Traditional sleeping bags are still a popular option when it comes to sleeping inside of your tent. When a person goes to purchase a sleeping bag there are different types of bags that one can consider. Some of the choices are rectangular, semi-rectangular and mummy. A rectangular is by far the most comfortable sleeping bag…
Category: Camping Gear
Why Is My Sleeping Bag Wet?
A sleeping bag is one of the best inventions for tent camping. They are efficient, warm, and compact. It is imperative though to make sure that your sleeping bag stays dry. This is particularly the case when it comes to maintaining your down sleeping bags insulating qualities since a very wet down bag will not…
How To Hang Lights In A Camping Tent
This winter we used our canvas snowtrekker hot tent to do some winter hot tent camping. In winter the days are shorter, so you will most likely be cooking and eating your dinner in the dark. Unless of course you make use of lights to bring you out of the darkness. How do you hang…
Can You Cross Country Ski Anywhere?
Cross country skiing is a great way to get outside in the winter and exercise. If you live in an area that is blessed with lots of powdered snow than there are many opportunities for cross country skiing. Can you cross country ski anywhere? You can ski particularly after a fresh snowfall in public parks,…
Effective Ways To Travel On Snow
If you are an outdoors person you may be interested in finding ways to travel over snow in the winter. This is of interest to people who want to extend their camping, fishing, or hunting season. Traveling to the best camping, hunting, or fishing areas may take you far away from any plowed roads. You…
Flat Grind Vs Sabre Grind – Which Is Best?
I do a lot of camping and fishing for my recreation. Up until now I favored multi tools as my knife of choice. The multi tool was and still is a useful knife for general camping and fishing. You can use a multi tools blade for general camp use and the pliers are always great…
Backcountry Ski Base Camp Camping
In northern countries there is a mad rush to do as much activities as possible during the summer months before the cold days of winter creep in. The problem with this approach is that you must deal with large crowds and tourists or you must journey further and tackle more difficult trips to get to…
Miniwell Gravity Water Filter Review
I was recently doing research on a gravity water filter system that would be affordable and at the same time a filter that I could trust would actually filter water effectively. I looked at many of the well known gravity water filter systems on the market such as those made by Sawyer and Lifestraw but…
Propane Fire Pit Camping
As an avid tent camper one of the joys that I have during my camping trips is being able to have a nice wood fire. In fact being able to have a wood fire while camping is almost a necessity for most campers. However, there are some campers who at times may not be able…
Are Truck Bed Tents Worth It?
Overlanding (off road travel camping) is becoming increasingly popular these days. Truck bed tents are an effective way to have a more wild experience as compared to your typical rv camping which is generally confined to paved or dirt roads. Are truck bed tents worth it? Truck bed tents are definitely worth it for those…