How to Insulate a Tent For Winter Camping So how do you keep warm when you’re camping on a cold, winter night? Here are a few tips for staying warm, dry, and comfortable. Clear the Ground First Before you even pitch your tent, the ground you choose will play an important role in determining your [...]
Why wouldn’t you add a treasure hunt to your hike? Geocaching is a strange phenomenon. There are over three million geocaches hidden in 191 countries on all seven continents, yet I still meet people who have never heard of it. So, what is it? Geocaching finds its roots in something called letterboxing, which started in [...]
One of the most common questions I get is, “what’s the easiest way to start a fire?” There are several common ways to get a fire started at camp, but before I share my favorite, let’s talk about tinder and kindling first. The longer your tinder burns, the less you have to worry about kindling. [...]
How to Pack a Hiking Backpack So you’re going to take a backpacking trip. You’re about to spend a weekend – or a week – carrying everything you need for survival and fun. Just think of all the things you’ll be leaving behind; demands from coworkers, constant text messages, and pesky things like “adulting” and [...]
Batoning wood with a knife is a great way to make kindling at the campsite. Before I talk about how to do it, let me first talk about when you would not want to baton wood. It is not meant for splitting firewood. If you have unsplit wood on your property, you would never use [...]
Batoning wood with a knife is a great way to make kindling at the campsite. Before I talk about how to do it, let me first talk about when you would not want to baton wood. It is not meant for splitting firewood. If you have unsplit wood on your property, you would never use [...]
A few years ago I was camping with some friends, and as soon as we got there, one of the guys started carving a spoon. I soon learned that he does this every time he goes camping, and I thought it was a pretty cool way to spend time at the campsite. I’ve always wondered [...]
How to Choose Binoculars A good pair of binoculars should be part of every hiker’s kit. They can allow you to get a better look at the wildlife, or to zoom in on natural features like waterfalls and cliffs, which may not be safe to approach. For bird watchers and hunters, binoculars are practically mandatory. [...]
Can Camping Stoves Be Used Indoors? A camp stove is a near-necessity for surviving in the wilderness. It’s lighter than an open fire grill, it’s more reliable, and it doesn’t require you to light a large, open fire. It’s also possible to use indoors, under certain conditions, where an open fire is simply not possible. [...]
Whether you’re hiking in the swamps of Florida, the hills of the Northeast, the mountains and deserts of the West, or the cold tundra of Alaska, you may encounter one of the dangerous animals in North America. And while everyone loves the joy of spotting a squirrel or the awe of encountering a bull elk, [...]
