Written by Dan Lawton Camping light can make any camping trip much more pleasurable. Here are some keys to reducing the weight of your pack for your next camping trip. If you’re heading out for a week’s vacation to the beach, you can pack a few extra swimsuits in a suitcase and not stress the […]
Fun Things to Do at a Campsite this Summer Camping Activities for Families of all Sizes Summer is here which means camping season is in full-swing. Are you bored of your normal activities? Whether you’re bringing the kiddos along or it’s an adults-only trip, these fun things to do at a campsite will make for […]
Written by Dan Lawton Whether you’re a new camper about to purchase your first tent or an experienced outdoorsman looking for an upgrade, it’s important to have accurate information about the tent models available. Whether you’re a new camper about to purchase your first tent or an experienced outdoorsman looking for an upgrade, it’s important […]
De Soto National Forest, just thirty minutes north of Biloxi, Mississippi, is one of my favorite spots to camp in the Gulf South. The area is home to over 518,000 acres of national forest and peppered with primitive and managed campsites. Last weekend I trekked to one of my favorites, POW lake, to take a […]
This is a guest post from Joe Laing. Â You can learn more about Joe in the bio box below. You don’t have to be a ‘bird nerd’ to appreciate the grandeur of hundreds of sandhill cranes circling overhead in unison, or a gaggle of thousands of geese creating a deafening roar as they settle in […]
“We were descending rapidly as the tunnels spiraled around like DNA helixes, sometimes branching off in diverse directions. The snake seemed to know exactly where we were going, though, and there was no hesitation in his path choosing. Left, then suddenly right; up a bit and then down and down. I knew we were traveling […]
I’ve always wanted a 1-man tent. Â I think the idea just jibes with the core of my camping philosophy: get as minimalistic as possible. For this reason, it’s always seemed futile to lug a 2 or 3-person tent out into the wild when I was only solo camping. Â So when Eureka Tents asked if I’d […]
Crushing. That’s the best adjective to describe the heat in Mississippi in September. At least that’s how it felt inside of my tent on a steamy Friday evening, as I slapped at mosquitos and focused my mind on conjuring the breeze. It was too warm to be encased in a sleeping bag, so instead I […]
If you’re a lover of good, crisp writing, spellbinding adventure and the great outdoors, then there’s little not to like about Alex Hutchinson’s badass piece in the New York Times on canoeing in the Yukon. The first-person narrative chronicles Hutchinson’s ten-day mission down the Snake River in the Peel Watershed. Â The river drops over 4,000 […]
‎”If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture–that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves.” — Edward Abbey Oh yes, Ed, sing that sweet gospel of desert life. Let it whisper through your prose like sand blowing gently across the brush. […]
