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Are you stressed out and want to unwind for a while. Do you want to have a weekend getaway? Are you planning to enjoy camping with your family and friends? If yes let me tell you what the power of camping is.  Camping is an activity that most people enjoy and let’s be realistic here, there is not one time in our life that we have gone camping and not enjoyed it. If not then this will be your first time and we will assure you that you will enjoy it. So what are the benefits of Camping out? Listed here are some of the benefits of Camping. Build Memories. Whether it is a short trip or a 7 day camping trip. What’s more important is the memories you acquired every time you went camping. From the food you packed up to the campfire that you built. Most importantly, the memories with your camping buddies. Admit it, it is more fun to do camping especially when you enjoy the people you are camping with. Builds Identity. Humanity has been camping for most of its history. There was no such thing as air conditioning prior to the 70’s. No one had an indoor seat to sit on to take a dump prior to the early 20th century. When we sit around a campfire telling stories, sleep out under the stars and wake up to start the day filled with activities. Camping enables us to have a primal connection to pioneers and settlers. Builds Camaraderie. Most of the people nowadays tend to isolate. Our technology has enabled us to be isolated because we don’t need anyone else. We don’t need someone to kill a deer for us to eat. We just went to a restaurant. We don’t need someone to sew a patch for us, we just buy another pair of pants. We don’t need a friend who has mechanical skills, we just pay someone to take care of the leak. This is how society is built and I’m somewhat thankful for it. But in the process we isolate ourselves and become cut off from truly needing other people. Camping is a communal effort. Someone gathers firewood, someone starts the fire, someone breaks out the food, people help each other with their tents or a structure to shield the rain, etc. This activity is a springboard into lasting friendship. Builds Hardiness. Camping will make us strong. If you haven’t tried camping and you stayed in your comfort zone. You will be shocked how camping is different. In camping you are doing things on your own and it will need physical attention. In this way it is like you are exercising and letting new energy run through in your bodies. You exert effort and with this effort you build the hardiness that you need. Builds Confidence. Our confidence takes a hit and we don’t feel capable…because we aren’t. When a man learns to build a fire to stay warm, to keep himself sustained without fast food, or figures out how to mend a broken tent pole he becomes a problem solver. Problem solvers have a right to have confidence which gives them a leg up on whatever the future may hold. Camping scratches something deep inside of us. It produces something different in our character. When we return to civilization, we do so with a changed identity. It is the way it has always been and we would do well to emulate the person who has gone before us in every time period and on every continent. The best camping would be camping with your family.  It spurs teamwork, conversations, character, laughter and memories that no hotel ever will. I encourage you to try it. Make it an easy start. Load up your car with a bunch of food, blankets and firewood and park it at a sanctioned park where there is a fire ring and restrooms nearby. You can use the wet wipes in the woods the next time.   The post Blog 37: The Power of Camping first appeared on Coastal Camping Rentals.