Camping is one of my favorite outdoor activities, as is road tripping, so when van life exploded onto the seen it was something that made a lot of sense to me. This camping/van life activity has been an amazing experience for many people looking for adventure, a different lifestyle, or just providing a refreshing break …
Camping griddles are a common way to increase the versatility of your outdoor grills whether cooking on a back deck during an extended weekend or summer vacation or enjoying the great outdoors with a camping trip. If there’s one thing that really makes a long-term outing really enjoyable it’s great food. Especially since getting away …
There are few images that ooze relaxation as much as someone enjoying lazing about the backyard hammock. There’s a reason the image of Homer Simpson enjoying a lazy Saturday is just as ubiquitous as him slouching on the couch. Whether you enjoy a backyard hammock to relax or are always itching for more time out …
If there is anything that we have learned over the last year, it’s that people have begun to reprioritize what is important to them. Time with family and friends in wild and new places certainly is more valuable than constantly grinding in the city! More and more people have begun to venture into the wilderness …
Camping is an amazing experience and one of my favorite hobbies. My family has camped for as long as I can remember, and sometimes for weeks or months on end when traveling. And the end of a whole family sleeping in a tent for weeks on end…the tent can carry some odors. That’s for sure. …
The joke that was already decades old by the time I hit my early camping years in the late 1980s/early 1990s was when it doubt, use “Scout Water” to get that fire going. Scout Water was, of course, gasoline, and yeah, that’s one way to start a bon fire. But is it really a safe …
Starting a fire with gasoline…it’s a life choice we don’t recommend. Obvious safety concerns aside, is it actually legal, though? This is a question that is generally fairly easy to answer but there are some important considerations to get the answer you want. Generally it is not illegal to start a fire with gasoline, assuming …
Having spent many many months of my life camping when temperatures decided to slam into the mid to high 90’s, camping in hot weather is no stranger to me. Add in daily hikes in Austin Texas for two years where the mercury could climb into the triple digits pretty easily (and early) in summer and …
There are many different beliefs when it comes to treating a venomous snake bite. The problem is when it comes to first aid I don’t want belief, I want accurate information and training on how to treat an injury or try to save a life. Unfortunately there are many harmful myths that exist around how …
One of the most important things you can do when hiking bear country is to be prepared and be aware. While the overwhelming majority of bears don’t want anything to do with people, there are bear attack incidents every year. Understanding how to handle yourself if you’re in this unlucky situation can be the difference …