When going camping with your children, don't forget to bring tablets, laptops, and maybe even your smartphone loaded with videos

 

This is something that I learned by trial and error. My mom was there all week to support me and remind me to be prepared for this and keep that in my mind. I only shared with her my excitement of taking my first camping trip with my kids as well as her grandkids. And she was all over my preparations puffing and puffing up with suggestions and advice on every possible situation. I do not mind my mom talking. Not listening to her talk makes me uncomfortable. It was a major error, as I've found out the following day... or two..We drove out with the car, intending to drive it all the way to the campground. I wanted to recreate the rustic experience I've had with my father in the day So I decided to go to one of the remotest places which, as it was later discovered was located in a huge area that was not serviceable. The smartphones we were using were not working which meant we were with no other campers. I can't blame them, I had hoped for an incredible vacation Three days of being in nature, in nature.. But , we returned to our vehicles on the way home, 24 hours after the camping trip had begun.What happened? We had no Internet and we didn't have bars, and we were bare of anything... I had packed my laptop and some online games. However, it was difficult to take it out of the bags. I had a nice backdrop that I could show my kids. They were just trying to get on top of their school work, check their emails, and even send me messages. I was sick of it and packed the car for the return trip. My children made sounds that resembled to tiny piglets sucking delicious food after they came out from the WiFi-free zone. Really... Do not think I'm being naive I love my children.. But, it was embarrassing. They moaned and squealed as their phones started beeping to announce incoming text messages.Since then, I've learned to be more prepared and not to get stuck in an internet-less area without any roaming. On a long trip on the boat to get to our destination, we required our new best buddies. Two tablets and a laptop were packed with Hulu video offline downloads, Netflix movies and show on one and all my music videos on the other. I also was able to access the Windows app store, which includes both Hulu apps as well as Netflix apps. I have more than 600 hours worth of material that includes complete episodes of South Park, Friends, Will & Grace seasons, and additional episodes.For kids I have a lof of videos of amusing things. I downloaded music videos from Youtube and converted them to MP3 and mp4 formats to watch or listen. With this web app I was able download some videos to my laptop. It allows me to view them offline with just electricity (if necessary). I DVR many shows, movies, and online lectures or lectures. Therefore, I save them in the format mp4 on my laptop. Later, I'll be able to play them with VLC/KMP or other software that can play video files.Another aspect I insist on is 4k. Have you seen it? The video is crystal clear. It's simply stunning. I would highly recommend it. There's an amazing software available in new TVs that support 4k image. It processes the image and enhances it. It also upscales it. The old video is transformed into a smooth and modern-looking video. Highly recommending to all the young and old!downvideo