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Gear Care - Camping Tent
Follow these helpful Gear Care tips to keep your camping tent in shape and get years of service out of it.
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• carl zwanzig
• camping
Selecting a Tent Site
Selecting a tent site with dry, level spot with a good view nearby ensures a good backpack trip. Try to get an early start to find a campsite well before dark.
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• camping
• backpacking
• destination
Best Family Camping Tents
Family camping is a lot of fun, but it can be challenging finding a tent that will sleep the whole family comfortably. Here are the best family camping tents.
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• camping
• reviews
• best
Finding a Good Tenting Spot
This article details the best locations for pitching your tent.
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• camping
• vacation
• family travel
• traveling
Basic Tent Camping Equipment
Here's my list of basic items needed to insure a safe and enjoyable tent camping experience.
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Doll Tent Craft for Kids
Kids can craft a doll tent or bean bag animal tent for camping themed birthday parties, slumber parties, Daisy Girl Scout meetings or as a rainy day craft activity.
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• beanbag animal
• kids craft
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• camping theme
Eastern Tent Caterpillar: Webworm
The Easter Tent Caterpillar is a pest with a most remarkable life cycle.
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• webs
• caterpillars
• moths
• eastern tent caterpillar
Tent Camping Basics
Whether you're a novice or an experienced tent camper, answering these basic questions will contribute to a safe and enjoyable tent camping trip.
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Big Tent Dot Net
Big Tent Revival Amplifier
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DIRT DOESN'T HURT: FAMILY TENT CAMPING
Guest Columnist Lisa Beamer tells us the ways of the wild by introducing family camping. Part one in a two-part series.
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• tent
• family
• kids
• children
Tent Caterpillar
Tent caterpillars not only make your trees look ugly but they can kill a tree by defoliation. This article goes in-depth about this pest and how to stop it.
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• tree pest
Between Backpacking Trips
The time between backpacking trips is spent enjoying the memory of ones just completed, and planning new destinations and adventures
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A Simple Meal Idea
Good trail meals can be found at grocery stores. It is not necessary to buy prepackaged backpacking meals.
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• cooking
• trail meals
• tent
Backpacking Gear for Backcountry
Tips and tools for how to properly prepare for a deep, back-country excursion for camping and recreation.
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• backpacking
• backcountry
• gear
• equipment
Early Season Backpacking
Is early season backpacking safe? Should it be done? Here are my experiences below freezing and above 8800 feet, with some important tips for your spring season backpack
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• backpack
• gear
• food
• weight
Finding Time to Hike
As we move into summer, a struggle develops between domestic responsibilities and the freedom of high mountains and blue green evergreen forests.
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• freedom
• chores
• mountains
Making a Backpacking Gear List
Forgetting an essential item can cast a negative cloud over a backpacking trip. Make sure this does not happen by consulting a backpacking gear list before you leave.
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• gear
• tent
• wilderness
Packing Your Backpack
Loading your pack is not as exciting as starting up the trail, but the success of the backpack trip often hinges on it. Take enough gear and food that you are safe.
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• backpack
• gear
• food
• weight
Using Trekking Poles
A trekking pole is a useful piece of equipment when hiking. Apart from providing support on the track, a good pole can provide many other uses for hikers.
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Cold Night in July
cold nights make for good days when backpacking; Backpackers may not have everything, but when camped at timberline and looking over a pristine mountain forest, it does not seem like there is much they lack
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• wilderness
• camping
• forest
• mountains
Colorado December Backpacking
A description of a Colorado December Backpacking trip in the wake of a snowstorm
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Good Fortune and Health
Staying in shape and good fortune might allow us to backpack into our seventies.
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Taking the Villiage on the Road - Part Two
Part two - what are your options for a life on the road? Be it a tent or motorhome, there are advantages and disadvantages for both.
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• motorhome
• tent
• camping
• outdoors
Training for Backpacking
Training for backpacking can be a year-round event for those of us passionate about backcountry trips
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Budget Guide to Road Trips
Rising gas prices needn't deter a budget traveler from heading out on the highway this summer. With a little planning, a good road trip opens your eyes not your wallet.
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• budget traveler
• gps units
• tent
• cheap
Posh Camping in Africa
There's nothing like camping in Africa to bring you close to the animals. The Masai Mara in Kenya is one of the best places in the world for viewing wildlife.
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• camping in kenya
• game drives
• walking safaris
• masai mara
Camping with Toddlers
Camping can be a great experience for young children. Ensure it doesn't end up a nightmare for you by following these simple guidelines.
• tips on camping with toddlers
• family campsites
• children's facilities
• play equipment
• child-friendly tents
Internal and External Frame Packs
Internal Frame packs hold the weight closer to your body, and allow more agility than external frame packs. External frames carry the weight higher, and are cooler.
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• internal frame
• buying a pack
• hiking
Online Gear Deals
Bargains on Backpacking gear can be found online if your are patient. Backpacking gear is a good investment. It is very durable, and few things offer as much pleasure.
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• sleeping bags
• tents
• backpacks
Short-Term Camping for Beginners
Going camping for the first time, even short term in a campground, can present challenges. Be prepared before you leave the comforts of home to have a great trip!
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• short-term camping
• provincial campgrounds
• camping with your loved ones
• making camping checklists
Camping ' 99 Destination Series: Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park is a special place. A unique park, Bryce's spires, fins and other "statuary" are mystical and awe-inspiring.There is great hiking and camping in the park and in the surrounding area. Southwestern Utah is a grand place to spend a summer vacation!
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• outdoors
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Camping '99 Destination Series: Flaming Gorge Nat. Rec. Area
Located in southwestern Wyoming and northeastern Utah, this NRA offers an abundance of outdoor activities. The beautiful Green River and Red Canyon combine for spectacular scenic beauty. The region is America's "Wild West" and a place of endless opportunities.
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• campgrounds
• wyoming
• utah
• flaming gorge national recreation area
Camping '99 Destination Series: Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier is one of the most beautiful and natural of America's National Parks. Most of the park is wilderness area while the developed sections provide excellent amenities. The park's six campgrounds are well-maintained and offer great camping. The park's roads provide breath-taking scenic views. A visit to Mount Rainier is an unforgettable experience.
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• campgrounds
• washington state
• outdoors
• outdoor recreation
Camping '99 Destination Series: Zion National Park
Zion National Park has one of the most unique and beautiful landscapes in the world. There are three Scenic Drives in the park and an assortment of hiking trails to fit everyone's taste. Zion provides two large campgrounds, and there are a number of private RV parks nearby. Everyone who loves nature should experience Zion at least once in their lifetime.
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• campgrounds
• outdoors
• outdoor recreation
• travel
Camping by a Lake: A Sweet Outdoors Duet!
Minnesota is well known as the "Land of Ten-Thousand Lakes." However, America and Canada has many great camping lakes that are just as lovely. The wife and I have camped many of these and share a few that especially impressed us in Kentucky and Arkansas. Camping by a beautiful lake is a special camping experience!
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• campgrounds
• outdoors
• travel
• rving
Lion Rock
Mountain Lions can be nearby, but we will almost never see them. They are masters at stealth and attack, and dog owners should keep their animals in the tent at night.
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Our National Parks: Why Such Poor Camping Facilities?
America's National Parks are some of the most beautiful in the world. The National Park Service's goals have changed over the years--resulting in better protection for our park's environments and natural wonders. However, has this shift in policy gone too far? Park campgrounds are in poor shape and camping facilities are old or non-existent. Is this sad state of affairs the result of an over zealous National Park Service? Have we, the people, been forgotten?
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• campgrounds
• national parks
• national park service
• outdoors
Subalpine Valley
Life as simple as it gets - walking up a Colorado Valley with all that one needs on your back; with two dogs beside me and beauty and discovery and wildness ahead;
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THE STORY OF MARY BRYANT - PART III
Continuation of the story of Mary Bryant, after the arrival in Sydney Cove in the new colony of New South Wales.
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• william bryant
• sydney
• sydney cove
• phillip
Washington State: Camping Among the Evergreens
Washington is known as the Evergreen State and camping beneath her pines is pure pleasure. No matter what style camping you prefer, you will find it here. Pam and I share some of our favorite campgrounds and provide links to information and campgrounds in Washington. You will find no better camping than in Washington--the heart of the Great Northwest!
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• campgrounds
• travel
• rving
• rvers
Winter Day Dreams: Reminiscences of Camping Trips Past
January days seem so drab after the bright holiday season. Dull days that bring on dreams of past camping adventures and make one yearn to go camping again. There are so many stories I could tell and some that were not so pleasant. Why Pam and I have put ourselves in these situations defies logic! We must love camping!
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• campgrounds
• travel
• rving
• outdoors recreation
Camping with Babies and Toddlers
Babies and toddlers love to go camping. Still, there are issues related to weather, bugs and sleep. Here are tips on fun and happy camping with babies and toddlers.
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Fall High Country Backpacking
Bring a heavier sleeping bag, a wool cap and neck protector, and googles to shield against strong, cold wind.
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• sleeping bag
• stove
• high country
• hunting season
Giggle Gear Super Fort
After years of dragging out chairs and blankets and couch cushions, kids can finally build their own indoor forts without frustrating their parents.
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• cranium
• build your own fort
• build your own play structure
• kids build
Grand Tetons, Wyoming
Near Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park offers budget lodging and family activities like mountain hikes, horseback rides and boat cruises - perfect for a holiday!
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• family activities