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As our society becomes more and more technological, cold, and urban, more people are starting to feel the urge to get away from it all. Outdoor sports provide an excellent getaway from urban life, but one must remember common sense survival skills to enjoy the outdoors without any serious problems.

More people are beginning to feel the impulse to break loose from it all, take a break from contemporary life and return to the way of life of our ancestors. Maybe this explains the rising popularity of camping vacations, the supreme experience of going back to nature and existing in the wild, with only a simple structure for protection and a fire for preparing food.

Of course, lots of people don’t exactly do it that way. Camper vans are popular, and all sorts of electrical appliances have been adapted for camping - there are even camp microwaves. Most people consider at least modern toilets and showers to be a campsite necessity, regardless of whether it’s really true to the spirit of the outdoors. Camping doesn’t really have to be an outdoors thing if you don’t want it to be, as many camper vans aren’t that much different from houses on wheels, and many families stay in them for a large part of their holiday. It’s all about doing what you feel comfortable with.

For hardcore campers, though, the truest form of camping is camping which teaches survival skills, such as eating-wild caught food, finding your way around by the position of the sun and making fire. You would have to be very hungry to eat the animals that can be found in the woods of most countries, however, and for this reason camping with facilities and packed food is far more popular.

A staple survival instrument is a good flashlight. There are many newer LED flashlights which are quite bright, and long-lived on battery lifespan. Even more dependable in an emergency is a crank or shake flashlight which doesn’t call for any batteries, and which will always be there in a time of trouble.

Most campsites are in woods or open fields, and are often publically-owned - if you want to find one, they should be clearly marked on maps for walkers and on road signs for cars. It’s up to you what you take with you, but most people will prefer to have at least a tent, sleeping bags, torches, and either a tool for making firewood or portable oven where campfires aren’t allowed.