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Overview of Camping Types and History

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity where campers spend a few days away from civilization using temporary shelters like tents, caravans, or shelters made from wood and leaves. There are two main types of camping: survivalist camping, where campers rely only on natural resources, and recreational camping, where campers bring equipment for comfort. Recreational camping became popular in the 19th century and one of the first organized camping groups was the Association of Cycle Campers, which later became the Camping and Caravanning Club.

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Overview of Camping Types and History

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity where campers spend a few days away from civilization using temporary shelters like tents, caravans, or shelters made from wood and leaves. There are two main types of camping: survivalist camping, where campers rely only on natural resources, and recreational camping, where campers bring equipment for comfort. Recreational camping became popular in the 19th century and one of the first organized camping groups was the Association of Cycle Campers, which later became the Camping and Caravanning Club.

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MODULE 13: CAMPING

Camping – is an outdoor recreational activity.


Campers – are the participants, spend a few
days out of the urban life, away from
civilization.

Campers may use a tent, a caravan, or a


primitive shelter made of wood and leaves as
temporary shelter.

The term CAMPING has no universal


definition.
Two Variations of Camping

1. Survivalist camping – wherein campers


set off and rely completely on resources
found in nature to get by.

2. Recreational camping – wherein campers


bring their own sources of electricity and
heat, and other equipment to spend their
nights comfortably.
HISTORY OF RECREATIONAL CAMPING
Camping as a recreational activity became popular
in the 19th century. One of the widely accepted
proponents of recreational camping is Thomas
Hiram Holding, a British traveling tailor.

His book includes “cycles and Camp in Connemara


based on experience.

1901 – first camping group, the Association of Cycle


Campers. The name of the group was later replaced
to Camping and Caravanning Club.
1906 – the group open its camping site.
1910 – the association merge with the National
Camping Club. The association was quickly
revived after the world war when the founder of
the Boy Scouts Movement, Robert Baden-Powell,
became its president.

1932 – the International Federation of Camping


Clubs was established.

1960’s – camping had become a regular holiday


activity to most families in Europe and North
America countries.

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