Archive for January, 2010

Caravan Holidays – Travel and Freedom

Caravan and Some Sheep

If you like to travel but you like even more the feeling of freedom, the solution is obvious: a caravan. Long ago travelling by caravan meant giving up your comfort, nowadays this is not an issue. The ‘home on wheels’ gives you the wonderful feeling of freedom and security unique

Cherrystone Camping Trip 2009

If you want a getaway that’s guaranteed to get you in a truly relaxed and contented mood, then a Florida camping trip is right for you. A lot of campgrounds in Florida offer pleasant and cozy spots for camping. You can camp in national forests or near the beach. A

Sharing job experiences and recommendations

A good friend and a glass of red wine

The Dawn patrol. That’s what they called us.

We were a five Humvee unit that escorted relief supplies up and down the eastern coast of Somalia in the early ’90s. We were up at the crack of dawn and before the heat of this god-forsaken country cooked

Camp shower!

Back to Teaching our kids Basketball ……………..the RIGHT way!

If you have been watching AAU basketball lately, you will notice something is missing and you ask yourself…………………. ………………….. self,

- when did we stop teaching kids the fundamentals?

I am here to report there are many options available for parents to start their

Backpack fitting tips

Day in the Park Backpack Tote

You will never appreciate how important and comfortable it is to have a correctly fitting backpack until you’ve used one that is of poor quality. An incorrectly fitting pack doesn’t just feel uncomfortable, it can also cause severe back and neck pain as well nasty blisters on your shoulders. There

Tips for Hiking and Camping

FlashPan Camping Stove

More and more people today enjoy the simple, wholesome fun of hiking. hiking is an affordable, yet healthy and emotionally rewarding way to spend a vacation or a long weekend and you don’t need to visit a travel agent.
Experienced hikers will always tell you that every detail

Cheap camping

If you look at the cost of camping gear, you may quickly become dismayed, unless you have the money to spend. For a lot of people, spending a few hundred dollars on a tent, fifty on a sleeping bag, and about the same for a camp stove, is an extravagant

Camping – Do You Love It Or Hate It?

camp food

In my family, we have camping lovers and camping haters. My husband, kids, and I love to go camping. My mother just stares at me every time I talk about an upcoming camping trip and asks why I want to leave my brand new home that has a brand new

Sound Advice On Kids Sleeping Bags

Rilakkuma in sleeping bags 1

Sound Advice On Kids Sleeping Bags.

Kids sleeping bags are a delight to children because they represent a break from their traditional sleeping arrangements and a fun night whether it’s a family camping trip, camping in the living room with siblings or a slumber party with friends. Kids

Testimonies: Camping nightmares

Arlington Beach Camp and Conference Centre

How a girl that grew up camping turned into a woman that considered roughing it meant not having concierge service is beyond me even if I am the girl/woman in question. From as young an age as I can remember I was gathering deadwood, cleaning fish, and so enamored with