campcraft

[ kamp-kraft, -krahft ]

noun

1. the art of outdoor camping.

Word History and Origins

Origin of campcraft¹

First recorded in 1885–90; camp ¹ + craft

Example Sentences

Scouting has come to New York’s private schools, a world known more for couture and expensive co-ops than for cookies and campcraft.

From New York Times

The fact that the group is composed of Scouts and is living out of doors should bring to the fore, subjects for study which are particularly in keeping with the Scout program, such as nature lore, simple astronomy, woodcraft, campcraft, carpentry, gardening, hiking, map-making, swimming and boating; Scout grade test requirements, and some of the Merit Badge work.

From Project Gutenberg

Another very large and absorbing part is the Crafts, inclusive of Handcrafts, Woodcraft, Campcraft, and the distinct Scout occupations, such as First Aid, Home Nursing, Gardening, Signalling, and Homemaking, treated in the Girl Scout Handbook.

From Project Gutenberg

The topics to be considered either when learning about campcraft or when actually doing it, are briefly: 1.

From Project Gutenberg

Beginners in this lore would do well to get a thorough knowledge of campcraft by going about it one step at a time.

From Project Gutenberg