06Oct2025
Guide to Survival: Finding Food in the Woods
One thing you may have noticed while camping is that its either eat, or be eaten. Let's say all you've packed is three cans of beans, a tent, water and safety supplies for your outdoor trip. Unless you ration those three cans you won't be able to survive for very long if you happen to get lost in the woods. There are, however, a few things you can do to ensure you survive....and thrive! Here is my
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Tips for Desert Camping and Hiking in the Southwest Desert USA
Camping in the deserts of the southwest USA can be a unique and rewarding experience. The stark beauty of red rock mesas and mysterious hoodoos is enchanting. But the harsh climate and terrain that defines a desert requires a few adaptations when camping. Here are my tips for desert camping and hiking. Water is Life Several years ago a Scottish Scout troop came to Arizona, and as their American
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Camping in Wells Gray Provincial Park: A Little Piece of Heaven
Who would have thought by Googling "Where is it sunny in Vancouver" we'd find the best Park closer to Vancouver, BC then Banff, AB. It was raining in Vancouver as usual...and we wanted to getaway and go camping. We discovered that Wells Gray Provincial Park wasn't as grey as the name indicated. We drove 5 hrs up into Wells Grey Provincial Park to the Clear Water Lake Campsite. On the way we saw a
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Louisiana Camping: Be Careful where you Drop your Fishing Line
It was beautiful summer morning and my family and I were in 3 mile Bayou Melville, Louisiana camping. I was enjoying being at our camp with all the kids, fishing off the pier. It got too quiet, so I decided I had better check. I walked down to the bayou. Everything looked great. My oldest step-daughter and her brother and my son all were fishing. The youngest, a six year old girl, was stan
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Beware of the Critters When Camping
Put all Your Food Somewhere Secure and Out of Reach Beware of the critters when camping! While camping a few years back in the state of Maryland my husband and I did not have anything to put all of our food items in. We had put our cold items in the ice chest, but did not think too much about leaving our other items out. These things mostly consisted of canned goods, potatoes and corn-on-the-cob.
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5 Tips to Remember on Your Next Camping Trip
I'm sure every camper has their own list of things to avoid in order to ensure that their camping trip is the most fulfilling and enjoyable experience ever. However, I would like to share five of my own tips to remember on your next camping trip. I have gathered them first-hand from several hastily put-together camping trips, which didn’t turn out quite the way that I had planned. 5 Tips to Rem
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Essential Camping Tips to Ensure a Better Trip
The first time I went camping, I was very scared. I thought I was going to be bit by bugs, eaten by a bear, or, at the very least, get too cold . But it turns out that camping is as easy as 1-2-3. If you need a break away from your regular life, it's always nice to get out into nature for awhile. Essential Camping Tips: 1. Starting a Campfire Campfires are essential to camping, you don’t want
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Camping South Africa’s Kruger National Park
South Africa’s Kruger National Park is a world-famous nature reserve. It is renowned for sightings of the "Big Five": the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo. What most people don’t know, is that it is also possible to camp inside the game park. It is perfectly safe, very affordable and a great way to get a little closer to nature. Camping South Africa’s Kruger National Park: Campsi
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