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By David Sweet, About.com Guide to Camping since 1997

Camping with Infants

Monday March 19, 2007
Have you ever taken an infant camping? How young do you think is too young? Many parents think it is never too soon to expose children to the wonders of the outdoors. Experienced parents say this about camping with infants:

"We have always taken our babies camping." ~ pastorerik

"We camp with three boys, the youngest is 2, and we started taking him around 20 months old." ~ captivaa

"We took our son camping starting at age 6 months." ~ Pattysweet8

"Had I known how easy it was to camp with a 5-month-old when my oldest was that little, my husband and I would have gotten back to one of our favorite activities a lot sooner." ~ YolandaSW

"My children are now grown and camping with kids of their own." ~ little4bear

"We have always taken our kid camping. As an infant, it didn't seem too bad. With 1-2 year olds, it was a little harder." ~ pogchop

"Don't be afraid to take your little one. My baby is now 13, and he has tent camped every year of his life." ~ catlinn

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March 22, 2007 at 10:19 pm
(1) Dennis says:

when going camping never go without mosquito repellent and now i have found a real good repellent that is Deet Free with no citronella i got it at www.crocodile-insectrepellent.com i use it on all my children and it works great.

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