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In my sojourn with the boy scouts I have learned so many kinds of unusual food from frogs to insects. I chanced upon this small reptile in our backyard. We used to hunt this when we run out of food in our camping trip. The meat is not really delicious but not bad either. It's good if you need...

It is actually not a campsite but a camping resort with facilities for camping and tutorials. Located in Batangas province in Philippines, Laiya resort also has a swimming pool aside from the beach. On our first visit to the location, we stayed overnight in the tree house. It has a small terrace...

This is a style of cooking that our scout master made a demo. I hope I remember it correctly. The meat was wrapped in banana leaves and placed on a flat stone which was surrounded by rocks all around. Small branches of wood and twigs were made into a roof. The sides were filled with combustible...

In my scouting days, the rope is a part of the boy scout's uniform. And even if I don't remember using much the rope, I still believe that the rope is an essential item for campers. When we go family camping I still being the big rope and the thin rope because it is always needed when pitching...

I call it rechargeable lamp but the store attendant said it is called Emergency Lamp. Anyway, I bought one that costs a little over $10 and tested it when I came home. It said the charge is good for 20 hours so I left it working overnight. Lo and behold it was still working on the next morning...

When I was in the scouting group, I had been to campsites before that I visit regularly. What we usually do is to hide something under the ground, particularly food, that we can use when we come back after some months. The best food to hide was the pili nut. It is like macadamia with a very...

This campsite I am referring to is not a resort but just an ordinary forest. As boy scouts, we have games that are fitting for the location like orienteering or treasure hunting. But one time we conducted a war game for the scouts who are of high school age. It was really fun because there was...

The tropical hut is a common resting shelter of farmers. It is made of 6 bamboo poles for the posts, and 4 beams plus braces. The roofing is mainly coconut fronds. But when there are no coconut trees around, bamboo leaves will do. This is just a temporary shelter but fine for an overnight use.

When we went to the northernmost province called Batanes, I was invited by another tourist for night photography. The location is like a big prairie with hills all around. Since it can be likened to the wilds because there are no houses nearby, it is really a camping for an overnight stay in the...

When I was still single but already had a job, I was still joining camping trips with the boy scouts upon the invitation of the scout master who was my close friend. The essential things in my bag aside from the hunting knife and water bottle (used to be the metal water canteen) are the nylon...

It's summer once again and beach and pool resorts are mostly fully booked not only for the weekend since school is out during summer. For the adventurous, we have some water resorts here that includes a campsite by the waterfalls. In fact, I was invited by the owner several times but my schedule...

I have learned this cooking from our scout master. What we cook are usually tropical vegetables like watercress, eggplant, tubers, even the banana bloom or whatever you call it. Properly wrapped in banana leaves, the cooking is done by covering it with big stones. And over the stones will be...

Especially when there is a river, the bag made of nylon mesh is very useful. It can be used to catch fish. I had used that before by tying the bag into a long pole and used it to catch fish. There was a time that we had brought drinks, the bag can be used as a receptacle to hold the beer...

These root crops are nice to eat when you are in a campsite and had run out of food. Make a fire using firewood and place between big stones that will serve as the place to put the sweet potato or cassava. Watch for the texture. When it looks soft, it is ready to eat. If you want to be sure, use...

My niece has acquired a 4-hectare land and is in the process of acquiring the 7-hectare land beside it. Her plan is to make it a unique campsite with a farm. Right now it is forested with trees and wild vines with no pathways so it is difficult to enter. She said that they will be planting more...

When going to the river or lake for fishing or swimming, I remember in one lifeguard training session the advice to check the water for safety especially in the river or lake. First is the harmful animals and insects like crocodile or mosquitoes. Crocodiles are dangerous particularly in the...

I have heard and read of accidents of campers in the water particularly in the river. Is is mostly caused by their ignorance of the water. An actual accident 2 years ago in a river resulted in the death of 7 college students who didn't know that the river water would surge once in a while. In...

Pardon me if this sounds unethical. When I was a boy scout, one of our ritual when arriving in the campsite is to roam for resources. More often than not, there would be a farm or an orchard nearby that has no caretaker. And if that happens, you can guess that we would have a good supply of root...

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...