There are times when you just want to save space, whether that is when you are camping or on a long car trip. Spending hours packing and unpacking is just not fun. Pillows are always awkward, they don’t stack or pack well. So in those space saving situations we always go with a travel pillow. [...]
Personally we are always looking for small ways to save space when camping, even when car camping. No one likes to spend hours packing and unpacking the vehicle for what is supposed to be a relaxing weekend away camping. We do have a few tricks to save space when camping but we also look for [...]
Camping Elephant Rock Nature Park Oklahoma Camp Oklahoma: I’m talking with Rod today. He’s going to tell us all about Elephant Rock Nature Park in Oklahoma. Rod, why don’t you get us started by giving us a little bit of background on Elephant Rock Nature Park? Rod: Great. We started in 1997, so we’ve been [...]
My husband Hans and I left Stillwater Minnesota, our home east of St. Paul on Saturday August 31st to circle Lake Superior. This is Part II of our Lake Superior Circle Tour which picks-up where “Part I—Minnesota” left off... Just so you know if you go into Canada on Labor Day, even though it is [...]
We went down to Texas to get an inside look at an exclusive DOA Lures media event ??. Stay tuned for event recaps, tips from the pros, new products and on-the-water action coming soon!!
The days of carrying a heavy, hot, and extremely large backpack are over. The new Vargo Ti-Arc Backpack is the perfect combination of ultralight feel and unparalleled functionality. The Vargo Ti-Arc Backpack is super light with an external frame support that combines the best features of internal and external frames creating a support-to-weight ratio that [...]
The key things you need when camping. Tent, campfire, water, food, flashlight. No one wants to wander around in the dark, trying to find more firewood or use the restroom. There are plenty of flashlights out there and we have taken our fare share on camping trips that don’t even hold enough battery power to [...]
If you like to go hiking while camping, you know the value of a good pair of binoculars. The ones you’re confident will always work when you need them, but also durable enough to let the kids use without worrying what may happen. This exact dilemma has caused us to go through more binoculars then [...]
Most of us have been in this situation before. You go to crawl in to your tent, drift off to sleep and wake up in the middle of the night to a nice little thunderstorm. You finally drift back off to sleep only to wake up at 6 am thinking you have just wet the [...]
We are definitely in to wearing all of the new high performance materials out there. They are breathable, help capture moisture and can keep you dry. But as you may know after wearing a few times, they start to stink. More than just a cotton type of fabric. Plus when we are out camping or [...]
