24Apr2024
Funny Camping Lessons: Murphy’s Laws of Camping
Here I will share some of the Funny Camping Lessons I found. You might call them the "Murphy's Laws of Camping". I'm sure you can relate to some of these common situations. Oh the joys of camping! Read some of these camping lessons and laugh off the bittersweet misery that camping seems to always entail. Funny Camping Lessons: In a mummy bag the urgency of one's need to urinate is inversely p
Continue Reading24Apr2024
How to Cook your Eggs in an Orange’s Skin
Bush walking in Australia could nearly be classed as a national pastime. There are a broad range of treks and walking tracks set out all over the country. For the "any" bush walker, one of the key aspects of trip planning is to travel light. With this in mind, I'd like to share a little camp fire cooking method that can save some weight. How to Cook your Eggs in an Orange's Skin: Build a s
Continue Reading23Apr2024
The Camping Box
Over the last few years I have discovered the importance of a receptacle that I shall henceforth call 'The Camping Box'. This is not a box that one camps in; this is a box that one should never camp without! The Camping Box: I'm a veteran of many camping trips both in the United Kingdom and in Europe (the longest one being 4.5 months under canvas in a Bivouac tent in Italy - another story, belie
Continue Reading22Apr2024
How to Get out of Quicksand
Although not common, there are people who find themselves deep in quicksand while they explore beaches, swamps, rivers, or marshy areas. Quicksand is not usually what you might see in a movie, where the suspect steps in quicksand and within minutes they're up to their eyeballs in it. How to Get out of Quicksand What is Quicksand? Quicksand can be found anywhere that the right conditions are pre
Continue Reading21Apr2024
Camping…Under the Table!
Do you remember when as a young child you crawled under the dining room table and found a magic space underneath, smudgy dark, warm, and safe? Then your mother would throw a blanket over the table top draping the hard wooden edges to a softened landscape which hid you beneath it; and as your new world dimmed the excitement would intensify. Camping...Under the Table! Enter: The Fantasy Realm
Continue Reading20Apr2024
Murphy’s Laws of Camping: Funny Camping Lessons
Here are some more of the Murphy's Laws of Camping I've found. I’m sure you can relate to some of these common situations. You gotta love camping! Read some of these camping lessons and laugh off the bitter sweet misery that camping always seems to entail. Murphy's Laws of Camping: The need to urinate at night increases in direct relation to the hour past midnight, layers of clothing worn
Continue Reading20Apr2024
Camping Tips for a Safe and Fun Trip
I love going camping! After some trial and error, I have learned a few tips that have helped our family really enjoy our camping trips. Below I will share with you some of my most important and most helpful camping tips for a safe and fun trip. Camping Tips to Remember: Camping Checklist First of all, make a camping checklist of every item you need to take on your camping trip. Nothing is worse
Continue Reading19Apr2024
Camping With Your Two Gay Dads
My very first camping trip was with my two gay dads, Alan and Sean. I was 12 years old. It was the first time mom had allowed me to spend time away with them and I was determined to make it go as smoothly as possible and therefore envisage future trips. A Seemingly Great Idea Alan (my biological dad) was hell-bent on making my trip to the great outdoors the ultimate camping experience (I’m sur
Continue Reading