How old were your children when you first took them camping?

[cassgazz]

Both our kids were just below 6 months old when they first went camping.

The young fella was still using one of them bouncer things when we took him to Golden Beach camping, and the daughter was also just below 6 months. Took her to Omeo, and I can remember it was bloody cold. She was nice & warm though - we made sure of that.

[JCOJ]

Our first was four weeks old when we took him away on his first camping trip and the second was about eight weeks old.

[Spada]

6 weeks old for the first trip.

[camper48]

hi all.my boys went camping as babies in tents then a jayco finch camper.  now there babies have/are camping in tents etc
.just go for it I say.
pete

[Green rv]

Hi All
the wife was so heavily pregnant with our first son when we went to fraser near on seven years ago that she took the hospital paper work with her but he ended staying in their for a few more weeks after we got back
he also did a trip in utero to baffle creek omg that turned nasty getting bogged coming off the beach and near losing the hilux to the sea. 
the kids love camping and their eyes light up every time i book a new camp in
took both camping under 6 months
 
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same with my parents they took us kids camping as babies back in the day when you didn't have to have the beach buggy registered to drive on the beach at DI, on one trip as a 2yo they had the army looking for me as i had wondered off found me a few hrs later in one of the old army bunkers  (defending the country from invasion i guess ) fun times Ads 

[Prado120]

We took my now 5 year old camping when he was 3 months old, rained solid for 2 weeks except for one day which was 38 degrees, we were happy to have the rain back! developed a fever, wouldn't sleep, took him in the car etc, took him to a doctor all good just a new environment we put it down to, decided we would wait a couple of years before we camp again.......the bug hit & 8 months later we took him to Cape York for 6 weeks, that trip was either going to make or break our marriage, lucky it made us more solid & now the kids ask every 2nd day when we are going camping next..... I ask the wife the same thing 

[Rumpig]

...developed a fever, wouldn't sleep, took him in the car etc, took him to a doctor all good just a new environment we put it down to, decided we would wait a couple of years before we camp again.......

sounds like our kids on some of our holidays...lol...we had our 3 year old running 40 degree temps whilst camped in a tent at Weipa when we went to cape York in 2006, she woke during the middle of the night halucinating and screaming like we were hacking a limb off of her, fellow random campers at the park even asked us if she was ok the next day. Then in 2010 when we did our Simpson Desert trip, our other child who was then 3 also at that time, had a 1.00 a.m mercy dash to the Coober Pedy Hospital after she was running similar temperatures and coughing so much she was throwing up and struggling to breath (she'd been croock in the weeks leading up to our holiday also). Cost us a fortune the next day at the Coober Pedy chemist shop, but after some ventilin and some other drugs she came good after a couple of days, which was good as we were headed for the desert......the joy of kids as they say 

[Barry G]

Took our twin foster boys to the Port Fairy Folk Festival at 6 months.
Stayed in a CP, the bubs had a great time being fussed over all day and slept well.
Muchness hassle with young'uns before they can crawl.
up to about 9 months will be easy, after that make sure the bub can't 'escape'!

[Darren253]

4 weeks... We did have a break for about 8 months once he started crawling until he could walk. All good again now

[RallyDog]

First boy was 6 months the second boy was 12 months both love it especially cooking marshmallows on the fire.

[discorover]

Best thing about camping with kids before they can walk is when mum baths kids and puts them on a mat before bed time only for dad to watch them crawl straight off into that fine red dust we have in northern WA. Priceless

[kylarama]

Both my girls were born in April and their first camp experience was our annual Murray River bush camp on the November Cup weekend.
All our friends kids are around the same age, so the kids have had a blast from day one.  A 6 month old is far less work that a 4yo in my opinion!
I've got a great pic somewhere of 3 kids around the 8 month mark having a bath together in an old metal wash tub on the banks of the river.

My 17yo step daughter has been camping from day dot too, including a 4 month trip with us when she was 8.  She's introduced her boyfriend to the world of camping and wants something a like RAV4 for her first car, so she can keep bush camping.

[Trailer Bloke]

My son was 3 and he loved it great to see kids out of their natural habitat he was like a feral kid.

[99disco]

Yep my daughter was about 3 months old and my son was 10 days old his first trip. We then did a 5 week trip around wa when he was 4 months old. Get out there and enjoy camping with your kids mate, you just need to be organised.



Shane

[StevenB]

Daughter was 6 months

first boy was 9 months and we did his first, a 4 week trip through the Flinders up to Birdsville and back through western NSW

2nd boy was almost 1, his first trip was 4 weeks out and back to the Red Centre

[tk421]

#1 - 4months old tent camping
#2 - 4 weeks old, CP
#3 - 7 months old, Sydney>Fraser>Sydney road trip. (free and caravan park tent camping)

Guess it runs in the family - both my wife and I were taken out bush by our parents since before we were one year old.

[NewieCamper]

Can't remember exactly, thinking it ws around 6months tent camping in Nat park, but with running water, showers etc. we got some funny looks bathing the kids in the washing up sinks at the warrumbungles.

It is easy when they can't move about by themselves and feed from mummy. Gets harder when they start to crawl and eat 'special' food, then easier again once they can walk and eat what everyone else does.

[Footy Shorts Shane]

wouldnt go to sleep driving up the beach but as soon as we hit the Cooloola trail which was a bit rough she dropped of to sleep.......

My two did the exact same.

[lilstookie]

Number one was three weeks old in our rooftop tent, number two was four months old and number three was 19 days old when she started her life on the road with us in the soft floor and was older than we planned for her to be as she had jaundice so spent time in SCN. Do it when you want...all they need is food, warmth and love. Doesn't matter where they are!

Lil


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[Heavensent]

i put 3-6 months but truthly my oldest would most prob been lucky if he was 3 months old.
my little girl was about 6 months.
she slowly getting better at it.
my boy been sleeping in a swag since 18 months old, in his own swag since 2 years old.
he happily now camps under awning in swag on stretcher.
actually sleeps better like that over sleeping in his own room.

so proud of him.
hes happiest out bush with Daddys troll, swag and a camp fire.
could you ask for anymore

[cupcake]

7 weeks for the first to kenilworth, cant recall with second.
first was 3 mths old when went for fraser for a week too.