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1: Choosing a Camping Lantern

When you go camping you will need a camping lantern , camping stove and a camping cot as well as a flash light. All campers will need some type of lantern gas, battery, or candle. Each one ...

By: Bob Matsen

2: Camping and Tent Tips

Avoid camping in low places--Air flow gets stagnant and typically moisture settles more. Also, if it rains whilst your tent is up, there's a greater chance of water collecting when you're camped in...

By: Ba Kiwanuka

3: Camping Gear - Choosing the Right Sleeping Bag

The last thing you want to happen when you're 20 miles into the woods is to find your sleeping bag is not warm enough. You will be facing a very long and restless night which can ruin your spirits ...

By: Trevor Kassulke

4: Camping Tents - What The Tent Ratings Mean

Been shopping for a new camping tent? Wonder what 3-season or 4-season means? Confused about what a family tent or convertible tent classification means? Let’s try to cut through all the mark...

By: Chris Morris

5: Three Very Unique Camping Tents

The designs of camping tents are becoming more and more innovative. Backpacking tents are getting lighter and lighter. Tents are easier to set up and to take down. They are becoming more durable an...

By: Anne Clarke

6: The Best Hot Water Portable Generator Revealed

Camping is great, unless you have no portable hot water generator and you're at a primitive campsite with no shower facilities. One of the most serviceable and easily portable hot water generators ...

By: George Thomas

7: Camping And You: New Camping Equipment And More

Your camping trip can be hazardous, incomplete, and less fun if you do not have the right kind of camping gear. So if you are a camping enthusiast, you may want to check out some of the newer devel...

By: Anne Clarke

Entertaining Children When Camping

Being a young inexperienced mother and never camped before myself, I was a little unsure of this venture when it first presented itself. My family, however, enjoyed the time outdoors over the years. At times it was difficu...

By: David Stone

Camping Food Can Be Fun

We all do it. We're planning our family camping trip, and the only food on the list are things we can poke on a stick to hold over the fire. Well, that's ok if you're 10 years old, but camping doesn't have to be quite so p...

By: Sherry Frewerd

Tips for Camping in Rainy Weather

As of this writing, camping season is upon us, but the rainy season has not quite ended. After attending a local Boy Scout Spring Camporee that got rained-out (it was actually more the wind and lightning than the rain that...

By: Gregory Bonney

MSA issued a stop-use notice for Redpoint™ and Auto-Belay Descenders.

s 100 Year Anniversary

s experience was atypical, which reminds us to keep protective behaviors alive and well at camp! It is critical to know the facts about H1N1 and know the resources to access for up-to-date information...

The following letter from CEO Peg Smith addresses accomplishments of the 20/20 Task Force, next steps regarding the 20/20 initiative, and important dates for the Leadership Summit and Council of Deleg...