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Automatic Chef Campfire Grill

Automatic Chef Campfire Grill

The Automatic Chef is a campfire grill on steroids. The Automatic Chef comes in a large carrying case as shown below, complete with space to store your grilling utensils.

Setup is easy you simply drive the base pin into the ground (easy if the ground is soft, it needs to go about 8 inches into the [...]

Quick and Easy Smores

Quick and Easy Smores

I have been meaning to write this for a while. I learned it while our Cub Scout pack was camping with another pack. They used the fudge stripe cookies instead of graham crackers and a chocolate bar. Very simple and saves some time when making the smores. Makes three steps into two, plus less to [...]

Tips to Pick a Camp Site

Tips to Pick a Camp Site

I got these tips last night wile I was watching Without a Paddle on TV. The host had the editor from Backpacking Magazine with him. The host asked the editor about some tips to pick out your camping site and here are some camping site tips:

Look up. If there are dead limbs do not camp [...]

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.

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 Campoutâ„¢ 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. [...]

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