Camping Out Ideas - Do you have any tips on camping with a 7 month old?

Do you have any tips on camping with a 7 month old?

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Don't do it.
although i dont agree with bringing a baby camping i will say this you will definately need a COOLER for bottles, pot(to warm water over fire to warm bottles), playpen, MOSQUITO NET.
Sounds like a bad idea to me. With all the mosquitoes and ticks, may be better going on vacation and staying at a hotel.
1- Don't 2- If you do, pitch your tent out of earshot of any other tents. 3- Don't
There is no reason not to if you fully prepare yourself. Do the entire 'make a list, and check it twice' routine. It would probably be easier for you if you could go somewhere that you could rent a cabin instead of staying in a tent. Or take an RV. Then you still have most of the comforts of home and the baby won't be exposed to the elements 24/7. Think of all of the possibilities. What if your child gets sick, starts to run a fever, etc...
When I took my 7 month old camping I found it was a lot easier to bring a stroller, playpen, and we also brought the mega saucer..it's kinda hard since they aren't that mobile...make sure you have sunscreen, off, and a hat also..other than food and diapers (and lil swimmers if you're swimming also) that's about it! Good luck on your adventure!
i'd bring the pack and play also buy those mosquito nettings that go over it. Make sure the pack and play is down wind of the smoke and dotn let any bugspray get near the baby. Bring some hand sanitizer so you can hav eclean hands and bring lots of bottles water specifically for the baby's use....
Good for you! We just went camping with our 5 month old. People thought we were crazy, but we had a fantastic time and at the campsite we turned out not to be the only ones there with a baby. I think the main thing is to go with an open mind. Your baby will pick up on how you feel about it. Make sure you bring clothes for all types of weather (depending on where you are going). Our baby slept in her basinette next to us on our camp mattress. Outside we put down a big picnic blanket for her to lay on. Make sure you have some sunscreen and a hat to keep them from the sun. Take things slow and try and keep with some form of routine you have going at home. Most of all - have fun and bring your camera! We had a great time bathing our baby in the wash up basin : )
Camping with a baby just means bringing lots more stuff. We camped with friends of ours several times over the last few years and they started with the oldest one at 3 months! What I've learned from them is that babies will sleep quite happily in the pack and go play pens. A bouncy chair is great fun in the grass. Bring the swing chair if your child likes it!! Put up a tarp for constant shade Keep BBQ away from where you will be sitting, put it up high so baby can't pull it down (it was stone cold and just a small hibachi but could have been much much worse) Anything you wouldn't leave on your coffee table at home also needs to remain in the totes if you are not using it. (2 year olds are fast and sneaky and camping stuff is new and shiny) have a fan that you can either plug into the car or run on batteries in case it gets really warm (also helps to keep bugs away) an electric cooler (one that you run from the car for 3 hours and then it stays cold for 8) works great Don't let the car run out of gas or battery die!!! Bring twice as many diapers as you think you will need (especially if breastfeeding or if baby is starting on eating off your plate, what you eat when camping is so different than normal that baby's system might get a little off) know where the closest hospitals and walk in clinics are, make sure the camp site is serviced by 911 (learned that their second child is severely allergic to certain bug sprays - she wasn't sprayed with it but was held by several people who were wearing it and she got the most awful rash and was having problems breathing - that was scary!!) Basically pack everything you could ever need for the baby and use common sense. Always keep the baby in arms reach. If you can enjoy a vacation like that then go for it! We plan on going camping next year when our little one will be around 8 months and I'm not worried at all except about where we are going to rent a big enough trailer to bring everything with us!!
Good for you! Things I would bring are: camera blanket - to lay down on the ground a sun hat sunscreen bug spray - herbal kind band-aids (first aid kit) hand sterilizer a hammock a stroller - if possible plenty of clothes (long-sleeve and short) jeans...a must long socks closed shoes and don't forget snacks Most of All - Have FUN =)