IT’S THE SIMPLE pleasures of camping that I enjoy most.

There’s the smell of burning driftwood and watching the sparks from the fire shoot up into the sky to join the stars before they fade. Or land on my tent to smolder, as I remember I forgot the fire extinguisher.

Then there are the night sounds of the wilderness. The distant hoot of the owl, the electric crackle of the bug zapper and the gentle murmur of a 2,500-watt, gasoline-powered generator that tells you it’s summertime and the living is easy.

Experienced campers know you must organize your supplies and prioritize your equipment to maximize your enjoyment of the outdoors. Life in the wilderness can test a woodsman’s skill.

There’s a lot more to wilderness survival than being able to start a fire with just a single highway fla

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