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Sleeping pads...there are certainly a whole lot of them out there. So what one might be the best? Awe yes...I do recall a thread about "best". Sooooo - I'm not talking about the best but offering a few suggestions. I have two pads that are well made, constructed with fine material, have...

I was amused the other day listening into a conversation that two guys were having about purchasing a sleeping bag. The salesperson was over heard saying, "This is the best!" I immediately flinched and held onto a display rack to prevent myself from shredding my expensive Tilley shirt...

I just learned about this today. A grim reminder about fires in tents and shelters... The labels posted on good tents warn people again and again. Carbon monoxide poisoning is another issue. Remember always..."Safety Never Takes a Holiday". Four people are now dead after a camping stove...

My colleague Eric organized this for us on our Trip to Red Pine Lake It may not be new to most but it is worth sharing again. Use small bags Dorito chips, (2.5 – 3.5oz.), per camper. 1/2 cup cooked and Taco-seasoned hamburger per camper shredded/chopped lettuce shredded cheddar or Mexican-mix...

We came... We saw... We...well we took over the island; that's what we did. BEAUTIFUL RED PINE LAKE HALIBURTON WATERWAY TRAILS Fabulous camp site - on the point of our own little island with a magnificent view. We used the small tee-pee. Remember? - I wasn't sure if there would be...

The Annual Red Pine Lake adventure is waiting for us. How 'bout you? Got something planned? Love to see your pics. I dunno...do you think it will be able to handle an 18 by 18 by 9 feet tall T-pee? Stay tuned...it's all coming your way.

‘Field Candy’ Launches Dazzling Tents For US Market These aren’t cheap tents. We have not yet seen them in person, but Field Candy models range from around $300 to over $600 for top-tier, two- or three-person tents. The construction is basic, and some of the designs downright absurd, but...

Solar Cooker: GoSun Stove Bakes Food With Sunshine Cook food with the sun — that’s the basic premise of GoSun Stove, a glass-and-aluminum contraption that looks like it landed from space. A sword-like cooking tray pulls out of a glass tube. Hot dogs, potatoes, eggs, muffins, stir fry, and...

--- HATS --- I always thought wearing hats like carrying a walking stick was sort of dorky. Well... I now have a walking stick [staff] that sure is helpful coming down a rocky cliff or walking an uneven trail. I've never thought of it as being a defence stick against animals but I suppose you...

CHECK IT OUT... :pompous: Other than Gear Junkie, 50 CAMPFIRES is one of the very top camping magazines in the market today and it is free. The February issue has a lot about winter camping. It is seasonal, up-to-date and the writers are excellent. It covers just about every topic imaginable...

Is Winter Camping For You? Camping may be the quintessential summer activity but that doesn’t mean you have to hang up your tent when the weather gets cold. For the die hard campers among us, the weekends between Queen Victoria or Memorial Day and Labour Day are simply not enough to scratch the...

It's a cold blustery evening in this neck of the woods and I was sitting here in my arm chair thinking about this guy that I observed last Saturday desperately trying to put together a fire. Pathetic! I thought to myself, "Should I go over and give him a quick lesson on how to?" "Gnaw, he's...

So...what do you think? Is it real or is it fake? We are talking about that tall pine tree. Looks good - but actually it is a Bell Canada Communications tower off Highway 60 in Algonquin Park. It's all part of a greater plan to stop marring beautiful landscapes. Ontario still prevents...

Another of Nature's wonders. This total lunar eclipse will occur this Wednesday October 8, 2014. It will be visible from North America, parts of Australia, China and Japan. Parts of South Asia, and Eastern Europe will see a partial eclipse. The penumbral phase of the eclipse will begin at 8:17...

This is a quick camp pizza... From preparation to tummy in about 20 minutes or less... AT HOME - preheat oven to 230C [450F]...One or Two of these or facsimile Smear mild [or choice of] salsa...sprinkle mixed cheese on top...place crusts on cookie sheet...lower oven temp to 220C...

Coming along the trail at Camp Wendake to the lookout to view Lake Huron. Lake Huron is the second largest Great Lake by surface area and the fifth largest freshwater lake in the world. It has the longest shoreline of the Great Lakes, counting the shorelines of its 30,000 islands...

One of my goals this year is to minimize the use of fuels, batteries and the like and move to a more modern approach to lighting and power sources at base camp in particular. One of the new gadgets that I've picked up is the LUMINAID SOLAR POWERED INFLATABLE LIGHT. This inflatable solar...

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I'm a four season camper and spend most of my summer in the hub - Algonquin Park, Haliburton Water Trails, and the Haliburton Reserve Forest. I would be interested in hearing from others.