We had the absolute pleasure of corresponding with Dawn Bitz, the founder and president of Grasshaven Outdoor and a self described outdoor lifestyle media expert to pick her brain regarding camping. She is full of spunk and is “passionate about sharing outdoor entertaining, camping and RVing ideas to get the entire family outdoors.” (as she says on Her [...]
LokSak OpSak Storage Bag Review Some bags are meant to keep dirt and water out. Some bags are meant for carrying a lot of stuff. This bag by LokSak does all that as well as keeping odors trapped inside. Sound odd? Not if you are camping in the woods and you want to keep the wild [...]
What is your favorite part about being in nature? For some people, images of a snowy mountain pass or a grandiose adventure into the wild come to mind. For others, simply listening to a freshwater creek slowly trickle through their backyard is a perfect way to spend time outdoors. Most of us would agree that [...]
You’re right, it does seem like common sense... However, I’ve been camping my whole life and just learned this from a coworker last week. Here’s the short conversation that made me feel like an idiot: Me: Why are you rolling it up like that? Mike: Because tent bags are made to fit the tent poles. You [...]
You’ve had the date set for five months – don’t sabotage your weekend with one of these top ten camping mistakes! Wanna take forty minutes setting up your tent? It’s easy to do if you don’t know how it works. Make sure you grab the manual (do it guys) and set it up in your [...]
Two things you should always have at the campsite are a lighter and duct tape. Because you’re always looking to save space, you can wrap some duct tape around your lighter, and you’ll always have a some handy. When you’re out on a day hike you probably don’t want to carry around a full roll of [...]
Who knew that a pencil sharpener would be so handy in the woods? We all know, when you’re starting a fire – tinder is key. Great tinder burns easily, and if you’re lucky, is easy to source. Carrying a pencil sharpener will allow you to kick out a lot of excellent tinder for making fires. You [...]
When camping it is easy to forget all of the things we take for granted at our home. Something as simple as a note or way to communicate through a quick message can be difficult at your campsite. The same can be said if you are out on the trail hiking or geocaching. If you [...]
Packing your spices in Tic Tac containers is a nice way to save a little space in your camp box. Even more handy is the fact that you’re actually creating two sets of spices. It’s nice to put your camping supplies away and not have to worry about restocking the kitchen with stuff you grabbed [...]
In this camping tip, we’re talking about premixing pancakes in a ketchup bottle. It’s simple – clean out an old ketchup squeeze bottle, pour in your pancake batter, and pack it away in your cooler! When you get to your campsite simply fire up your griddle and you’re on your way! We call it pancakes [...]
