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Extended Work Top Box Demonstration Video

Extended Work Top Box Demonstration Video

I want one of these! Even has room for your camp stove! Your can read more about the Extended Work Top Box at Blue Sky Kitchen.

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Great American Backyard Campout is Next Weekend

Great American Backyard Campout is Next Weekend

Hey everyone! The Great American Backyard Campout is next Saturday June 28. Just a heads up as I got an e-mail from them today. They also sent a “top 5 reasons you should get online and be a part of the campout”:
5. It’s all about you. Use your personal Campout profile to upload photos, share […]

Great American Backyard Campout June 28, 2008

Great American Backyard Campout June 28, 2008

I received this in my e-mail tonight:
Dear Camper,
The countdown to the fourth annual Great American Backyard Campout™ has begun!
Mark your calendars for June 28, 2008.
We hope you’ll join us again this year. In no time at all you’ll be enjoying a night of s’more-making, stargazing, and nature-watching right in your own backyard or favorite camping […]

New Camping Tent

New Camping Tent

There was not anything wrong with my old tent except for it’s cumbersome size and weight. I had to put my seat down in my car to transport it. My old tent was a “cabin” style tent with heavy poles. It probably weighed 40-50 pounds. Probably would sleep 10-12 people although we never tried it. […]

Turn Your Old Waterbottle Into a Solar Lantern

Turn Your Old Waterbottle Into a Solar Lantern

DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR OLD POLYCARBONATE WATER BOTTLE - TURN IT INTO A SOLAR LANTERN!
The last thing this planet needs is any more plastic in the landfills. But what do you do with your old polycarbonate water bottle (Nalgene or similar) that you don’t want to use any more? Don’t throw it away! With […]

Check Out These Camp Cooking Tips

Check Out These Camp Cooking Tips

Here is a sample:

Measure ingredients for each meal ahead of time and pack in ziplock bags. Label each bag accordingly.
Prepare soups, stews or chili etc ahead of time. Freeze and keep in cooler. Reheat for a quick meal.
Don’t forget the heavy duty aluminum foil. There are many uses for it at camp.
Be very careful with […]

Great Camping Idea For Lighting Lanterns

Great Camping Idea For Lighting Lanterns

One of my earlier posts, Things to Take Camping, focuses on what families might need to pack up for a camping trip. I was reading the latest issue of Field and Stream magazine and found an interesting tip: use old radio antennas to hold a match to light your lantern. I always have trouble when […]

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