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The Benefits of Camping

12/23/2020

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Great Article from Outdoor Explorer

This week has been a busy week for our readers since we’ve had several of them reach out with comments or links to articles complementary to gear write-ups and blog posts on our website.
 
The latest was Louis from Outdoor Explorer, a new Australian website all about camping and the great outdoors. Louis had recently read our blog post about The “Outdoor Code”, “Leave No Trace” and Low Impact Camping and reached out to share his article about the 8 Benefits of Camping – Why It’s Fun AND Good For You.
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We thought that Louis’ article had some great information – to include links to detailed references for each of the 8 benefits he cites – so we thought that we would pass it on.
 
All of us that love the outdoors know that being in the outback, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday city or suburban life, is invigorating and makes us feel better. But, as Louis’ article asks, what can you tell a friend that’s reluctant to head outside to convince them that “camping is not only fun, but also great for boosting your mood, lowering stress, building relationships and generally improving your overall health!” To help you solve that problem Louis “put together this list of the 8 major benefits of camping” so that you can “shoot it off to your friends that are having trouble finding the motivation to leave their creature comforts behind and go camping with you!”
 
The 8 benefits that Louis cites are:
  • Fresh Air
  • Socialisation
  • Improved Mood
  • Less Stress
  • Exercise
  • Better Sleep Cycles
  • New Challenges and Experiences
  • Get Back In Touch With Nature
 
To get all the details on these 8 camping benefits you should head on over to Outdoor Explorer and read the whole article.
 
We certainly agree with the article’s conclusions that:
  • “As well as being fun, camping has a wide variety of secondary benefits that can improve your overall health.”
  • “These range from improved digestion and lower blood pressure, through to better sleep quality and lower risk of heart disease.”
  • “Camping can reduce your risk of disease while simultaneously extending your lifespan, improving your interpersonal relationships and staving off muscle mass decline and memory loss.”
 
So get out there and enjoy the great outdoors - and take a friend that needs a little convincing with you.
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1 Comment
Hailey Miller link
10/8/2021 00:13:34

Thanks for pointing out that camping can boost our mood and lower our stress. This is helpful because my husband and I are planning to go camping next weekend with our five kids. With this, we are hoping to find high-quality truck bed shells on Monday so we can have more space in our truck for our belongings.

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