines (ropes). Tents were first used by nomadic...

Travel trailer: A travel trailer, or caravan, is a small trailer in which people can live and travel simultaneously. Travel trailers in general as well as other types of camping accommodations have had a long and varied history....

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