Although I love to go camping just about any time of year, my favorite time to go is during the fall and winter. It’s much nicer to be out in the woods when it’s cool or cold than when it’s broiling hot. (Then again I live in the South, so it gets much hotter when [...]
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Be Prepared for Emergencies with MREs
Humans need food to survive. We always have and always will be required to obtain vitamins and nutrients from the food we digest. In this day and age food is pretty easy to come by because most of us live in big towns and cities; however, food can become scarce if we go camping or [...]
Some Different Types of Snow Goose Decoys
Unless you are an avid hunter you probably aren’t aware you can purchase snow goose decoys for assistance in hunting. There are many models of birds, ducks and geese available in the various lines of decoys. The goose referred to as the snow variety is available in an active or feeder style to allow you [...]
Use Your Favorite Freshwater Fishing Method For Any Fish
The three methods of catching freshwater fish are spinning, baitcasting and fly fishing. The reasons that an angler will choose one method over another usually fall along the following points of view related to the fishing gear used. Spinning is a method that uses a reel with a fixed spool. The line is wrapped around [...]
Outdoor Sports-Crazy Overnight Camping with Kids
Woohoo, finally a weekend when nobody has a soccer game, ballet lesson, baseball practice, or school tutoring! Yippee- we can go for an overnight car camping trip into the mountains. Planning ahead is the key. If your family is as nuts about outdoor sports and hobbies as our family, you will probably need a fair [...]
Indoor vs Outdoor Paintball
Paintball is always growing and evolving but for decades there have been two main ways to experience the sport that haven’t changed. That is the indoor vs outdoor paintball experience. These are very different games and some people love one while hating the other. They each have special characteristics that are pretty straightforward and, upon [...]
Two Basic Hunting Tips For Beginners
Before I get started, I just want to say that these tips are for the people who haven’t gotten into hunting yet, but want to. These tips will seem excruciatingly basic and obvious to the pros, but people who do not know much about hunting might find them useful. That being said, let’s jump right [...]
Basic equipment for night navigation when hiking
Most people go trail hiking during the day. It makes sense to do so. After all, half the point of being out is to enjoy the scenery and then to sleep exceptionally well after a long day filled with exercise, fresh air and sunshine. Yet night hiking has its pleasures and is a great training [...]
