With the modern age, we are all tapped in to digital media 24/7, it feels like an impossible ask to drag a teenager away from that connection, lets be honest, its nearly Impossible to drag anyone away from their phones these days.

So we are going to outline 4 top tips, to making sure you can enjoy camping with your teenager, and ensuring both of you enjoy your time away together! We’ve found the biggest key to having a great time with your teenager is to get them involved with setting up camp, by giving your teenager responsibilities around camp, they will feel accomplished and rewarded when the tasks are finished!

There isn’t much more that will help you to bond with your young ones that heading out and enjoying the Australian bush!

1. KEEP CHARGED!

When heading out camping with your teenager, you will need to provide a way for them to keep their digital entertainment charged, whether there is reception or not this can pose a problem.

The easiest method, is to switch the device off, but the likelihood of that is very minimal, so to make sure you have a steady USB power source, you can look into the Adventure Kings Solar Panel Range.

With everything from a small 10W backpack USB system all the way up to a 250W auxiliary campsite power source there is plenty of choices for making sure the young ones are entertained, and all the batteries are charged
 

2. Personal Space!

You probably already know, but teenagers aren’t partial to being crowded, they are discovering their independence, so to ensure you stay on their good side, it might be a good idea to get them their own place to stay.

For generations a Swag has been a gift and a rite of passage for a teenager becoming an adult. And a good quality swag will last your teenager for decades of camping sessions, sleepovers and for taking a break on long trips.

With the mountains of options when shopping for a swag you can be forgiven for not knowing where to start.  We think the Adventure Kings range has a few options perfect for a first swag!

With the top of the range Adventure Kings Big Daddy Deluxe being available for under $250, you’ll be giving your teen, a massive amount of personal space to escape and have solitude to read, listen to music, and sleep independently.

Plus the responsibility of setting up their own swag, will start their own personal collection of camping gear and give them pride in maintaining their own camping equipment.

3. CAMPFIRE COOKING

No matter how old you are, eating a meal you prepared and cooked yourself from an open campfire, is one of the most satisfying things there could be. So here are a few easy ways to cook your dinner over the fire with the help of your teen, and Adventure Kings cooking gear.

If you prefer BBQ food the Adventure Kings Campfire BBQ hot plate, is perfect, using hot coals from your campfire, you can easily sizzle and fry your favorite BBQ foods.

If you are into more hearty meals a Bedourie camp oven, offers the ability to roast all of your favorite meals over your campfire coals

4.Campsite Lighting

To make sure you and your teenager can see your way around camp when the sun has gone to bed, the Illuminator camp light setups on offer from 4WD Supacentre are perfect for brightening the shadows and helping you to see around camp.

On offer are a handful of different styles of camp lighting that range from 1.3m strip lighting all the way to a complete customizable Illuminator 5 bar camp light kit.

With an Adventure Kings LED campsite lighting kit you have the ability to dim and completely switch off your campsite lighting, and as a bonus with the more complex kits, you also have the ability to turn some sections off or dim them whilst the remainder of the lights are independently controlled.

The ability to completely customize your campsite, means your teenager can see the icy cold cokes at the bottom of your icebox without complaint.

As far as campsites go, an Adventure Kings campsite offers you the tools you need to have a great time at camp with your teenager.