Camping Tips


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Basic Camping Tips for Camping Beginners Preparing for your first camping trip can be overwhelming for camping beginners, but these 10 basic camping tips will help guide you to the answers to a lot of these camping questions. What to take? How much to take? Do you need this, do […]

10 Beginner Camping Tips You Should Know


  Bears in campsite Keep animals out of your campsiteBears, Raccoons, Skunks Keeping animals out of your campsite is easy if you follow these camping tips. Bears get all the attention, with people recommending gear like indestructible bear-safe food containers, but for the majority of campers the most common camp invaders […]

How to Keep Animals Out of Your Camp [VIDEOS]



camping gear for campsite
Basic camping equipment …Essential camping gear This camping list of basic gear and equipment will get you started. It includes the essentials needed to set up your own campsite with the necessities, plus some suggested “nice-to-haves.” From bare essentials to “luxury” gear that will really enhance your camping enjoyment. Tip: […]

The Essential Campsite Camping Gear You Need


Camping Duffel Bags and Stuff Sacks
Camping list and stuff Sacks …Camping Gear Checklist and Duffel Bags Do you have a camping list? Did you use a checklist for that big pile of camping gear and equipment on the floor? Do you know the best way to organize and pack all that gear for a camping […]

Top 3 Tips to Get Ready for a Camping Trip




geocache containers
Geocache Containers What they are   •  How to make one What to put in one   •  Where to hide one Geocache containers generally come in two size categories; micro and very small – which are mostly used for Urban geocaches, and “everything else.” (as you will see below) The concept of the […]

How to Make Geocache Containers



How to Cook with a Dutch Oven Cast Iron Dutch Oven Cooking Campfire Heating Chart A ‘good ol’ cast iron Dutch oven is a must-have piece of cookware for experienced camp cooks, but mastering the art of using one for your camping recipes requires that you understand how to get […]

Dutch Oven Cooking Tips and Heating Chart


Winter Camping Gear
Winter Gear and Equipment List From boots to snow shovels Many winter camping gear supplies lists have a few items that you usually don’t think about – until you wish you had them. From specific cold-weather clothing to snow shovels, this camping checklist will make sure you have all you […]

Best Winter Camping Checklist



Essential Camping Gear LED Camping Hat Lights Review LED hats or cap lights seem to have been stigmatized by the clunky negative image of campers wearing elastic-strap headlamps, (no one admits to the hands-free convenience they provide), but they really are a completely different animal. And once you use a […]

Top 3 Camping Hat Lights Review


Camping Kids Tent and Bear Camping with kids is… …more fun, and more work. The first time you take kids camping, the question; “What else do I need to take for the kids?” is more important than you think. Especially if the kids are toddlers or very young ones. They […]

What Do I Need to Go Camping With Kids



camp teepee rope
The “Cheater’s” Play Camp Teepee – A Fun Camping Activities for KidsKids love to play in tents when they go camping, and this camping Teepee is a semi-disposable camping activity they can help make – and then play in. It is an easier version of the Kid’s Camping Pole-teepee activity […]

How to Make a Play Camping Teepee with Ropes


campfire story time tips
Campfire Story Time – Tips and Tricks “How to tell a scary campfire story” A good campfire story is one of those traditional camping activities that kids love, and the better the storyteller – the better the kid’s enjoyment. A good storyteller doesn’t do 5-minute monotone recitations – they do […]

Old Timer’s Campfire Story Telling Tips



keyhole cooking campfire layout
Best cooking campfire layout The “Keyhole” campfire Cooking those delicious campfire recipes is a lot easier when you have the right campfire layout – one designed for cooking and campfire safety. A good cooking campfire is more than just a flaming pile of wood in a campfire ring. Unless you […]

Best Cooking Campfire Layout


poison Ivy pictures
Poison Ivy PicturesSummer, Spring, Fall, Winter Poison Ivy looks different in different seasons. Make sure your camping kids know what to look for, and stay away from! Start by teaching them the old Boy Scout warning: Leaves of three – Leave it be!

Poison Ivy Pictures



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A Camping Checklist for the Kids Guest post by Camping Mom When you are camping with kids, especially young ones like toddlers and babies, you can make sure you have everything you need by using this camping checklist designed just for the kids. Experienced camping parents know that forgetting just […]

Essential Camping Checklist for Kids, Toddlers, and Babies


Toddler kid in camping tent
  Packing for Camping with Toddlers and Babies Outdoor camping trips with toddlers and babies require a lot more thought than “normal” camping trips. Adults and older kids can “make-do” when something is left behind, or things don’t go according to plan – but toddlers and babies? That’s a different […]

What to Pack for Camping with Toddlers



kids sleeping bags mummy ereka
Mummy Sleeping Bag Review The Best Sleeping Bags for Your Needs Finding the best sleeping bag, for you, depends more on how and when you camp than just the features of the bag. The choice is more than just traditional vs. mummy sleeping bags. So before you pull out your […]

How to Pick the Best Sleeping Bag


Cabin Camping Tent
        Family camping tent features What Makes a Good Camping Tent Good Camping tent features you should look for. Picking a good camping tent depends mostly on your camping needs, and isn’t always an easy choice; that $100 Walmart tent looks as good as that $500 North Face tent, so which […]

How to Choose a Good Camping Tent – Features



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How-to’s, Camping Meals & Menus, Tent Camping Tips & Guides Free Tent Camping resources, how-to tips, camping gear, and cookware guides, Camping menus & meal planners, charts, and checklists. Camp Menus, Meals, and Food Camp Food Grocery Lists, Camping Meal Menus, Charts, Forms, and more…

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Cowboy drinking cowboy coffee
Cowboy Coffee … the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Just mention cowboy coffee and most people get mental pictures of cowboys or campers hunched down around a campfire with an old-time fire-blackened coffee pot bubbling over, (or in), the dancing flames. Each waiting for a delicious cup of camp […]

How to Make Cowboy Coffee










Coleman 2-Burner Camping stove
What to look for to Pick the Best Camping Stove with the features you want and need. Best prices on the top camper recommended camp stoves.

How to Pick the Best Camping Stove




Coleman tripod campfire Grill
A campers opinion of the different types of campfire cooking grills and how to use them for campfire cooking. The good and the bad. And cheap prices too!

How to Pick a Campfire Cooking Grill



Old Enamel Camp Coffee Pot
Essential Campfire Cooking Gear Old Campfire Coffee Pot A Good Heavy-Duty Coffee Pot If you use a campfire for cooking, – a good campfire coffee pot is a must-have. Even if you use a camp stove to do most of your camp cooking, having a coffee pot that can stand […]

3 Best Camping Coffee Pots