Vacations are meant to be an oasis away from the stresses of work and everyday life. Moments in time where the only hard decisions are whether you’re going to go for a relaxing swim in the pool or on a walk through nature. For this reason, it is important not to get too disheartened and frustrated when planning your vacation and deciding what to pack and what to leave.

For your next adventure, consider camping! Although it may sound like a hassle to arrange, as well as endless headaches to come, there is a newer, much more relaxing form of camping that will have anyone hoping to extend their trip called Glamping. Short for glamorous camping, this new form of modern camping trades in the complicated manuals and tent poles for comfortable beds and full sized kitchens! This all of course is when glamping in a Yurt.

Yurts, previously called Gers [gairs], were the traditional mobile homes of Mongolian nomadic tribes that traveled across Asia with their herds and homes in tow. Environmental and secure, yurts are not only great for the environment, but they also make camping trips all the more fun and enjoyable! Within the last decade or so, these modern dwellings have been popping up on campgrounds and campsites around the nation as part of resort options. Whether looking for a nice romantic getaway for two, camping with family, or taking a ski trip with friends, these cedar homes can turn an ordinary time into extraordinary with their originality!

As stated previously, why get caught up and anxious with the tedious details regarding the traditional camping way, when glamping is oceans more of fun? In addition, staying in yurts does not require endless preparation and packing checklists making it a better option off the bat! Here is a list of ten items completely unnecessary if participating in a yurt glamping trip!

What can be left at home:

10. Plates, bowls, pots and pans

Yurts usually come with fully stocked kitchens, as do most resorts, with the typical kitchen items such as plates, utensils, and cooking appliances.

9. Bear-proof food containers

Who has not seen a video of a bar tearing apart a campsite or breaking vehicle windows in order to find the one piece of beef jerky that fell on the floor? While traditional camping can be extremely dangerous, yurts serve as a protective barrier with strong cedar latticed walls and windows, making it almost impenetrable by outside forces!

8. Granola and freeze-dried foods

Unless someone specifically likes these specific products, there is no need for anyone to have to limit their meal options when it comes to food as yurts are equipped with full kitchens including a fridge, stove, and even a microwave for those less kitchen savvy. It’s called glamorous camping for a reason!

7. Instant coffee

What could be better than waking up in the morning to a fresh pot of roasted drip coffee that did not have to be made in an ancient percolator? One of the downsides to traditional camping that always worries many is how they will get their caffeine fix, but with a yurt, you’ll be worry free!

6. Fresh water and jugs

Save drinking from the creeks for your pets! The fully stocked kitchen will have all the running water you could need.

5. Matches, lighters and other fire-starting utensils

While most yurts come equipped with a grill outside for those wanting to build a fire and/or barbecue, the above utensils will not be necessary unless stranded in the woods, which most likely won’t happen.

4. Lanterns

No need for bulky gadgets or kerosene, as the huts are electrically equipped with everything from air conditioning and heating to ample lighting!

3. Sleeping bag, air mattress and repair kit for your mattress

What could be better than still enjoying all that nature has to offer while sleeping on top of a pillow-top mattress and being warm underneath blankets? It sure beats the typical sleeping bags and rough floors of the forest floor!

2. Awkward to carry tent poles and ground tarps

Bid farewell to the days of space-eating tent equipment for the family and the insufferable headaches that ensue after trying to put all the right pieces into the correct joints. And you can forget about having to lug the ground tarps that weigh a ton!

1. The tent

As little space as tents usually are, unless you have the one that is built like a house on steroids, they are not worth the hassle and headaches of putting them together when you can stay in a glamorous yurt stocked with a full bathroom and kitchen!

If already a veteran camper or seeking to try out a new adventure, the opportunity to try glamping will most certainly not disappoint! Being surrounded by nature while in an eco-friendly environment could not be more relaxing; and the central air and heat does not hurt either!