| Introduction. | | | | trips. This high-peak is inevitably followed by an |
| If you enjoy camping you will know that the | | | | off-peak season - winter. With no sales or |
| required equipment and gear can cost a | | | | customers, stores dramatically reduce the price |
| considerable amount of money. The amount of | | | | of their stock in an attempt to make sales. The |
| tackle that is needed can be immense - and even | | | | start of summer is also when manufactures |
| the basic items, such as a tent, sleeping bag, air | | | | release new lines of products - if the old stock is |
| mattress, and cooking equipment can cost | | | | not sold at the start of summer, by the time |
| hundreds of dollars. This can almost certainly be | | | | winters come, stores will be desperate to get rid |
| doubled - when you consider that camping is | | | | of the remaining old designs. Not many children |
| usually a father and son activity - where the | | | | care if they have the latest tent model - so if |
| father will be responsible for paying for both sets | | | | dad doesn't mind last year's tent, there are huge |
| of equipment. Is it possible to reduce this high | | | | savings to be made. |
| cost by purchasing your equipment in winter? | | | | Wait Just That Little Longer |
| Why Buy In Winter | | | | Buying in winter is a great way of taking care of |
| The main reason for making your purchases in | | | | Christmas - every son wants camping equipment, |
| winter is the lack of business camping stores | | | | and giving them as Christmas presents is a great |
| receives during this period. Almost all camping | | | | way of insuring that you are giving gifts that your |
| purchases are made just before, or during | | | | child wants. If however, you can think of |
| summer. People typically buy new equipment just | | | | something else to give your son for Christmas - |
| before going camping - this peak season is when | | | | buying your new camping equipment in the |
| stores know fathers will pay "over the odds" to | | | | January sales is a way of saving even more - as |
| buy gear to take their sons on fishing camping | | | | the prices will be even lower. |