Enriching And Varied – Camping In Mexico

October 20th, 2009 Posted in Camping

If you are a camper and you enjoy a challenge, a camping trip to Mexico could be just the challenge you are looking for. It is a country of mystery and intrigue, but is you have never camped before, leave visiting Mexico until you have a little experience. Finding yourself off the main highway and in the dessert is easily done and you have to be prepared for any eventuality.

You have to plan carefully for camping in Mexico, and this is part of the excitement of  making a trip like this. You need to keep things to the minimum, yet make sure you have  everything you need.  However, no matter how well prepared you are, it is rare that a camping trip to Mexico comes off exactly as planned. If you are the adventurous type, this may just be the vacation you have been longing for.

The most fantastic camping opportunities are likely to appear out of nowhere, and this is the beauty of camping. If you camp in Mexico you will come home with incredible lasting  memories, but to remind you again, this is not for the faint hearted.

You have to be prepared to camp and dress for any conditions, and one night you could be in  the searing dessert and the next in snowy, pine forested mountains. One good thing is that  dessert night conditions are cold, so you will have clothing for both these eventualities.  You may even experience tropical storms!

Flexibility is key to your enjoyment of this experience, unpredictability has to embraced,  and carefully laid plans, change at the very last minute!

Making use of a camping checklist is a good idea, as this helps you to take what you need without overdoing it. These are available online, so make use of one. Shop for your luxuries in the US, while shopping in  unfamiliar stores in unfamiliar Mexican towns is fun, if you are a woman and you want a  Hershey bar now, you will be in for a long wait. Nachos can never replace your favorite  chocolate bar.

Never drink tap water, unless you have boiled it or purified it, bottled water is always the safest. Camping with dysentery is no fun; take it from me, the  idiot who ate fresh oysters from Brazilian waters. We all  have to do our bit to protect the environment. Make sure you take toilet paper that is biodegradable.

A medical kit is vital, and if you don’t know what to put in yours, then perhaps you are not practical enough to be camping in Mexico. You never know when something as small as a headache will happen, or an emergency like your husband sliding down an arroyo and grazing his hands and knees, and giving you a headache.