CAMPSITE HYGIENE

LEFT TO RIGHT: Food storage boxes ● Coolboxes keep food fresh ● Wash dishes regularly

Hygiene comes down to basic common sense, but there are some things you do keep an eye out for in particular.

FOOD

● Store all food in containers, preferably airtight, and always keep raw and cooked foods well apart

● Avoid leaving food lying around where animals will get at it

● If you have food stored in coolboxes, make sure you keep the lids closed

● If you’re using a passive coolbox, two sets of freezer blocks mean you can always keep one set freezing and one set in use

● With less room to prepare food you need to take extra care to avoid cross-contamination during preparation

● Being outdoors, do your best to keep flies off food

WASHING

● Keep an antibacterial gel to hand whenever you are cooking

● Wet wipes are really useful, especially the antibacterial versions, for surfaces, utensils and, of course, children

● When you get home, give everything a thorough wash as soon as you can. It is definitely not fun to open up a box on site to find mould on the contents

● Absorbent kitchen roll is even more useful on site than at home

GENERAL

● Try not to bring outdoor activity gear into your tent to avoid spreading muck and germs about

● Leaving your tent doors open open all day is an invitation to insects, birds and wildlife to make themselves at home

● Use the site bins and recycling points rather than let rubbish pile up at your pitch

● Farm sites are fun, but make sure everybody washes their hands thoroughly after feeding and petting the animals

● Do not assume that all tap water is fine to drink

● A first aid kit will sort out cuts and scratches before they get worse