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Getting Ready and Going on a Picnic!

Organizing a trip into nature will be helped by a special picnic set

What to bring to nature? Meat for shashlik goes without saying. Although some prefer chicken or sausages. Everyone has their own choice. But don't forget the things without which you can't fry or boil anything.

The ideal option is a picnic set, which can be purchased on the website http://camping.com.ua/catalog/picnic.html, offering brand-name goods for organizing leisure from the "Camping" brand. Such a set usually includes spoons, forks, knives, mugs, and plates, and in some cases even glasses (it all depends on the type and contents of the set). Experienced tourists will never forget to bring a decent pot (that's what is used for cooking hot meals), a folding chair, and a seat cushion.

If a large group is going out into nature, then all picnic participants will need disposable tableware. It is necessary to calculate the quantity, buy plates of different sizes, along with small forks, small spoons, and cups. It is advisable to take paper tablecloths and napkins in bright colors to please the eye and not get lost. To protect nature from pollution, trash bags are needed.

It is better to put picnic food in plastic containers, and greens (dill, parsley, green onions), sprinkled with cold water, into a plastic bag or wrap in a damp towel.

Whether to drag along a full set of shashlik-making tools – everyone decides for themselves. Usually resourceful tourists manage to thread meat onto straight, sturdy twigs from which the top layer of bark is removed. However, some branches (for example, spruce) give bitterness. Meat can simply be baked in the coals if for some reason shashlik couldn't be made. It's great if there is aluminum foil for that.

Outdoor recreation is an art just like going out in society. A trip to nature involves collective action, so splitting into groups, pairs, and "solo swimming" can be seen as disrespect to others. And a bad mood is better left at home. Ruining the mood of the whole company is easy – just ruining it for one person is enough.

If the outing is with colleagues, one should not forget that office relationships in nature become informal, but not overly familiar. Avoid expressing negative emotions. Address older colleagues by age and rank with the formal "you" and by first name and patronymic, except when they themselves allow being addressed only by first name. Do not forget that ladies do not drink beverages from bottles and cans.

Don't leave without saying goodbye. You cannot disappear from a picnic without warning anyone and saying goodbye – it may happen that the rest of the day the company spends not in pleasant conversations, but searching for the missing person who has long been resting at home.