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After my scouting days, I was able to buy a pup tent. It is a small tent that made of light material. So easy to set up with 4 pegs and 2 poles. What's fun is that the pup tent is supposed to be for 1 person only but we use it for 2 persons especially during the cold months. In later years, I...

I think this is another equipment that needs to prove itself. Pardon me but whenever I would see the word solar, doubt precedes it. I have been doing a personal research on solar power systems and most makers would agree in the end that their system is not really that efficient yet. With gadgets...

I had the chance to talk to one of my father's hunting buddies about game animals. What we have in this tropical country are deer and wild boar as the most common prey of hunters although they also have encounters with monkeys and other wild felines. The conversation was in taming those animals...

I am referring to the helmet that I see in safari that is similar to a hard hat. Are there campers using that helmet now? I am actually trying to find one just for my collection. I was wondering if those helmets or hard hat were really common to early explorers in Africa. This is not to belie...

When you say camping, what comes to mind is the somewhat primitive ways of living like improvising what nature can provide. But I have seen that camping can be more fun if you can do what you enjoy doing. An uncle goes camping with his friends in the woods. They have guns, tents and all the...

I have noticed that campers now bring a foldable cot to the campsite. Most of them reason out that they are annoyed by insects and sleeping on the cot gives them a sense of security. It seems that gone are the good old days when campers sleep on mats or sleeping bags. Times are a-changing and...

We did this Halloween camping trip once. I was assistant scoutmaster and our scoutmaster agreed with my idea to treat our senior scouts to a scary camping. They are all teenagers anyway. The camp was just 3 kilometers walk from the vehicle parking so it was a breeze. During the short hike, our...

I think it is just a novelty in one boutique here. It is actually an umbrella with a transparent material. But the design is like a tent. The store attendant said that it can be used as a tent in case there is a sudden downpour. I didn't buy although I was laughing to that novelty. But after...

I remember when I was in pre-school, my father would bring me along to the seashore top pick up some seashells for food. Those are small seashells that are boiled and dipped in vinegar. What we catch would serve as our food for lunch and dinner. But my father and with his friends would be going...

Banana leaves and bamboo abound in topical forests that's why campers and hunters have developed methods for using such. Like the bamboo cylinder, it can be a good substitute for the pot while the banana leaves can serve as the plates. But cooking meat or fish wrapped in banana leaves seem to...

It looks like an albino moose. Whatever it is, that moose has the majestic look just like a royal blood. This is one advantage of campers, we get to see the wonders of nature close up. But to be honest, I would be scared to see that white moose when I am alone in the woods because it might be an...

I think I've heard of glamping here some years back. It was spearheaded by a tv network which was participated in by their contract celebrities. However, it was not open to the public. I guess that is a good way of raising funds if they will sell tickets. For sure it will be expensive since you...

This trail is going up the Samat mountain peak where the famous Cross of Valor is erected. But with the difficulty of climbing, the government had built a zigzag road for the uphill of vehicles. And now that road has become a testing ground for bikers. The road is a stretch of 6 kilometers that...

This is the story of my father that have taught me to wear boots when going camping. He and 4 companions were hunting birds and decided to do a cookout by the shallow river bank. As usual, the roasted birds was a banquet that late afternoon. They were engrossed in their conversation that they...

My father is always after his children’s health and sustenance that every camping trips, he never failed to check on the baggage. For him, bringing boiled eggs is a must for whatever may happen in the campsite, at least there is food to eat. He was a hunter at the time. Together with his...

I remember my scouting days that we have a ritual when pitching a tent. First is to check the soil of the ground for there might be trails of ants. We also check the radius for potential pests like bugs and moles. The nearby trees are also checked. One time there was a nest of ants in a tree...

This is the first time I heard of this adult camp. And i wonder why it is called such. For me, a campsite may or may not have facilities and it is not related to age. Although a children's camp have playground facilities, does an adult only camp have poker tables? Seriously, I am curious...

When I left scouting and got a job, I still go to camping trips once in a while with my friends. We usually stay overnight in mountain or by the beach mostly in deserted islands. My attire is always the leather combat boots that I used in school for our military training. My top is a...

This is reminiscent of the great typhoon Yolanda in 2013 when the central province in the Philippines was devastated. Our housemaid’s family lost their home and livelihood because the farms were also destroyed. We sent money so they can buy a tent and plastic container for water. With food, they...

Same with me, I also bring along enough water for drinking. That is the most important for me because of the prevalence of diseases here, it is not good to trust the water in the forest. I remember when I was a boy scout, we would be drinking water anywhere, be it from a mountain spring or a...