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While camping in Mexico is exhilarating, it can also be very challenging and it is this fact  that makes it such an exciting country to camp in. The area is filled with mystery and  intrigue, and if you are a camping greenhorn, leave Mexico until you have a little more  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. If you camp in Mexico you will come home with incredible lasting  memories, but to remind you again, this is not for the faint hearted.

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.

Use camping checklists, you will find these online, they will help you ensure you have everything  you need in its most compact form. Shop for your luxuries in the US, while shopping in  unfamiliar stores in unfamiliar Mexican towns is fun, if you are a woman and you want a  Hershey bar now, you will be in for a long wait. Nachos can never replace your favorite  chocolate bar.

Never drink tap water, unless you have boiled it or purified it, bottled water is always the safest. Make sure you have enough water with you, your nearest Chevron, may be a long way away. Take toilet paper, sunscreen and biodegradable toiletries.

Make sure you have an emergency medical kit, you need it to be compact, yet comprehensive,  find a checklist for this online too. You never know when something as small as a headache will happen, or an emergency like your husband sliding down an arroyo and grazing his hands and knees, and giving you a headache.