If you are a camper and you enjoy a challenge, a camping trip to Mexico could be just the challenge you are looking for. It is a country of mystery and intrigue, but is you have never camped before, leave visiting Mexico until you have a little experience. Finding yourself off the main highway and in the dessert is easily done and you have to be prepared for any eventuality.
Planning is essential, and the trip to successful camping is to take everything you need, but not too much! Because regardless of how careful your planning you have to be adventurous, because and incident free trip is rare.
Yes, prepare for every eventuality, but also be prepared to experience the most amazing camping opportunities. Memories are made of this, but be aware that you have to have a lot of nerve to pull it off, Mexico is not for shrinking violets, so if you are made of sterner stuff, you will be just fine.
Having the clothing to be able to dress for most weather conditions is necessary, you could be in the scorching dessert one day and in the snowy mountains the next. You may even experience tropical storms.
To really enjoy a Mexican camping experience you have to be very flexible and be able to go with the flow. Flexibility is key to your enjoyment of this experience, unpredictability has to embraced, and carefully laid plans, change at the very last minute.
Making use of a camping checklist is a good idea, as this helps you to take what you need without overdoing it. These are available online, so make use of one. Shop for the things you can’t live without before you leave the US. While shopping in the stores of another country is great fun, the products are completely different, this especially pertains to luxuries.
Never drink Mexican tap or river water, in fact no-matter where you camp, don’t drink the tap water, you know nothing about it. Camping with dysentery is no fun; take it from me, the idiot who ate fresh oysters from Brazilian waters. Bottled water is a must for drinking and you may have to bathe in a puddle or river water, so take biodegradable toiletries. We all have to do our bit to protect the environment. Make sure you take toilet paper. Remember the Baz Lerman song “sunscreen”, take that too.
A medical kit is vital, and if you don’t know what to put in yours, then perhaps you are not practical enough to be camping in Mexico. My mother suggests, anti-diarrhea and nausea medication, elastoplasts of various sizes, asprin and brandy (her cure all).
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