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Top 7 Reasons to Go Camping

Are you a newcomer to camping? If you’re a city person who just hasn’t had the opportunity to go on a camping trip, you’re missing out! Here are seven great reasons to discover the great outdoors at least once in your lifetime. You never know—you may just love it and turn it into an annual vacation!

By Martha Li for readersdigest.ca

1. Camping Lets You Escape the Hectic City Life

Camping is one of those vacations where you literally do almost nothing for a weekend or a few days. Once your tent can camping area is set-up, you don’t have to worry about cleaning, laundry, putting on your best outfit for an evening out, grocery shopping or any other tasks that seem to consume our everyday lives. And it’s a chance for you to turn off the smartphone, computer and other electronics to just sit back and relax.

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