Until this summer I did not believe camping could teach me anything new. But I was wrong; camping at the seaside with my family really taught me many new things. I will try to present the pros and cons of camping and state what camping can teach.
One of the main advantages is that you learn how to live with limited resources and really close to other people. For such a community of campers who share the showers, toilets and many other goods cooperation and good relations are really important. This kind of life actually teaches you how to become more organized. Another advantage of camping is also a low year to year price, but on the other side camping equipment is not so cheap.
Nevertheless, some people do not learn anything. They do not obey the rules, they disturb the people around them and usually the hygiene around the place where they are staying is of a very low level. I, for example, saw drunk people lying around their tents, puking all around and making noise. That kind of people ruin other people’s peace and often have a bad influence on children. Children do not learn anything good from them.
Finally, I believe camping can teach you a lot; how to live with other people in an organized way, how to enjoy without paying a fortune and finally how to live in and with nature. Of course, there are also some circumstances when camping does not teach people a lesson that it should.
Matjaž Č., 2.cg
Camping is definitely a thing that I have not tried yet. There are quite some good things about it, but some bad ones as well.
Camping is basically living in the nature in a tent for a few days or even weeks. It might sound unusual to some people, but this is a holiday where you can learn a lot.
While camping, you can enjoy the fresh air and peace in a quiet forest or wherever you are staying. You can enjoy many different sports or learn them if you have not tried them yet, like swimming and climbing. You can just go for a walk or hiking. You can practically do anything you wish as long as you do not make a mess or start a fire.
However, there are also some bad things about it. Camping can be very dangerous because of wild animals that might attack you. If there is bad weather, you have to stay inside the tent the whole time, which is not exactly comfortable. Thunderstorms and fires can also be dangerous. So if you go camping, make sure you prepare for it well. Do not forget food, because there are not many shops in the forest.
Altogether, camping can be a nice holiday where we learn to live in harmony with everything that surrounds us.
Blaž B., 2. cg
I believe camping can teach us a lot. I also think that if you camp for a longer period of time, you learn much more than if you only camp for a night or two.
In my opinion, if you go camping, you should not bring much food with you. You should try to get as much food as possible in the nature. In this way you will learn how to respect the things you have and the things you get. You should also make fire on your own. Camping is a good way to learn much about the environment surrounding you. If you have bad weather while camping, you will be very thankful for sunny and warm weather.
However, if you only camp for a night or two, you learn nothing about it. You also will not learn much if you bring your own food and then pollute the environment.
In conclusion we can say camping can teach us a lot only under certain circumstances and if you really want to experience something new.
Boštjan B., 2.cg
