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Fresh air, big
trees, birds chirping, and cool breeze are some of what outdoor
recreations have to offer. Tall buildings, crowded streets and honking
cars are still no match to the great feeling of being in the woods
and being close to Mother Nature. Camping, be it hiking, fishing
or just camping out gives nothing but enjoyment. Playing all day
long with out any worry or what so ever is priceless to every man.
However, camping entails chores and some mishaps if you are not
really prepared for the great outdoors.
Kitchen duties are the most prevalent chore during camping because
no one will prepare for you if do not do it yourself. To prepare
ingredients for the meal and cooking it takes too much effort. Although,
the pleasures it offer are very satisfying. After the meal one has
to wash the dirty dishes, keep leftovers and clean the area. Then,
afterwards, everyone seems eager to wait for the next meal. You
do not want, especially your kids, to eat way past the proper meal
time. So, how are you going to tell what time of the day it is if
you do not have wrist
watches with you?
Have you ever heard of sun dial? This is an ancient device that
tells the time of the day. But you are not going to use that nor
are you going to look for one inside the camp area. Using the concept
of sun dial is the technique that you are going to use. It is simple
as if you are counting numbers. Instead of using the device, you
will be the sun dial. It is basically called human sun dial. It
does not cost you anything to tell the time of the day.
This is a very easy way to tell time with out any help of high
technology. However, you must have a compass to accomplish this
task. Use the compass to navigate north. Once you are able to tell
where north is, turn around and face towards it. Of course, you
must not be under a shade because it will be no use. Stand on a
place where there is sunlight. Then stand straight and look at your
shadow. Imagine that in an open area that you are in a circle. The
circle represents the compass and the clock wherein the north direction
is the 12 o’clock of a clock. Your shadow is like that of
the hand of the clock. If your shadow is facing east it means it
is already 3 o’clock.
Knowing the time of the day will definitely help you in preparing
the meals for the day. This is important because you need time to
be able to prepare and cook your meals on the right time. It is
not advisable to skip meals or eating them way past the meal time
especially for the children. Plus, it will be easy on your part
to organize other things and be able to manage time properly. This method will help you a lot if you have forgotten your discount
watches. But if this will be very troublesome for you because
you are still more comfortable looking at your wrist than your shadow
then it is best to bring along your watch. If you are hesitant because
it might get damaged bring along fine
watches that are particularly designed for outdoors. Designs
for either mens watches or ladies watches are offered in the market
with great functions with them. Buying one for yourself is ideal
than to bring expensive formal looking watches. However, human sundial
is a fun way of telling time especially if playing with your kids. |