Lose the holiday fat

It happens every year between Thanksgiving and New Years: I eat too much! I can't help it. (grin!) So I resolve to make an effort to take a walk daily. (For more walking info, visit fellow About.com guide Wendy Bumgardner's Walking pages.)

Improve the camping Web pages

Chat, newsletter, and bulletin board; all have recently been added to the camping site. So I resolve to use these tools and to add further enhancements in order to make these pages your choice for camping information. (If you need help creating Web pages, visit fellow About.com guide Jennifer Kyrnin's Web Design pages.)

Try something adventurous

My wife and I have begun scuba lessons. I resolve to take this opportunity to explore some new places. So, I'll be looking for some camping/scuba destinations to travel to this spring/summer.

Learn to back up the camper

I know it can be done! I resolve to stop yelling instructions at my wife and to learn to back the camper myself.

Clean up your campsite before leaving

No one likes arriving at their vacation destination only to find somebody else's mess to clean up. Before leaving your campsite, police it one more time to check for any forgotten gear and to dispose of all remaining trash.

Observe campground quiet hours

The general campground rule is quiet after 10 pm. And that means those generators too! We are all getting older. (grin) Someday you too will appreciate a little peace and quiet in the evening before (and after) bedding down.

Don't drive with your bright lights on

There's no need to blind your neighbors at the campground. If it's night and you're just arriving at the campground, please use your normal beams; and, if you're just returning to your site and remember where it is, just use your parking lights, they should suffice. Your fellow campers will thank you.

Drive slow through the campground

Let me repeat: drive slow through the campground. At all times, please remember that little ones, kids and pets, are likely to be anywhere in the campground. Observe all speed limit signs!

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