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Autumn Outdoor Activities

By Kirsten

Posted on November 26, 2009
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Autumn Outdoor Activities

The days may be getting cooler and shorter but this is no reason to keep yourself cooped up indoors! No matter where you are in this big ol world there are things you can do outdoors. From life in the big city to life in the country there are ways to get out and enjoy this beautiful time of year. The beauty of fall is not to be missed! From the range of colors on the trees to their crunch underfoot a beautifully crisp autumn day calls out to be experienced.

Life has me living in a big city these days. The parks of the city are my best source for a chance to experience autumns natural glory. My area is full of so much diversity that just lately there have been a few unannounced firework shows celebrating different and exotic holidays. An old British tradition is one that I have fast fallen in love with, a game called Conkers! The conker nut grows all over England and this is when they drop. This game is played by putting a hole in the conker to thread on a bit of string, people compete to crash and break each others conkers. Soon there will be hot roasted chestnuts available, why not try finding some of your own to roast?
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Campfire Tongs Review

By Justin

Posted on November 15, 2009
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Campfire Tongs Review

Have you ever wanted a better way to add wood to your campfire? If so you really need to check out Campfire Tongs! I used them and they make managing your campfire an ease! No more burning hairs on your arm or leather gloves that heat up quickly. With Campfire Tongs you can safely add wood to your campfire. I’ll add a video below you can also see more pictures of the tongs in action here on flickr.

Campfire tongs features:

Here’s a quick movie I made.

Here is an official video of the Campfire Tongs.

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Invite Codes for Department of Goods

By Justin

Posted on November 12, 2009
Filed Under Outdoors | 17 Comments

Invite Codes for Department of Goods
Department of Goods

Department of Goods

I have five invites to the new Department of Goods website. Never pay full price again for your outdoor needs!

Want an invite? Leave me a comment below. I’ll e-mail you an invite and reply to your comment when I have sent your invite. If you get an invite I ask that you share yours on your blog too.

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Going to the Gore Experience More Blogger Summit

By Justin

Posted on October 27, 2009
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Going to the Gore Experience More Blogger Summit

Gore-tex logo

Gore-tex logo

Exciting news! Thanks to the power of the Internet and this site tomorrow I’m heading out to the Gore-Tex headquarters! Have questions for them? Post your comments here. I’ll be touring the Gore facilities, checking out their outdoor store (I don’t think we have those around here), and going on a scavenger hunt! Sounds like great fun! I’m going to try to get some pictures and video and I’ll post them here. Please feel free to add your questions below. Thanks!
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Camping With Kids

By Kirsten

Posted on October 20, 2009
Filed Under Camping | 8 Comments

Camping With Kids
A nice looking campfire

A nice looking campfire

I recently went on a camping trip with my niece and nephew (6 and 8), their Nan and my husband. When the kids first got to the camp site their reaction was of utter misery! First comments were ‘there’s nothing to do!’. Nan was thinking we were going to have to drive them into town every day and find kids activity centers to keep them busy. A half hour later the kids were off with the daughter of the camp sites owner. There were forts others had built that got the kids imaginations. There was even an area where there were deer bones all over, the kids found several antlers. Mom and dad must have been so happy with those souvenirs!

In our plans for this camping trip we decided to get the kids emergency whistles. We sat the kids down and explained that if they wanted to go exploring the woods without a grownup they must bring their whistles. The whistles for if they got lost or turned around in the woods and needed someone to come find them. My niece actually did need to use the whistle once, she got a bit turned around and was not sure how to find her way back to camp, when my husband heard that whistle he was able to go find her within a few minutes. I am sure it gave her confidence knowing that she could blow that whistle if she got lost or even hurt and someone would be able to find her.
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Popup Camper Camping

By Justin

Posted on September 17, 2009
Filed Under Camping | 5 Comments

Popup Camper Camping

Popup camper

Popup camper


The following post is a guest post from the writers at Camper Trailer Titan. They specialize in reviewing folding campers, travel trailers, and camper trailers of all shapes and sizes.

If you are like many other outdoor enthusiasts out there today, the thoughts of going camping for a weekend or even the entire Summer may seem quite enticing. If you have ever gone camping with a tent, then you know how much of a pain it can be. Finding a comfortable spot is difficult to locate because most of the good spots are subject to inclement weather. Then if it rains, you end up getting wet because no matter how hard you try to waterproof the tent, you always get wet; especially if you roll over into one of the sides as the dew sets in for the night.

There is a way around having to deal with all of these issues and that is to go camper trailer camping. A camper trailer can easily be pulled behind almost any vehicle and because of it being elevated, you will not get wet if it rains. With the solid, hard roof found on most models, the rain and moisture will not get to you from the sky either.

Camper trailer camping is the best way to go about getting away for the weekend or even for the summer. You have no sticks, stakes or anchor ropes to deal with and you can even camp in the middle of a parking lot if you wish. Matter of fact; with a trailer you can go camping more often then you do now. If you feel like camping simply set up the camper in the back or front yard and do so.
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OBS Challenge – Cancer Sucks!

By Justin

Posted on August 22, 2009
Filed Under Camping | 3 Comments

OBS Challenge – Cancer Sucks!

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I’m up for the challenge! This OBS Challenge is to write about an organization that is helping those with cancer. I chose a camp for boys and girls who are 6 to 18 years old and either have cancer or had cancer. It is called Indian Summer Camp. Their quotes are inspiring and they already have the days setup for next years camp. I love camping and I enjoy kids so I thought I kids camp that is local (kind of, 90 minutes or so away) would be great to spotlight for the OBS Challenge.

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