Rent out your backyard for camping
A new website just launched that has the potential to open up millions of new campsites in the United States and the world. It’s called Single Spot Camping and the idea is that landowners can advertise a portion of their homestead for campers looking for places to pitch a tent or park an RV. Now my own yard is pretty small but I reckon I could fit at least 4-5 tent campsites in if I really tried - I’d just need to pick up all the dog poop 
Seriously though, this is an interesting idea but there are certainly some barriers to making this work. First of all, many municipalities don’t allow camping within city limits so you’d need to check with officials before opening your own backyard campground. Ditto for outdoor burn permits - what’s camping without a campfire anyway? Finally, campground hosts would have to consider the fact that the “campers” will want to use your showers and bathrooms, particularly if they get muddy while camping in the rain.
The article I read points out that this is a good alternative to “couch surfing” in that camping gives both the campers and the hosts more privacy than if they were sharing indoor quarters. Still, I don’t think I’d like to have anyone other than my own kids camping out in the backyard - just seems a little weird.
Via Springwise.
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