car camping
Sleeping beside automobile
Car camping is a style of outdoor recreation where campers drive to a campsite and sleep in or near their vehicle rather than hiking into the wilderness with gear on their backs.
Unlike backpacking, car camping allows for heavier equipment, coolers full of food, and creature comforts since everything travels by car.
The term covers both sleeping inside the vehicle itself and pitching a tent at a drive-in campsite.
We're just car camping this weekend, so bring whatever you want.
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- sleeping bagInsulated portable bedding
- sleeping padPortable ground cushion
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- coolerInsulated storage container
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