Camping

Setting up an organized camp starts now, while you are still in the planning stages. If you are going on a camping adventure, we will show you how to set up your site and keep it organized and efficient. This is, after all, one of the keys to happy camping.

Before You Go: Practice Strategic Packing
You might not know what the exact layout will look like, but you can count on a few things: There will be a flat area for your tents, a fire pit, and room for things such as a table, water station and cooking area.

What is the Difference Between Camping and Glamping?

The fact is, it’s a very blurred line … and with good reason. The point of both pursuits is the same – to enjoy yourself spending time in the outdoors and/or in outdoor activities. The differences, although slight, are in the level of comfort you choose to seek along the way.

In camping, just as in life, food is one of the basic necessities – you know – food, shelter, clothing. But also in camping as in life, to what level we take the basic needs is pretty much up to us.

What are the things that make family camping … well … camping for your family?

Part of what makes food cooked outdoors so especially delicious is the “smoke flavor” it takes on from cooking over a wood or charcoal fire. But to really absorb smoke, usually takes time – much longer than many foods take to cook.
 

If your wife, mom or special lady is an outdoor kind of gal, she’ll smile and say “thank you” if you bring her flowers, candy, a massage gift certificate, or simply a card. But if you look behind her eyes, you’ll recognize she’d be happy with something more lasting. Something that fuels her passion and appreciation for the outdoors. A gift or gifts to bring friends and family together to experience the great outdoors.

It’s not too early to begin prodding your dad into providing some hints about what he wants for his Birthday or another gift giving day! But he never seems to give any hints...does he?!?

There are many ways to go about building a campfire, but in the final result one is not much different from another. You light the fire, then especially during its earliest stages, it requires tending and the addition of increasingly large pieces of fuel up to full-sized pieces of firewood. Then through the evening, you'€™re called on to add more wood over and over again as the fire burns down.

When you want to light a campfire, you want it to start quickly. Both bragging rights and practicality come into play. The best campers, woodsmen, and women, always seem to get the fire going with a single match, regardless of the weather conditions.